MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark

[BillyBoy1994Ere]

I used to be a rapper like you, then I took a grue to the face.

[xenofurmi]

I think this is in cool running for top Nerd Anthem.

[AaronFeitelberg]

I'm 16 years old. This song made me try Zork. It's awesome. Who says you need graphics for a good game?

[Karma313th]

@AaronFeitelberg That's why one of Infocom's ads was 'We unleash the world's most powerful graphics technology'.

Don't stop with Zork. The majority of Infocom's games are masterpieces and there's plenty more out there other than Infocom.

[CeladonCatamount7]

I am currently in a pitch dark room at night. The only thing keeping that grue at bay is the light of my laptop screen. Better plug in and turn up the brightness..

[ebnpc]

I was watching to this video, when suddenly, I unsuspectingly wandered into a dark room and was likely eaten by a grue.

[mmpresti]

I'm hearing 'allee des brouillards' in the background on this one. wtf, and I was just listening to mac miller and jay-z sample (or rehash rather) a gainsborough/bardot song.

[Kittstar]

OMG his lyrics are genius it's like he eats thesauri for breakfast lunch and dinner and spits this shit out at will.

[Kittstar]

i always avoid the npcs inhabiting earth <3

[SilverCaboose]

I was likely to be eaten by a grue, but then I took an arrow in the knee.

[1nf3rn05tr1k3]

I like frotalot but seriously, that haircut is really stupid.

[Redrince64]

@1nf3rn05tr1k3 what are you? a model? 

[1nf3rn05tr1k3]

@Redrince64 no I'm the proud owner of an afro

[Moghlear]

I want to know why there is a link to "Worst rapper ever" in the related videos bar.... MC Frontalot is epic, bow to the master.

[AaronFeitelberg]

Why the hell is there a video called "Worst Rapper Ever" in the related videos?

[ruckingfetards]

yea he never got laid

[8DX]

Possible exits are North.

[TheDebious]

107 people got eaten by grues.

[AZombieProduction]

everyone knows to pick up the lantern than torch DUUHHH

[suitov]

>frotz grue

[wejyxes]

Where can i download this song !!!



[iluvmydobe]

can i get the lyrics?

[h0110wPeTaL]

@iluvmydobe google it mang, they are all on the front's website

[MacDaddy774]

this guy definitaly can not dance for shit

[Avenus112]

@MacDaddy774 I don't know man, he looks awkward at some points but I'm generally impressed with his skills.

[bartozer]

This makes me want to play the game but I'm not sure my pc would handle it

[spudnw1]

@bartozer my pc cant. the graphics are too intense.

[marcosn6850]

@spudnw1 HUR COS UR PC IS RUBBISH

[SuperMrGameGuy]

What game is he playing with Steve Meretzky towards the end? It's not zork is it, I didn't think that had multiplayer?

[Gunman610]

BTW, Suspended and A Mind Forever Voyaging are two of the most brilliantly written games I've ever played.

[GetThisThingCrunk]

zork!

[TheHappyLittleKitten]

105 people didn't have a torch or a match in their inventory.

[spartin111]

I love listening to this while playing Zork<3

[NoNameNerds]

Have to check if there are still some grues left in the basem...

[Nithralas]

His flows are fucking awesome

[8bitnesgamer]

Commodore 64!

[PaulSapita]

Check out my monster orgy rap!

[MrTroxel]

Front came to my town and I didn't even know about it. It is my single greatest regret in my life.

[DrakulanOfficial]

friggin love this. nearly the most meaningful music ever

[5ynic]

Now I want to play Zork.

[MrAwsom39]

did anyone else notice that he used names of SUPER important rooms and gave secret clues about things in Zork? I noticed.

[superbals]

This song is one of the best i've ever heard :D

[ClearReception]

We need a "I love this" button.

[TheSpartanScorpion]

the nerdcore tupac

[MrTroxel]

@TheSpartanScorpion Except alive.

[TaraLe37]

Nice groove.. love it



[droidfan2010]

Why is the view counter only showing how many times I've watched this video?

[axelarthuro123]

@droidfan2010 youtube glitch!

[droidfan2010]

Nerd rap is the best.

[katt1987]

da fuk is dis shit mayn fukin witeboi rappin bout gay shit lissen to real hiphop fagots

[Struggler9996]

@katt1987 lol@"real hip hop"

[Girtych]

@katt1987 If listening to "real" hiphop makes you type like that, I'm not interested.

[KayLDay]

@katt1987 Mayn??? I honestly have never seen that in my life. Congrats, you fail at life. That's not even an abbreviation you ADDED a letter but i guess with real hiphop you don't need to know how to count rhyme or spell.

[Robbi159]

@katt1987 Got Paypal? I want to pay for spelling lessons for you.

[TheKokanin]

This has so much flow!

[dosman]

thrillho: try buying the DVD rather than just bittorenting it, you might be less disappointed...

[rubberonion]

ZORK!

[MTCaptain]

Bonus points for the H2G2 Text-based game reference at 1:20. That fish was a bitch to get in my ear.

[ForViewingOnly]

I bought an oil lamp because of Jason Scott's documentary!

[KingBazooka420]

Goddammit this shit is fresh.

[zero1650]

@KingBazooka420 I was listening to Kid Cudi on pandora and one of his songs came on, it led me here on youtube searching all of his songs. I'm addicted.

[oganLAnderson]

i love you like my twin brother.

[davelister2005]

@thrillho yes why don't all movies have a 5 minute music video in the middle of them

[thrillho]

MAN! I Just watched Get Lamp, and I thought it was awesome, but I totally expected to see this sweet video in it. What the hell? It could have been a fine break between the history and the current state of the genre. Frankly, the movie could have used some spicing up AND YOU'VE GOT THIS VIDEO SITTING ON YOUR HARDDRIVE?!?! Weak, Scott, weak.

[thrillho]

@thrillho Or alternately, as a badass introduction to the movie.

[eriknospam]

@thrillho On the copy of Get Lamp that I bought, this video was included on the second disc under "HEAR FRONTALOT".

[Scrody530]

@crashnburner187 Did u recently play a Game of Halo Reach against HerbanFarmacyst? Cuz I recognize this terrible and illiterate form of speech. Belongs to douchebags on Halo

[erbalistful]

look, shutup you fucking square

[Illgore]

Love it!



[undeadmatador]

I want a commodore 64!

[TheSilentFool]

@piromano1991 No matter how many times I read this, I can't determine exactly what you're trying to say

[LongcockLuke]

Come on, Nerdcore is wack!:-)

[TheWhoaDude]

I bought an oil lantern because of this game

[TheWhoaDude]

I get like 90% of the references in this song

[RynoTheBearded]

I did not knock the midget unneededly it was needed 

[Tenpennystwocents]

Oh dammit. Wasn't sure I'd like the rapping, saw him on a documentary on Netflix. Shit, I think I'm Likely to Be Buying a CD

This fate's not particularly cruel.

[spikejnz]

You. Are. Like. Ly. To. Be... repeating this song for hours.

[ollieox]

nice nice nice, glad i've found this cat! keep it up!

[costanzafaust]

XYZZY!



[TheWhoaDude]

@costanzafaust A hollow voice says "fool."

[cjmilla1]

At least 1000 of these views are mine =D!

[BriBeMe315]

I found out about MC Frontalot from my Professor. Lol. He know I'm a geek and thought I'd like this lol

[artao5]

oh wow. I'm JUST discovering nerdcore. the beginning of this song had me holding my head with tears of laughter. Awesomejuice!!

[xisumavoid]

i think he looks like henry rollins (minus the glasses)

[Erdrick77]

95 people were eaten by a grue

[theskatmaaan]

@Erdrick77 You think that up all by your clever little self?

[fruitsnacksrock]

@ChrissyDrewismybf Watch "Nerdcore Rising". Weird Al actually does like him.

[TheMunkyMan127]

Aw crap, I got eaten by a grue :(

[theskatmaaan]

this song is a reference to the mother of all adventure games: the text based rpg zork

[arachnidspider2]

BEST EVER

[psutowo]

most nerdcore rappers rhyme better than most "real hip-hop rappers".

[poweroutageX17]

@psutowo That's because most nerdcore rappers actually know a variety of words rather than just three cuss words that "real hip-hop rappers" use 50 times in a 75 word rap.

[djfinex]

@psutowo well, that's a consequence of being able to spell and shit

[bobbyperrault2]

@psutowo thats because they are real hip hop rappers

[waitingformypopcorn]

@psutowo because they probably have memorized their thesauruses.

[bobbygnosis]

Hipsters.

[DrHitpoint]

@bobbygnosis

Troll in the dungeon

[crystalheart81]

Reminds me of the old zmud dungeons i used to go to. Good times, good times

[EmilioCasavegas]

Yeah, after trying to find some aspect of this "nerdcore" bullshit that isn't totally off-putting, I still can't find anything in it that I appreciate.

[kllntime101]

@EmilioCasavegas

Well thanks for giving it a shot I suppose.

[cjmilla1]

at least 1000 of these views must be mine =P

[Nikotiini69]

ZORK

[crashnburner187]

@parnowihavetogoblind u butthurt against nerds bro?

[travis3115]

i feel sorry for him at the end

[IXSuperRadGamerXI]

Favorite Frontalot song. Nerdcore FTW

[binary0]

Love the mention to the absolutely heinous puzzle of getting the Babel Fish in your ear from the Hitchhiker's Guide game. Thinking about that one still makes me shudder.

[kmd6474]

@binary0 but the benefits are amazing you can understand everyone

[shadowripper788]

why do i still play zork anyway.....

[MrStillWhite]

Was this a Zork reference? Or a different game?

[mousse2012]

@MrStillWhite

Zork.

First line of the game is "It is pitch black..." If I remember right.

[relo999]

@mousse2012

no, its the mailbox thing. "It is pitch black..." refers to the places where grue's are.

[mousse2012]

@relo999

I see.

Thanks for clearing that up.

[ZOMGitsDouchebag]

If I put on my Frobozz anti grue kit, am I a furry.

[greedo277]

you pushed that midget in the park unneedly lol

[drivepro]

never venture from the house, never get misunderstood

[dakodacat7129]

THIS SONG IS AMASONING

[Gooza3]

If that go damn thief didn't steal that lamp I had I never would have stumbled into that dark room and forgot which way was out and got eaten by a grue!

[Gooza3]

If t

[KittyForPennies]

someone tell me what a grue is?!

[ThMonsterinmycloset]

@KittyForPennies

It's a monster who dwells in dark places and who's diet consists of adventurers... They're scared of light.

[Unearthedclown]

@KittyForPennies A Grue is a fictional monster that lurks in the shadows

[artao5]

@KittyForPennies -- find a copy of Zork, run it, and type "what is a grue" ... that'll tell ya :D

[Kheperan]

He cant dance.

[MrWolfrose]

@Kheperan thats the hole point hes portraying a geek whos been in his basement most his life

[Kheperan]

@MrWolfrose okay? what about it?

[TheMysticalBard]

@Kheperan when have geeks and nerds ever been able to?

[ZDoggMD]

I think my floppy disk just went hard.

[PewterCaster]

If you are a terrorist... it is likely you will be eaten by DEVGRU!

[anidude98]

I remember when i first heard this. My brother had been playing the penny arcade games, and got his songs on rock band. we played it a few times. found out what it was about, i played zork, loved it listened to more of his stuff and now i sit all day building games to his music

[JoyHeartsYou]

...Why can't I stop listening to this song?!?!

[ovafire93]

Oh no! You've walked into the slavering fangs of a lurking grue!

[hackvcs]

Zork ftw

[ZackNeville02]

"Consider whose fault it could be, not a torch or a match in your inventory"

I know whose fault it could be, THAT GODDAMN THIEF!

[Gamesman001]

Love the Commodore 64s in the background! I owned one back in the day and one of the first available floppy drives (nicknamed the hippo drive for it's speed) which my mom purchased for the price of a software program. We laughed our asses off at the ignorance of the clerk who assured my mom that it was a Basic tutorial when the box clearly said Floppy Disk Drive.

[TheImaginaryInvalid]

You guys are heroes. Also, the basement haunt is amazing.

[Draca3]

I really wanna go play zork now... holy crap.

[Ido013]

I like how the video description from 4 years ago is not consistent with what is considered HD to this day lol. Even though with that kinda detail, this is still an awesome video!

[textfilesdotcom]

@Ido013 The original video was shot in HD. This is an SD version, and the HD version is on the GET LAMP DVD that came out a few years later.

[ENFPdork]

Why doesnt this song have at least 2 million views?!

[Psychonaut1992]

@ENFPdork

Because the NPCs inhabiting Earth have poor AI.

[dcdean01]

If you asked me yesterday if a rap song about Zork could actually be good, I'd have said "no f'ing way". It seems I would've been horribly wrong.

[VJFranzK]

@dcdean01 and yet, a "text adventure" like Zork would seem to relate to lyrics somehow? Great computer collection there, and note the "A Mind Forever Voyaging" reference (there must be a lot more in there I haven't noticed.) Was the other guy the original programmer of Zork?

[fAgalloch]

The guy with the beard reminds me of my dad :P

[ItsJustMyPenis]

89 People didn't have any Torches or matches in their inventory

[MegaAzib]

It's pitch black and you are like to be eaten by a - AH CRAP MY LEG!

[CodeyOxley]

Makes me want to go play Zork.

[funkyfreshkid08]

Frontalot is the truth! my boys would look at me crazy for listening to em but the guy flow is illy

[Mduenisch]

*sigh* I'll probably be bombarded with hate, but I have to say I just checked this guy out... not digging this, but first world problem is pretty good. I do enjoy some of mc chris's stuff though. Anyone similar to these guys though that are with checking out? Also I don't if anyone agrees, but It sounds to me that his vocals are slightly too quiet in comparison with his music.

[darkmatter666]

Zork brings back so many memories. 1000 points to those who can identify the 'Planetfall' picture in the video!

[etemon777]

@darkmatter666 0:19

[etemon777]

@darkmatter666 Also, @ 3:38 behind Meretzky.

[nuregoftheelves]

Zork is the true and only reason I bought Black Ops.

[ecapa3]

I'm a grue

[TXN51]

89 People let there lantern burn out

[fugama86]

.......I call this a Winfail

[ReasonsSomewhatKnown]

There is something about the old, bulky, beige keyboards of yore that I prefer to the new sleek ones. Not that I have any old ones that still work.

[eatcomics]

@ReasonsSomewhatKnown heck yes

[HipstersTryTooHard]

WHY CAN'T I STOP LISTENING TO THIS SONG?!

[Durandal999]

@HipstersTryTooHard Because it's pitch dark

[thebehemoth011]

@HipstersTryTooHard Because it is absolutely amazing?

[chungsow]

@HipstersTryTooHard cause u a nerd

[KlemeFTW]

@HipstersTryTooHard Because this song contains 500mgs of nicotine per listen.

[1yepz]

@HipstersTryTooHard : I know huh! haha

[ThePCPhysician]

Dunnet!!!!!

[Imptheshrimp]

@912Nasher Dude, it's called Alternative Hip Hop. If you look into the underground of hip hop, you find amazing stuff. Very poetic, very strong, really well made. Check out Immortal Technique, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Blu, etc. First listen to 'Thieves in the Night' by Blackstar.

[912Nasher]

I wonder if you say Xyzzy,and end up in a dark room,you might be eaten by a grue

[Pricecpt]

@4540524 *mainstream* rap is stupid. Jeez, listen to Mos Def or something. And you can't go wrong with Nerdcore.

[912Nasher]

@Pricecpt only rap about women and drugs is bad in my book,but is there any other rap?

[912Nasher]

@912Nasher well,there's this song,and most other nerd rap

[Xeno426]

@912Nasher

Look up K'Naan.

[XNickdaninjaX]

@Xeno426 I thought you typed "Look up Khan" and read "Look up KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN"

[4540524]

@gkkaul7 Black rap is stupid.Who wants to hear about women and drugs?

[Kovarr]

ZORK!!!  Loved it!

[TheTurnipKing]

> FROTZ GRUE