Keith A. Moore (born December 15, 1985) is a

nerdcore Nerdcore is a genre of hip hop music characterized by subject matter considered of interest to nerds and geeks. Self-described nerdcore musician MC Frontalot has the earliest known recorded use of the term (to describe this genre) in the 200 ...

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, better known by the stage name Beefy, from the

Tri-Cities, Washington The Tri-Cities are three closely linked cities ( Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland) at the confluence of the Yakima, Snake, and Columbia Rivers in the Columbia Basin of Eastern Washington. The cities border one another, making the Tri-Cities se ...

Career

In 2005, Moore produced two independent EPs, ''The Whitesican EP'' and ''nerd''. He created animated music videos for the songs "Whitesican" and "David's Sister" (both from ''The Whitesican EP''), which gave him notoriety after they appeared on Albino Blacksheep. In 2006 Moore, in conjunction with Nerdy South Records, released his first full-length album, ''Tube Technology''. In August 2008, he released his album ''Rolling Doubles'' as a digital download through Amazon and iTunes Moore contributed to the Rhyme Torrents compilation, contributing both music and original cover artwork. He can also be found in two documentaries on the Nerdcore movement – ''Nerdcore Rising'', covering

MC Frontalot Damian Hess (born December 3, 1973), better known by his stage name MC Frontalot, is an American rapper and web designer. Hess began releasing music as MC Frontalot in 1999. His first successes came through Song Fight!, an online songwriting and ...

on his first national tour, and the ''Nerdcore For Life'' documentary which covers other nerdcore artists. He has been interviewed on NPR, Ka Leo O Hawaii, and has also been mentioned more than once in the blogs at G4tv. He was also ranked number 5 in the Hipster, Please poll of th
top 10 nerdcore hip-hop artists
Moore is also a frequent collaborator with Doctor Popular (aka Drown Radio), MC Router, Shael Riley, tanner4105 and DJ Snyder. In 2007 he took part in The Mediocre Tour with fellow nerdcore artists

MC Router Abedah Ritchie (born Kristin Nicole Ritchie; May 6, 1986), is a former Nerdcore rapper, better known by the stage name MC Router. In 2009 she worked in the Netherlands under the new stage name Krisje before leaving hip hop altogether. Ritchie ...

and Doctor Popular, performing shows in Washington, Oregon, and California. Moore has done shows with notable nerdcore artists

mc chris Christopher Brendan Ward IV, better known by the stage name mc chris (stylized in all lower case), is an American rapper, voice actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his high-pitched voice and for combining his "geek" background with the ...

, Schaffer the Darklord, YTCracker,

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, and

MC Lars Andrew Robert Nielsen (born October 6, 1982), known professionally as MC Lars, is an American record producer, rapper, cartoonist, podcaster and educator. Lars is one of the self-proclaimed originators of "lit-hop", and is the founder and CEO of ...

. In December 2007, The Grammar Club released their debut EP ''Bremelanotide''. The Grammar Club are a six-piece band featuring Beefy, along with Shael Riley, Glenn Case, Sean "Ailsean" Stone, tanner4105, and Ty Guenley. In February 2009, Beefy attended "Glitched: The Dutch Nerdcore Event," the first major nerdcore event to be held outside the United States. It was held in Club Panama in Amsterdam and featured the film "Nerdcore for Life" as well as performances from his fellow rappers

, and YTCracker. In July 2009, Beefy performed at

Nerdapalooza Nerdapalooza was an annual nerd music and arts festival in Orlando, Florida, United States, the first of its kind to invite all genres of the nerd music movement under one roof, including geek rock, nerdcore, chiptune, and video game music. The ...

, the largest nerdcore hip hop event in North America.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Tube Technology'' (2006) *''Rolling Doubles'' (2008) *''With Sprinkles'' (2010) *''Grown Up'' (2014) *''Too Big To Fail, Part One'' (2016) *''Too Big To Fail, Part 2'' (2019)

EPs

*''The Whitesican EP'' (2005) *''nerd.'' (2005) *''The Adventures of Beef Thompson: Private Dick'' (2007) *''The Adventures of Beef Thompson: IN SPACE'' (2009) *''The Adventures of Beef Thompson: Vampire Hunter'' (2011) *''Bowling For Shiva: A Tribute To

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'' (2012) *''The Adventures of Beef Thompson: Check Your Local Listings'' (2013)

With The Grammar Club

*''Bremelanotide'' (2007) *''MC Horse Rides Again'' (2010) *''Bioavailable'' (2013) *''Live Slow. Die Whenever'' (2018) *''King Content'' (2019)

Featured appearances

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- ''Megaran 10'' - "Go Off (w. Phill Harmonix)" *

– ''21 Concepts (But A Hit Ain't One)'' - "Child's Play", "Reaping Beauty (w. Tina Root, Random, SMP)" *'' Child's Play CD 2008'' – "Game Store Girl", "Underbeard" (with The Grammar Club) *Dual Core – ''Superpowers'' – "I'm No Superman" *Dual Core – ''Lost Reality'' – "Fantastic Four (f. YTCracker, Wheelie Cyberman, and Beefy)" *Dual Core – ''Next Level'' - "Magnificent 7 (f. MC Frontalot, MC Lars, Schaffer the Darklord, Beefy, Random and YTCracker)" *

& YTCracker – '' The Digital Gangster LP'' – "Other People's Property (featuring Beefy, K. Flay and

)" *Nerdy South Presents – ''Dirty Nerdy Vol 1'' – "Grew Up A Screw Up (YTCracker, Beefy, and tanner4105)" *

- '' Zero Day'' - ''Disaster'' with Schaffer the Darklord * The Rondo Brothers - ''The Foreign Globester'' - "Cult Leader" with

*Former Fat Boys, Hard Corey, Schooly Bus, & Ben - ''The Legend of Hard Corey'' - "Revenge of the Nerds" with

and YTCracker * Adam Warrock - ''You Dare Call That Thing Human?!?'' - "M.L.F." with Int80 of Dual Core *Adam Warrock - ''This Man... This Emcee!'' - "Nerd Corps (Core Nerds Remix)" with Int80 of Dual Core *Adam Warrock - ''City Beautiful!'' - "Get Smart" with Jesse Dangerously * Billy the Fridge - ''LBS'' - ''Fat Camp'' with Timm Konn * Mikal kHill - ''The Retro City Rampage EP'' - "Driving" *Mustin - ''Vision Quest'' - "You'll Never Get Away With This!" *''Mink Car Cover'' - "Yeh Yeh" with Mustin * The ThoughtCriminals - ''Cold Winter'' - "Our Time" *Torrentz - ''The Big Kahuna'' - "The Big Kahuna" with Fatback Supreme, Billy the Fridge, and Klopfenpop *ZeaLouS1 - ''Collaboc1de'' - "Welcome to Our Block"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beefy Nerdcore artists Rappers from Washington (state) 1985 births Living people 21st-century American rappers West Coast hip hop musicians