M.C. Chris is a rapper from Libertyville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He was one of the first
rappers to focus solely on nerd life, rapping about Star Wars, Harry Potter, ninjas and
unrequited love, instead of the usual hip hop fare. M.C. got his start as an animator on many
of the shows you’ve see on Adult Swim. He was writer, actor, songwriter and lead animator
for shows like Sealab 2021, The Brak Show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Aqua Teen
Hunger Force. He has voiced characters on several Adult Swim pilots such as Welcome to
Eltingville, Cheyenne Cinnamon, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell and Tight Bros. He was
also a producer of on air content for over a year before leaving Williams Street to pursue a
career in music.
M.C. has since released seventeen albums and has crossed America countless times,
touring as a headliner as well as opening for bands like Pinback, Reggie and the Full Effect
and Ninja Sex Party. He's collaborated with Talib Kweli, Andrew WK, Cee-Lo, Childish
Gambino and Gwar. He’s performed at SXSW, PAX, Fun Fun Fest, Bamboozle, Warped
Tour, GwarBQ, The Gathering, Comicon, Dragoncon and countless others conventions. His
music has been featured in Kevin Smith’s “Zak and Miri Make a Porno," “Jay and Silent
Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie" and he has composed several themes for Smith’s
Smodcast podcast network. M.C.’s song “Hoodie Ninja" was featured in both a national
Honda commercial and America's Funniest Home Videos. Other songs have been featured
in Comedy Central’s “Broad City" and Fox's “So You Think You Can Dance?" M.C. most
recently guest starred on a punk compilation album dedicated to Dr. Demento and made a
cameo on Gwar’s latest album “The Blood of Gods.”
M.C. raises money to fight Cystic Fibrosis. Inspired by his nephew who has CF, mc chris
and his fans have raised over $165,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation through eBay
sales and donations collected at live shows.
M.C kickstarted “The M.C. Chris Cartoon" an animated extension of the skit universe
featured on his records. Thanks to donations from his fans, he raised over $60,000 and
produced a six minute pilot presentation with the animation company Titmouse Inc.
For the past two years, every album M.C. has released has charted in the top ten on
Billboard. A new album is scheduled to be release sometime in 2018. M.C. lives in Los
Angeles with his wife and three year old.
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