If you don’t know who MC Chris is, then you best not be callin’ yourself a geek. The infamous nerd-rapper is best known for his voice-over work on Aqua Teen Hunger Force as MC Pee Pants. His hit song, “I Want Candy” spiraled him into semi-fame. Hit after hit album finds him perpetually on tour and rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest in the record industry. As of yet, no label has signed him, but MC Chris can boast making it into the top 100 albums downloaded on iTunes, and his newest endeavor might just be his most original marketing ploy yet.
It began with a seven song EP, titled Part Six Part One. This little gem sold for $10 and satisfied the hunger of MC Chris’ rabid fans. Not long after that, another seven song EP, Part Six Part Two, was delivered unto us at the low, low cost of $10. Recently, Part six Part Three, seven songs for $10, was released and we have all grown enormous on the fat of the MC Chris carcass. The rapper’s final incarnation of this three-disc/21 song EP is a full length album, titled MC Chris Goes to Hell. So, all the mega-fans of MC Chris can own all three EPs plus a full-length of the same thing, all for only $45. I think we’ve been swindled.
Part Six Part One starts the ball rolling with the premier song, “Awesome F@cker”; a song about how great MC Chris is in the sack. Fun and funny with just the right amount of vulgarity to really piss off the parents, it is easily the best song on the first EP. Another great song on this EP is “IG-88’s ’57 Chevy,” which is a throw-back to a previous album’s joke. A sweet little treat to say the least. Oh, there is something else about MC Chris that you should know, if you didn’t already; he’s a comic, too. For every seven-song EP, three are actually skits. The vignettes on this first EP are really disgusting and will make any potty humor-lover giggle with glee.
Part Six Part Two is, by far, the best of the three. It has all the hooks that make you sing along and the skits don’t overpower the theme. A follow-up to “IG-88’s ’57 Chevy” is “Zuckuss’ Prius”; another treat for long time fans of the “Fett’s Vett” joke of three albums ago. While all of the songs are top-notch rap-pop, the best of part two is “Neville,” named for the wand-wielding companion in the Harry Potter universe. With lyrics like, “I am the Chosen one/No need to hold a gun/ I’ll take you there like a double-decker bus does,” anyone who has read J.K. Rowlings will love this song. Even if you have never heard of Harry Potter, you will still enjoy it for its impeccable structure and balance.
Part Six Part Three caps the whole thing off with a bit of dance-music. The pay-off to the Star Wars joke is “Dengar’s Dump Truck.” Unfortunately, the last release is the weakest. The skits end on a fairly silly note, reminiscent of a Saturday Night Live skit that goes on about six minutes too long. The diamond in the rough of Part Three is “Distant Lands,” a song about how being on tour makes him miss his girl. We’ve all been there. Hopefully, when the full length comes out, the song tracks will be mixed up a bit so that the last third of the album doesn’t piddle out.
Overall, the 21-song culmination of MC Chris’ $30 market scheme is worth the money if you love the squishy little asthmatic. He seems to be growing up a little. His songs are no longer about staying up all night playing Dungeon’s and Dragons, Star Wars or his creepy love of Reece’s Pieces. Now, they are about having lots of sex, anime and falling in love. It’s nice to see MC Chris following his dream and taking a bunch of geeks along with him.
