MC Chris

It was 25 years ago fans discovered mc chris when Adult Swim premiered 9/2/2001. They found his first album free at mcchris.com after the url was featured in the credits of a Sealab 2021 episode. After 5 years of working for Cartoon Network during the day and making music at night, mc took a chance, quit his job and headed out on the road. He found packed venues filled with nerdy kids who knew all the words. 20 years later he’s still at it, playing the same venues, singing along with the same kids, who are now in their 30s. The only difference is now they’ve either brought their kids or given themselves a much-needed night off. In 2026 mc celebrated 25 years in existence and a new Marvel inspired album, King in Black and saw his song nrrrd grrrl go viral on TikTok with hundreds of thousands of videos created using the song. mc is most known for MC P Pants on Adult Swim’s Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He’s been featured in the ATHF movies, the video game and Aqua Donk Side Pieces. He’s starred on several Adult Swim series including The Brak Show and Sealab 2021. A pioneer of the hip hop subgenre Nerdcore, mc has worked with Talib Kweli, Andrew WK, and Donald Glover. His fans include the likes of Gerard Way, Post Malone and T-Pain and he was even sampled by Run the Jewels for the latest ATHF movie Plantasm. He’s toured with Reggie and Full Effect and Ninja Sex Party, done Warped Tour and Gathering of the Juggalos, appeared on a GWAR album, and even a Honda commercial.