- Armand Navabi
Armand Navabi (aka MC Plus+, previously Sir Code-A-Lot) is an
Iranian-American Nerdcore hip hop rapper, programmer and PhD student atPurdue University inIndiana . He currently works on automatic codeparallelization and has contributed to the fields of softwarewatermarking andlayout algorithm s.MC Plus+ began his Nerdcore career as Sir Code-A-Lot with a regarding
Management Information Systems , while studyingcomputer science at theUniversity of Arizona . After moving to Indiana, he began working in arecording studio and changed hismoniker to reflect the professionalism of the new operation.MC Plus+ is known for a lyrical rivalry with fellow Nerdcore artist
Monzy . Both his debut album "Algorhythms" and his second album "Chip Hop" are available for free download in DRM-free format on his website. As MC Plus+ is fromArizona , he "reps" both the East and West coasts.His moniker is a pun on the name
C++ , a popular general purpose computer programming language.Freestyle
Starting in the summer of 2007, Armand's Ph.D research took priority over his rapping career. He continues to work on his rhythms with
Lord Illingworth . Rumors are that a third album is in the works.Fact|date=December 2007Starting in the fall of 2007 he began freestyling with
A-Train andFat Point Scheme during his spare time. These sessions are being recorded with the possibility of releasing an unofficial mix tape.Fact|date=December 2007External links
* [http://www.mcplusplus.com/downloads/ MC Plus+ website]
* [http://www.cs.purdue.edu/people/graduate_students/anavabi/ Purdue Department of Computer Science Graduate Students: Armand Navabi]Media coverage
* Andrews, Robert. [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,67970,00.html "Rap Marketing Comes to Nerdcore."] "Wired"
June 23 ,2005 .
* Clendenin, Mike. [http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=179101995&pgno=1 "Geeksta rappers rhyme tech talk."] "EE Times "February 13 ,2006 .
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