Optimus Rhyme

Optimus Rhyme
From left to right: Stumblebee, Powerthighs, Wheelie, Grimrock
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington
Genres	Nerdcore, funk rock
Years active	2000–2008
Labels	Narcofunk Records McCraken Music

Members	Wheelie Cyberman Powerthighs Stumblebee Grimrock

Past members	Broken English Thundercracker Galaxion Waxspin

Website	optimusrhyme.com

Optimus Rhyme was a hip hop group from Seattle, Washington. Optimus Rhyme is most widely considered a nerdcore group because of the nerdy nature of their lyrics. The name of the band as well as the stage names of the members and many of their lyrics refer to the Transformers franchise. Their music is a combination of rapped hip hop lyrics with funk rock music. Optimus Rhyme formed in Seattle in 2000.

Wheelie Cyberman

Wheelie Cyberman is the stage name of Andy Hartpence,^[1] who is a former web supervisor for Nintendo. He was known as NOA_INDIANA and later NOA_ANDY in the online community Nintendo NSider Forums, and the song Obey The Moderator is based on his experiences moderating the NSider Forums.^{[citation needed]}

Wheelie Cyberman is now performing with the chip-hop group Supercommuter, accompanied by bandmates Stenobot and Tron Juan.