Nothing to Fear is the first home-produced, self-released album demo debut by nerdcore hip-hop artist MC Lars (being prior to the name change from Lars Horris) released October 26, 1999. The entire album was produced by Lars.
It was distributed amongst fellow high school classmates and his dorm, Junipero, at Stanford University where he was studying at the time. Little to no information is actually known about this album and most of the tracks on the album are not available since it was limited to a mere 200 copies.
The entire mix is drum machine-heavy but the overall sound is mostly clear, which makes the limited, indie-budget palette of synth sounds far more tolerable; however, huge problems remain with lyrical meter, weak vocal delivery, incomplete lyrics, and repetitive song structures that render this album a tedious experience.
The problems with meter and vocal delivery are almost inextricably linked. Almost all the lyrics share a short, insistent meter, which amplify the problems inherent in Lars' tendency to whisper when rapping and hold back while singing.