Negative XP

Negative XP, also known as School Shooter or simply Shooter, is an American punk rock/indie solo project.

Formerly releasing music as “School Shooter”, he began to gain viral fame after releasing his song Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Ruined a Whole Generation of Women, a song targeting and critiquing the “alt-girl” aesthetic and lifestyle, which polarized music critics. Many called the song misogynistic and related the themes of anger towards rejection from women within the song to the “incel” community, while others considered the song as nothing more but a song deliberately written to shock/troll people.

NXP also gained additional attention after releasing “You Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Listen to Music if You Watch The Needle Drop”, a song attacking music critic/YouTuber Anthony Fantano, also known as The Needle Drop. In response, Fantano tweeted:

NXP soon responded with another song aimed at Fantano, titled “Yikes!”

Sound-wise, Negative XP’s music primarily consists of noisy, garage rock-inspired punk songs, with lyrics consisting of themes of unrequited love, rejection, depression, suicide, self loathing, and anger. The band consists of only Shooter himself, who programs the drums, plays both guitar and bass, and provides vocals.

Shooter is also the creator of MKULTRA SUPPORT GROUP (MSG420), a group created with the purspose of giving visibility to less known artists whose music Shooter enjoys.