Aidan Scaplen, under the stage name Nerfonator, is an 18 year-old rapper from New Brunswick, Canada. With a catalog of 2 albums (and rather juvenile, unavailable mixtapes predating), he’s shown himself to be a thrilling and creative lyricist in the making, drawing inspiration from Mac Miller, MF DOOM, and various other artists.
2020 marked the first year without a Nerfonator project since his start in 2018 as his future plans would come to a halt. Roadblocks such as writer’s block and a global pandemic slowed his creative process down. But just a year later, his anticipated independent studio debut, The Tromonous, was released. With the release of the project, his first 4 mixtapes were pulled from streaming platforms. But with his 2021 effort, his creativity and vulnerability bloomed unlike any project of his that preceded it. Through 16 tracks, Nerfonator built an atmosphere that would pull the listener in and form a running concept throughout the mixtape.
However, the creation and lacklustre execution of The Tromonous weighed heavy on his mental health, and he highlights this all throughout his 2022 sophomore, Wake Up Call—a 10 track narrative of life’s grey area and one’s lack of motivation to get out of bed, even when you’re pursuing what you love. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.