sorry to say this but, anyone who is enthusiastic and loves mathematics and science and all of that intellectual stuff= a nerd....thats the whole meaning of nerd... i listen to him cos of his skill, not cos of his content, so its safe to say, yes hes a nerd.......... and anyway, read eminems "infinite" lyrics and you'll see he can easily challenge canibus for lyrical skill, but canibus hates him becoz eminem simplified his lyrics for commercial rap which means his not even using his full potential but is still 100x more successful and rich than canibus