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[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Over the last few years, world renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and GZA have become BFF’s thanks to a shared love of science. Tyson and GZA have spoken in interviews before, but this interview from NdGT’s Star Talk show is the first one I’ve seen on video. Throughout this lengthy 34 minute clip, GZA demonstrates how science, specifically astrophysics, has informed not only his own music but that of other members of the Wu-Tang Clan.

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New News from Old Thread where everyone wanted to see what they would/could fathom to chat about.

And it turned out just as cool as I imagined.

 

[firehawk12]

Whoa... Star Talk is a video podcast?!

 

[vas_a_morir]

Let's see if he lives up to his nickname "The Genius."

Liquid Swords is my favorite rap record of all-time.

 

[vincent vega]

is he still making his science hip hop album?

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Come through with the Wu and drop math.

 

[whytemyke]

wtf.

clicked on link and got hammered with trojan attempts. anyone else get that shit? thank god i've got good virus protection.

 

[kai3345]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vHfdd-PQVwo

Youtube link of the interview

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

wtf.

clicked on link and got hammered with trojan attempts. anyone else get that shit? thank god i've got good virus protection.

eh. I thought okayplayer was a pretty secure source. Oh well, I updated the OP with the YT link

 

[frye]

"Doppler effect of a speeding bullet" is so great.

 

[whytemyke]

eh. I thought okayplayer was a pretty secure source. Oh well, I updated the OP with the YT link

you are a gentleman and a scholar. thanks!

 

[Kaako]

Agree with what GZA said about modern "rappers" today. Good stuff, thanks for posting.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Whoa... Star Talk is a video podcast?!

As of about a month ago, yes.

 

[kai3345]

Here's a trailer for a Documentary based on Christopher Emdin's book "Urban Science Education for the Hip-Hop Generation"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD-E3z4ub0Y

 

[apocalidiot]

eh. I thought okayplayer was a pretty secure source. Oh well, I updated the OP with the YT link

Isn't okayplayer affiliated with the Roots? It was probably a fuck up with the anti virus

 

[Mr.Swag]

Cool video.
Dude with bowtie wasn't that good of a rapper tho

 

[tycoonheart]

By far my favorite Wu Tang member.

 

[Suite Pee]

Having put out 'Liquid Swords,' it's obvious that GZA is the best Wu-Tang member.

I'll load up the audio version for my walk today.

 

[Guevara]

if NdeGT were in the Wu Tang clan, what would his name be?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

PERPINDUKLAH TO DA SQUAYER

 

[Slayven]

if NdeGT were in the Wu Tang clan, what would his name be?

Planet Killah

 

[Ravager61]

Wu-Tang is so fucking awesome.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Planet Killah

Dark Mattah

 

[DrFunk]

if NdeGT were in the Wu Tang clan, what would his name be?

Star Crushaa

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

By far my favorite Wu Tang member.

Me too

sharpest lines in Hip Hop.

He doesn't have a stand out style but technically and lyrically, he's one of my top 5 MCs of all time. No bars goes to waste with him.

 

[SuperBonk]

That's a good video but it kind of bothered me that they made fun of "sperm cell in a Fallopian tube" lyric. I mean, shouldn't they know that most conceptions take place in the Fallopian tube?

Minor complaint, but it's kind of embarrassing when these guys are supposed to be science experts and they're proudly displaying their ignorance.

 

[Davidion]

PERPINDUKLAH TO DA SQUAYER

omg

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

The freestyle anecdote around the 15 min mark is so good.

Isn't okayplayer affiliated with the Roots? It was probably a fuck up with the anti virus

Yep. I think ?uestlove is one of the co-founders. Other than that its a pretty popular hip hop/alt music sites I think. I've never had a prob with the site before so I dunno...

 

[Conciliator]

GZA has to be the coolest dude on the planet.

Other than Tyson, I mean.

 

[astroturfing]

awesome, thanks for this! i've been waiting for that "Dark Matter" album by GZA anxiously... well any new material from him but especially that, if it's really about black holes and stuff heh. Neil is great too, so i'm psyched to listen to their conversation.

That's a good video but it kind of bothered me that they made fun of "sperm cell in a Fallopian tube" lyric. I mean, shouldn't they know that most conceptions take place in the Fallopian tube?

Minor complaint, but it's kind of embarrassing when these guys are supposed to be science experts and they're proudly displaying their ignorance.

i read a lot of astronomy articles.. what the fuck is a Fallopian tube?

 

[theignoramus]

awesome, thanks for this! i've been waiting for that "Dark Matter" album by GZA anxiously... well any new material from him but especially that, if it's really about black holes and stuff heh. Neil is great too, so i'm psyched to listen to their conversation.



i read a lot of astronomy articles.. what the fuck is a Fallopian tube?

female anatomy 101

 

[soul creator]

PERPINDUKLAH TO DA SQUAYER

lol, I love how I could hear RZA's voice while reading this

 

[Az]

PERPINDUKLAH TO DA SQUAYER

Buhahahah

 

[HiiiLife]

TIGER STYLE.

 

[Banglish]

Gza da ghad.

He came to my city(Winnipeg) for a small show and it was one of the best damn shows I've been to. GFK came to and he was nice. Raekwon too but he was waay to baked to perform well. But GZA got the crowd moving, literately got the group of 150-200 people to bounce like crashing waves. He came off the stage and into the crowd and people started moshing but it was like their was an invisible force surrounding him that didn't allow people to touch him. Don't know if that description made any sense but it was insanely awesome.

 

[astroturfing]

Star Crushaa

aka Cosmic Killa Bee aka The Universal Wu-Constant suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

 

[TwiztidElf]

Fucking magnets. How do they work?

 

[Tashi]

Gz Gza Genius, take us the fuck outta here!

That was great. I loved Wu Tang growing up. Used to rock Wu Tang gear in Elementary school. Makes me wanna go back and listen and get schooled again. Thanks for sharing OP, that was great.

 

[NihonTiger90]

Planet Killah

Dark Mattah

Star Crushaa

aka Cosmic Killa Bee aka The Universal Wu-Constant suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Amazing :lol

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

I need to see that movie with RZA and GZA and Bill Murray talking in that one scene everyone spams me with on facebook. coffee and cigaretes? it's a pretty funny scene.

 

[Mrs. Manky]

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON AIN'T NUTHIN TA FUCK WITH

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON AIN'T NUTHIN TA FUCK WITH






I'm rather disappointed that no one else said this yet.

 

[spindashing]

PERPINDUKLAH TO DA SQUAYER

Fuuuuuuck, totally read this in RZA's voice.

 

[Blake'sGrave]

This video is pretty much everything I wanted from life.

 

[GK86]

I'm glad I watched that video. It was very interesting.

 

[Epcott]

Interesting interview. Beneith the Surface is still one of my favorite albums.

But wow, those two guests with Neil are hella corny. A bow-tie? Really?