Hip-Hop and Science, something most people don’t often equate as synonymous. But check the music catalogs of Afrika Bambaataa, Ultramagnetic MC’s, KRS-One, Rakim, Del the Funky Homosapien (Deltron 3030 project especially), all the way down to the Wu-Tang Clan and many others you can find scientific references in their lyrics. GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan has been partnering up with Teachers College, Columbia University Professor Christopher Emdin on a program called Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S. which uses the Hip-Hop element of Emceeing (Rap) to teach science to …
Month: March 2014
With all the recent news of political upheaval in Ukraine, and Russia’s attempt to annex the Crimea (and potentially invade Ukraine), one can not help but to see history repeating it self in some fashion. The Crimean War (October 1853 – February 1856) occurring some eight to nine years prior to the American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 10, 1865), it is considered to be the first “Modern” conflict. The Crimean war brought new technology; railways, telegrams, photography, and …
10 years ago on March 23, 2004 Madvillainy was released on indie label Stones Throw. It was the debut album of the super duo Madvillian (MF Doom and Madlib). Madvillainy is one of the quintessential albums for the indie Hip-Hop movement of the late 90s, early to mid 2000s. The album featured tracks with abstract lyrics, short track lengths, minimal beats, mixtures of obscure samples, few choruses, which has become a style MF Doom and Madlib have embodied on other projects over the years. …
Elusive poet and traveling man Jay Electronica has been surfing the sound waves lately. Besides Jay getting spotted roaming around SXSW, yesterday the song “We Made It” featuring his Roc Nation label boss Jay Z started floating around, but not before “Better In Tune With the Infinite” featuring LaTonya Givens popped up a week earlier. The thing that’s always guaranteed when listening to a Jay Electricity track is the brother’s uncanny ability to spit bars that almost sound like he’s casting …
Although there will be a fourth season of Boondocks, the creator and producer of the show, Aaron McGruder had absolutely no involvement in producing the fourth season? Funny style. Adult Swim issued a press release saying, “this season was produced without the involvement of Aaron McGruder, when a mutually agreeable production schedule could not be determined.” According to The Root, when McGruder was requested to comment, he confirmed as much. McGruder created the Boondocks comic while in college at the …
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