GZA’s love of science is no secret. The most cerebral lyricist in the Wu-Tang Clan, GZA’s upcoming album Dark Matter will include rhymes about the Big Bang, the theorized moment where the universe sprang from chaos.
Now, the legendary emcee wants to spread his love of science by teaming up with Columbia University Teachers College professor Christopher Edmin and ten New York City public schools to use Hip Hop to help teach the science curriculum for the schools.
“This is a response to achievement gaps in science and mathematics,” Emdin said to PBS. “It is a response to students’ disinterest in science, and more broadly to kids just not wanting to show up in school.”
The project, titled Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S., will have graduate students from Teachers College work closely with the public school students on their science raps. The project requires that the science be accurate, and that the lyrics rhyme. Student finalists battle each other at the end of the semester, and the battles will be judge by GZA, and published on Rap Genius.
“There are a lot of fly-by-night approaches to improve the classrooms, and the one thing they lack is cultural authenticity,” he said. Hip Hop is firmly rooted in urban culture, and GZA, says Edmin, “is the consummate cultural ambassador.”
Others may enter in a separate science Rap contest by submitting a science rap via YouTube. Details are available here.
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i read this story 6 days ago step your game up
The ‘story’ has been around for nearly 6 months..
Step your hate game up. haha
SO What “I read this story 6 days ago” How about you step your game up and stop commenting and starting creating history and leaving a legacy beyond replying on Hip Hop sites. If anything Hip Hop DX need to post this very said article for the next 6 weeks, to promote a balance of all the negative and toxic Hip Hop stories sites like this post and commentors like you have More conversation for.
Stupid
http://www.aux.tv/2012/11/wu-tang-is-for-the-children-10-new-york-city-public-schools-will-use-hip-hop-to-teach-science/
*Link for posterity
truly good work by gza.
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Refreshing to see in light of all the ignorance that is happening in rap today.
GZA is a legend and has the best interests of the youth at heart, what other rapper do you see doing stuff like this for the younger generations?
Wu Tang is for the children!
WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD IN 2003, WAYNE CAME INTO MY SCHOOL IN KANSAS TO TEACH ENGLISH!!! I SAW HOW GREAT OF A LYRICALIST HE IS!! I GOT HIS PHONE NUMBER AT THE END OF THE DAY!!
YMCMB FOR EVERYONE!!
@YESSIR
best troll ever. In 2003 I saw Wayne kissing on Birdman’s lip
THAT AINT MAKE HIM GAY!!! FATHERS AND SONS DO QUICK KISSES ON THE LIPS ALL THE TIME!! MOTHERS AND SONS TOO!!!
WAYNE REALLY DID COME TO TEACH ENGLISH AND I GOT HIS PHONE NUMBER!!
LOL where do “fathers and sons do quick kisses on the lips all the time”
i never seen that shit, theres no excuse unless your “son” is like 10 and under
YESSIR, we all know you’re a lying white boy pretending to be black. There’s no justifying two grown men that aren’t even related to each other. Fathers and sons never kiss each other on the lips, EVER. That shit is gay.
IN KANSAS, ALASKA, AND ARIZONA, I SEE KIDS KISS THEIR FATHERS ON THE LIPS!! NOT SLOW KISSES BUT QUICK KISSES!!! BIRDMAN IS LIKE A FATHER TO WAYNE!!! THEY ARENT GAY.
@YESSIR LOOOL you remind me of THE BOONDOCKS, lil wayne is Gangstalicious and you’re Riley hahahaha.. how the fuck are you gonna bring up excuses for this faggot rapper
“FATHERS AND SONS DO QUICK KISSES ON THE LIPS ALL THE TIME!!”
lool this shit is too funny… and you’re braggin about getting his number! you probably gave him head at the end of the class
Stop making excuses for Wayne and Birdman. They still kiss each other on the lips and they’re not biologically related; THAT SHIT IS GAY AND THEY ARE GAY. Fathers and grown sons never kiss each other on the lips, no ifs, ands, or buts. NO GROWN MAN SHOULD KISS THEIR FATHERS UNLESS THEY’RE GAY.
Ja Rule assists young children on thugganometry, the shit that gets you far in life
if it werent for ja rule there would be no 21st century hip hop
even god praises Ja Rule for all hes done for the ghetto
I feel bad for you. When will you realize that Ja Rule has fallen off hard? Why not open up to other rappers music like Kendrick Lamar. Macklemore has done some great shit. Listen to those.
dude don’t take it seriously, nobody takin Ja Rule serious its for the lolz. Like the Lil B shit. its trolling guy.
What kind of nigga raps about fucking science?!?
a nicca with a mind of his own that uses it
One that isn’t dumb such as yourself.. Guess you never listened to Ras Kass or anyone besides your girl Weezy
HipHop should be in all schools where Hip Hop influences the youths. Educated and committed Hip Hop Teachas.
GZA WU
DOPE bring the knowledge to sju
word up to GZA
this fuck nigga lame rapping about science and all that fag shit. Rap about real nigga shit then we can listen to you my nigga
maybe you could rap about the science of being a closet freak!
Okay, lame. Separate things. I don’t want to read wikipedia and have the whole fuckin page rhyme.
That’s because you’re boring. Get the &*$@ off the internet and go do something intersting with yourself.
LIL WAYNE ISNT GAY!!! HE HAS BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN!!
He kisses men on the lips. That makes him gay.
Wayne is bisexual.
LIL WAYNE AINT GAY OR BISEXUAL!!! THEY NEVER FUCKED!!
This guy is YESSIR in disguise. Wayne is still gay.
Who gives a shit on his sexuality? His music sucks.
I swear that comment did not.come from me. Wayne is gay as fuck. Birdman is gay as fuck. I would never use all caps.
WU TANG IS FOR THE CHIL’REN
fuck u asshole.
It’s always beautiful to see rappers give back to their communities. Much love and respect to GZA for helping the youth.
Represent – WU TANG FOREVER KID
Love GZA! but
Nigga can barely talk straight – how the fuck he gona teach little johnny how to test for metallic acid?
foH
WAYNE AND BIRDMAN CAME INTO ARIZONA IN 2005 FOR ONE DAY. THEY ARE SOME OF THE BEST TEACHERS YOU HAVE EVER SEEN!!! THEY TAUGHT US MATH, ENGLISH, AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!
Please stop with the phony fairy tales. Them niggas can barley speak properly, read, or form a complete sentence. They’re incapable of being teachers.
IT’S NOT A FUCKING TALE!! THEY ARE MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT THAN THEY WANT YOU TO BELIEVE!! THEY TAUGHT ENGLISH, MATH, AND PE!! I AM NOW JUST AS STRONG AS BIRDMAN!!
Please, bitch. Stop making up bullshit stories from your imagination and get a life. Birdman is an old man outta shape, so you’re a weak pussy.
Also, Wayne and Birdman are FAR from intelligent.
No, you taught them math and English.
WAYNE AND BIRDMAN REALLY DID TEACH ENGLISH!! IF YOU HAVE EVER MET THEM PRIVATELY, YOULL SEE THEY ARE MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT THAN WHAT YOU THINK!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! Yeah, keep lying, kid. Cause nobody believes you.
YOU KNOW, BOTH ARE VERY HEALTHY TODAY!!
I don’t believe that anyone who regularly drinks, smoke weed, and drink sizzurp is healthy, especially if that person is epileptic.
WAYNE IS STRONG AND HEALTHY!!! HE SAYS HE ONLY DRINKS WATER!!!
Yeah, that’s bullshit. Them seizures say otherwise.
THOSE WERE NOT SEIZURES, THAT WAS WAYNE GETTING EXCITED AND JUST WANTED TO RELAX AT A HOSPITAL!!
Excuses, excuses. Wayne himself said that he had seizures. Stop lying about him.
Ja Rule majored in realness during his college days.
Wayne and Birdman are the reason why summer school was invented.
Cultural authenticity…? I want so bad to not hate on this…this is why people are throwing glow sticks at rappers
lil Wayn shd teach a class about reckless sexual behavior, writing awful lyrics and being a closet homo…pretty sure kids would turn up 4 that