The GZA & Science

In a time, when hip hop’s gritty sound boomed throughout the ghettos of America, exuding rawness never witnessed before in music, one gentleman would take heed of the tools and characteristics of this unique form of expression and apply it to a genre not readily associated with the inner cities of America: Science. Gary Grice, better known as GZA is one of the founding members of Wu-Tang. A seeker of all information, GZA spent his early years in life questioning all that was in existence. His unrelenting curiosity about the world and why certain objects took on their unique characteristics separated GZA from the other kids in his Brooklyn neighborhood. He spent the majority of his youth and young adult years practicing his rhymes daily while also studying the world, seeking to learn about himself and searching for answers that would allow him to reach his true potential. This search for knowledge would later make him recognized as the “spiritual leader” of the Wu-Tang Clan. Now, considered one of the best lyricists in hip hop history, GZA has set his sights on education. Throughout recent years, GZA has lectured at Harvard, Oxford, USC, MIT, NYU, Cornell, and JPL/NASA. The focal point of many of his collegiate lectures is the cosmos and the origins of life. However, with his new initative started with Christopher Emdin, called Science Genius, GZA hopes to engage high school students in science with the use of hip hop. Please watch the video below as GZA gives a TEDtalk about his program and his hopes for the future within education, science and hip hop. GZA plans to use all of his experiences so far to help create his next album titled Dark Matter. This “science album” will allow him to give the listeners an illustrated view of the world and all that is a part of this mysterious Universe we live in. “I will take a quantum leap and discuss the universe while taking us on a journey through deep space. Traveling at light speed from the galactic center of one galaxy to the farthest corners of another. I hope my listeners will enjoy this cosmic adventure within a world of colossal planets, gas giants, meteorites, comets, and asteroids in the most extreme conditions.”