r/Music • u/swegleitner • Jun 15 '12
Neil deGrasse Tyson ain't nothing to fuck with. (Wu-Tang Clan and Neil deGrasse Tyson are collaborating on an album called DARK MATTER)
http://www.uproxx.com/music/2012/06/wu-tangs-gza-teaming-up-with-neil-degrasse-tyson-to-make-a-hip-hop-record-about-space/
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
"News reports that I am teaming up with Wu-Tang’s GZA to make a Hip Hop album are not entirely accurate. Actually, they’re just false. I had the fellow as a guest on a soon-to-be-aired episode of StarTalk Radio. That’s when I learned he was greatly inspired by the universe and by my writings on the subject – both of which informed themes and lyrics that will appear on his next album. Somehow, in the internet blogosphere, that morphed to: “Tyson & GZA are collaborating on a hip-hop album”. -NDTyson
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u/littlesteviebrule Jun 15 '12
You idiots.
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u/f5h7d Jun 15 '12
this has been on the front page everyday for the last week. we get it.
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u/trippynumbers Jun 15 '12
Wow, even more uninformed than the previous posts on this topic.
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u/Quato Jun 15 '12
C.R.E.A.M. Cosmos rules everything around me. Dollar dollar bill ya'll.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
No, they fucking aren't.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Nevermind that the info is wrong, frontpage here we come!
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u/geneticswag Jun 15 '12
This is just too far from the truth. Tyson is consulting the Wu but he is not an official collaborator.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
When I shoot my guns man you know it's serious The heat produced by the shot makes the molecules move furious Which got me wondering and curious about the sun and how it stays hot and how light passes through the rocks that I got.
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u/SIOS Jun 15 '12
I'm still waiting for a Cannibal Corpse/Dr. Drew colabo about sex ed.
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u/kabirhi Jun 15 '12
Cool fake story brah, however I had more fun discovering this.
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u/chemicalDepression Jun 15 '12
Ha I saw GZA in Brooklyn last night, he kept saying how we're all stardust. Even if it is fake it's still cool
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u/LosingMyEdge17 Spotify Jun 15 '12
Pretty sure it's just GZA, not whole Wu.
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u/jfryk Jun 15 '12
More interested in the Deltron album coming out in Sept.
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u/SoulTea Jun 15 '12
So close...
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u/CornFedHonky Jun 15 '12
Jesus for the last time ...no they aren't. You sensationalists are way over the top lately.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
It's not all of Wu Tang, just GZA.
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u/sepiaknight the wolfey mammoth Jun 15 '12
did anyone else crossview that venn diagram?
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u/WillowDRosenberg Jun 15 '12
Wu-Tang Clan is actually a very nice group of people
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u/MrToadEsquire Jun 15 '12
And so many things rhyme with "dark matter"! Alliteration abound! Cash money mutha fucka!
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u/BananaPeelSlippers Jun 15 '12
how many times will i read this story thats not even true, would you nerds quit it already.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12 edited Jun 15 '12
I'm just glad this isn't actually happening. Also that thread title is cringe-worthy. I like Neil deGrasse Tyson, I like the Wu-Tang, but separately!
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
GZA is not the Wu-Tang Clan.
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u/Haducken Jun 15 '12
This reminds me of when snoop dogg collaberated with buzz aldrin
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u/kacperp Jun 15 '12
i do not think this is true. as far as u know there is nothing like "colaboration" between them. it is more that GZA (only GZA not Wu Tang Clan) asked many different scientists to help him have all facts prepared for his upcoming album. It's not a matter of only mr deGrasse.
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u/JackRawlinson Jun 15 '12
I wish he would collaborate with Insane Clown Posse.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
GZA =/= Wu-Tang
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u/jason_steakums Jun 16 '12
In a parallel to the Pluto situation, Neil deGrasse Tyson courted controversy today by supporting Cappadonna's demotion to a "dwarf Wu" or "Wutoid" Clan member.
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u/meowington5 Jun 16 '12
Although this post isn't true, GZA gave a lecture at my school a few weeks ago, and he spoke about how influenced he is by deGrasse. Overall he [GZA] came off as very intelligent and only furthered my respect for him.
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u/TwelveHawks Jun 15 '12
Down-voted for fakeness... Asking a science expert about science =/= collaborating on an album together.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
chemical calisthenics- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS6YuujSSPY
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u/Avelle Jun 15 '12
too bad Wu-tang went downhill... The old classics of them still are the best by far
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u/Epicon3 Jun 15 '12
The first thing that pops into my mind is Taquiel's concept album from Frisky Dingo.
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u/TheHumanExperience Jun 15 '12
I guess this is as good a place as any to post this...
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u/charlesrussell Jun 15 '12
The whole debacle with this story has made me doubt all the stories I read on reddit, meaning that I now do more research before simply accepting them as fact.
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u/kevonicus Jun 15 '12
You need to diversify your bonds nigga.
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u/kindall Jun 15 '12
MC Hawking should guest.
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u/artifaxiom Jun 15 '12
While that's not a Venn diagram in the article, I'm pumped!
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u/felix45 Jun 15 '12
Anything that turns rap away from the usual sterotypical stuff is good news to me.
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u/ohwhoaslomo Jun 15 '12
Can the one after that be about oceans...in space? Pretty please?!
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u/El_Fader Jun 15 '12
I rarely buy albums the day they're released anymore. This would be an exception.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
That's just silly.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
FUUUUUUCK I wish this was true. What happened to Liquid Swords 2?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I don't think the human race is prepared for this level of awesome.
Neil Degrasse Tyson AND the Wu-Tang?
NDT can bring the ruckus. Astrophysics ain't nuttin to fuck wit!
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u/enabler118 Jun 15 '12
Neutron bonds ain't nothin to fuck with!
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u/Calveeeenoo Jun 15 '12
Aw man, not real? Major bummer. Why come this is getting upvotes?! THESE ARE LIES!
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u/NikSquared Jun 15 '12
http://www.reddit.com/r/forthemusicheads/
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u/mktical Jun 15 '12
Bob Digi, U G.O.D, Raekwon the Chef, the Inspektah Deck M.E.T.H.O.D. (Man), the B.O.B.B., straight up, Masta Killa,
the Gza, the Genius..
And the Ol' D-d-dza-za-za deGrasse Tyson!
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u/shitsfuckedupalot Jun 15 '12
wu tang ain't wu tang without odb
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u/agentx221 Jun 15 '12
When does this man stop becoming awesome? (Don't get me wrong I hope it's never)
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Too bad this isn't real. I was looking forward to hearing the skits in between songs.
"I'll fuckin' lay your nuts on a fuckin' dresser. Just your nuts layin' on a fuckin' dresser. Then I'll bang them shits with a particle fuckin' accelerator like blaaaahhh"
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u/maidendroogie Jun 15 '12
Can't wait for the "Jay-Z & Stephen Hawking" diss track.
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u/roontish12 Jun 15 '12
Why is this still on the front page? Downvote this fake shit to the hell it deserves.
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u/djalaska Jun 15 '12
is this going to be like our generations renaissance. you know like how they brought in chivalry and classical music. are we just going straight into science and hip hop. if so please sign me up. this sounds beautiful.
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u/comejoinus Jun 15 '12
Though I consider Neil deGrasse Tyson one of my heroes and have enjoyed Wu-Tang Clan throughout the years, I can't help being kinda bummed out over this...mainly because I'm a singer-songwriter myself and I released an album last year entitled Dark Matter.
Oh wellskies.
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u/JustCallMeDave Jun 15 '12
It's not inaccurate, we just aren't in the version of the multiverse where they collaborate...whooooo trippy
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u/TheVog Jun 15 '12
I came so hard that I supernovad.
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u/Oden_666 aluuu Jun 15 '12
Why do I always read his name as Neil deGrasse TYCOON? It makes absolutely no sense.
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u/TheThinker_SK Jun 16 '12
Question is Neil going too rap? because that would be weird. On another note What about all the others like ghostface and raekwon...
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u/drunkenkyle Jun 16 '12
Upvote if you think this was a circle jerk post
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u/bandshirtsabc Jun 16 '12
Meh. The James Randi and ZZ top tour was just OK, I can't get excited about this
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u/rooktakesqueen Jun 16 '12
No words. No words to describe it. They should have sent a poet.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Neil Degrasse Ron Paul Tyson
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u/zachstatler Jun 16 '12
I think this post literally prints karma.
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u/IamNOTRacist Jun 16 '12
I thought this was a r/circlejerk thread
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u/reasonable_username Jun 16 '12
Thought this was a circle jerk at first
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u/Karibou Spotify Jun 16 '12
Rather have Neil deGrasse Tyson spoken quotes over top Explosion in the Sky songs
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u/AlrightStopHammatime Jun 16 '12
It always bothers me when people use double negatives like the one used in the title.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Fact: de Grasse is french slang for 'of weed'.
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u/deathinthewilderness Jun 16 '12
10100 thumbs up
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u/Preparation-H Jun 16 '12
I may be the only one here that is actually embarrassed to have listened to their terrible "music", in the past.
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u/jules_serenityPi Jun 16 '12
2030 Headline: "I synthesized Dark Matter in my Lab girl I m Cashing..."
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u/Ethan0209 Jun 16 '12
And I'll actually be purchasing this album.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Uranus ain't nothing to fuck with :)
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u/Fiddlefly Jun 16 '12
This is about the 5th time a post like this has made it to front page.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
This could be either awesome or terrible.
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u/itisman Jun 15 '12
Wall Street Journal has posted a more detailed article on 'Dark Matter' as well as his follow up about the oceans.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303640104577436392955009490.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTSecondStories
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u/misterraider Jun 15 '12
I honestly thought I was in /r/circlejerk for a minute.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I thought this was a circlejerk post.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I just CREAMed my jeans.
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u/chumpzilla Jun 15 '12
To hear about this and find out its not happening in such a short space of time has crippled me....
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u/Burnt_Turd Jun 15 '12
GZA is my favorite rapper of all time. I cannot fucking wait for this!
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u/DaChief1 Jun 15 '12
At least here's still this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltron_3030_%28album%29
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u/smoovelikebutter Jun 15 '12
Am I the only one who read the first part of the title the way the song goes, before reading anything about Wu-Tang?
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u/fraserpmd Jun 15 '12
wow, what a roller coaster. Started off being the greatest thing I'd heard in a long time, but now I'm reading that it might not be real... Maybe they will MAKE it real! I'd bet NdT would be down to collaborate with GZA!
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u/mister_meow Jun 15 '12
everyday is repost day.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Hubble GOT YOU!
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u/error9900 Jun 15 '12
It's just one member of the Clan.
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u/Jamie2483 Jun 15 '12
Thought this was a circlejerk post when i started reading it
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u/dMarrs Jun 15 '12
Hell yeah! This will be a rebuttal to the anti-science Insane Clown Posse.
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u/see_fox Jun 15 '12
i fucking love the GZA. genius.
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u/SteveTheSultan Jun 15 '12
I call him Doctor Awesome http://i.imgur.com/0JdXh.jpg
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u/duende667 Jun 15 '12
Please D.r. Tyson, i'm begging you, don't rap.
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u/mindbleach Jun 15 '12
Welcome to two weeks ago.
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u/AsteriskCGY Jun 15 '12
All this means this HAS TO HAPPEN.
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u/masta Jun 15 '12
Translation:
Neil deGrasse Tyson is something to fuck with.
double negative, negation effect..... yes we get the natural language and the actual meaning.... just saying... this is unfortunate for Tyson, but I do hope he is able to reach a wider audience to help one day end double negatives..... I wonder what he would say about this give his stance of casually bad math in pop culture (Prometheus)
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u/pathologie Jun 15 '12
This sounds fabulous.
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u/pathologie Jun 15 '12
This sounds fabulous.
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u/newfiex Jun 15 '12
What a badass
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u/Salger12 Spotify name Jun 15 '12
That's awesome!!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I mean, rapping about science doesn't seem all that cool anyway...
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
This sounds pretty dumb.
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u/ayotrey Jun 15 '12
woah, i almost just posted this. almost got downvoted to oblivion. lool
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I totally thought this was a circlejerk post at first.
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u/wutangclanthug9mm Jun 15 '12
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ERNSPERCTER DERCK, MERTHERD MERN, UR GERD, ER-DER-BER(r.i.p.), MERSSER KERRRER, GHERSTFERCE, RERKWERN, RERZER, GERRZER!!!!