The genius of science: GZA & Science Genius at TEDxTeen 2014

GZA appeared alongside RZA in Jim Jarmusch's film Coffee & Cigarettes, opposite Bill Murray. The two also appeared on the Chappelle Show's in the now legendary skits "Wu Tang Financial" and "Racial Draft."

GZA has lectured at Harvard, Oxford, USC, MIT, NYU, Cornell, and JPL/NASA. In his travels, he has met with a myriad scientists to seek inspiration for his forthcoming album entitled DARK MATTER, which will be released Spring 2014. The project is a natural extension of his longtime fascination with the cosmos. "I will take a quantum leap and discuss the universe while taking us on a journey through deep space. Traveling at lightspeed 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."

[nazariobazan]

liquid swords is one of the greatest albums of all time

[damedolla]

I swear whenever gza raps instead of making u nod ur head he makes u stare at the wall and u try to understand what he just said. Vocabulary level over 9000

[tommyo.]

1:48 "Why is the sky blue?"
 
Why is water wet? Why did Judas rat to Romans while Jesus slept?

[joeshmow]

THIS is what Hip Hop needs. GZA, WU TANG, and SCIENCE. I'm with that

[wukillah]

Wutang teaching the children since 92.

[shoaib]

We form like Voltron and GZA happen to be the head

[CrystalWillinghamccmc]

"Harmonize the people and tune the souls because each soul is tuned to a different pitch"....Brilliant!

[ryuman]

After taking a public speaking class in college, I'm completely blown away by people that don't use filler words like "um, " "ah, " "know what I'm saying?" or w/e. Just that alone can show you how much of a genius this man is without even knowing anything about him. Straight legend.

[iStyle]

GZA is the man. Articulate and everything. Wu really is for the kids.

[bitrandomencounter]

5:57 I feel him on that. I am a 24 year old with an anxiety disorder. Growing up I had a terrible stutter and my anxiety disorder made me afraid to express myself and put myself out there in the world. When I was 8 years old my parents got cable and I went into the other room where I saw my first rap video. There was a guy on the side of a building saying that he bombed atomically and that Socrates, philosophies, and hypotheses can't define how he be droppin' these and I was hooked. Groups like Wu-Tang Clan provided me a way out of that dark angry place I created myself; I even quoted their songs over and over again to help me overcome my stutter. I received confidence where I felt inadequate,  an outlet for all the hostility I had built up from being different,  and they peaked my curiosity into things that I had never heard mentioned before. I became the first person in my family to graduate college and I am in law school now preparing for my first big exam. I took a break to watch a GZA video and here I am now.

[miguelthomas]

I never thought I'd EVER see GZA nervous but what he's doing is so amazing. This is what hip hop is supposed to be about. By the way, that last kid KILLED it.

[mattb]

As a kid, I loved science, the environment, physics, chemistry etc. And I loved the GZA. So, now I'm a scientist and still love the GZA.

[PerceeP]

GZA inspired a thought in me.
The artist is in tune with the universe. They are able to send out vibrations in the form of music that resonate all over the world, and if done right inspires new vibrations from those who hear it, interconnecting us all.

[leotrollstoy]

gza still taken us to school 23 years later

[Timmiieehh]

The way the GZA analyses and describes hip hop as an artform and platform to educate ourself and our children is something rappers are rarely able to do. This needs an unique form of intelligence. That is why he is The Genius. 

[ThePubliusValerius]

I love GZA and RZA - both geniuses, positive influences, and authentic.

[NoirSkyz]

"[P]ositive [E]nergy [A]ctivates [C]onstant [E]levation"- RZArector 

[Papafranzis]

"And the GZA, the G is just the Genius, hee
He's the backbone of the whole shit"

[Djtwice-guyj]

This is why GZA was among my favorites in the group. When you REALLY listen to his lyrics in Breaker Breaker one nine or Knock Knock....you can hear the science behind his skills.

[andrewedmunds]

Truly deserves the nickname of "the genius" and even after all the years hes been into music he still wants to see it evolve and take new paths. Some people say rappers aren't true musicians or songwriters and some say they arent even intelligent. This man is the argument to those kinds of statements. Much respect.

Also when he said "why is the sky blue" i expected him to follow "why is water wet and so on.