WU-TANG's GZA raps and rhymes on StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Welcome back to StarTalk hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. This week, Neil sits down with the one and only, The Genius, Gza to discuss his career and how science has influenced his life and creativity.
Guests: GZA, Chuck Nice, Christopher Emdin
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[@blackezi3]

Intellectual Black Men talking about Astrophysics and Hip Hop. What a moment. Allow me to shed a tear

[@kayvelli1781]

Allow me to shed them with you 😭

[@acorea44]

The times they are changing

[@daryld1961]

so awesome man. we truly are still going forward.

[@redboiwalkin]

wow, it wasn't till about halfway thru that i realized they were all black! i was amazed. not by the fact of their colour and jobs, oh no. it was the fact that it took me till halfway thru to realize that lol although i think it's definetly a good boost to those of us in communities that uhmm... arn't white lol i'm not white or black,by the way. hehehe, guess what i am? muhahahahaaa!

[@chanakya7339]

jake lazore i think german :p

[@danthonyboone]

I served GZA back in 2000, at a restaurant called Negril. He had brought hes daughters in and really didn't want me to make a fuss over him as a star. He was very soft spoken in front of his girls, and a great role model for politeness.

[@seandafny]

D. Anthony Boone i bet you was freaking out behind them doors

[@danthonyboone]

Sean Dafny​ I was clearly Star Struck a Lil somp somp. Lol.

[@Machinelf]

D. Anthony Boone Haha when I first read this I thought you were trying to say you beat him in a battle

[@1995yuda]

Thanks for sharing this bit. Now I not only think he's a real legend, I know it for a fact! He really is a Genius, at life.

[@rlmpproductions]

Negril Village in Atlanta? If so...I love the Ackee and saltfish🍠🐟🍛

[@crazyshawn5000]

Liquid Swords is my favorite of all the Wu Tang Solo records

[@jsimsgt96]

that it is. I can't tell you how many times I listened to that album in my teen years

[@PwnerforhighER]

+crazyshawn5000 I agree sooooooo much

[@Forenzikproductions]

+crazyshawn5000 Anything Wu Tang, 4th Chambers is one of my favorites and Triumph, GZA's verse was amazing...and of course U-God and RZA...okay everyone I cant even pick favorites.

[@bmomouse6859]

Mines Supreme Clientele but Liquid Swordz is a close 2nd

[@omaraly8622]

Liquid swords is 1#

[@AgesofAges]

You know what I like about GZA? He's not in the game, he's above the game. Take notes son.

[@black4pienus]

I fucking love him. He's so inspiring. Nothing but respect for this man. Same goes for KRS1. I just like GZA better. lol

[@deoooep11]

@@black4pienus despite making good music, in fact some of the best tracks of all time in my opinion, he is a freemason and i dont know if you listened some to speeches of him but yea...seems like brainwashing to me

[@black4pienus]

@@deoooep11 Freemason... Illuminati.... I don't believe the conspiracy theories.

[@TheLboogie330]

St8 up

[@superunknown2812]

Word!!!

[@xavier7356]

My dad died in 2002 at 46 yo. He was listening to a Walkman with a "36 Chambers" cassette tape playing when he died. That was the last album he heard. That's what he chose to go out listening to. That's a trip.

[@begodallah1331]

❤

[@KingOfTheWindmills]

❤ It was my first album I copied the tape from my brother and borrowed his walkman... I too hope to leave this earth the same love and respect❤

[@teksaucee]

If I can die that way I'll die a happy men

[@loudertv8676]

😢❤💪🏾🙏🏾‼️

[@edwiniskool]

Sounds like your dad was a G.

[@ChrisBennettGameDesign]

"As an artist, it's important to say something important." "How many do not?" "99 out of 100." #GZA

[@jacksond9309]

who is now?

[@seekerundue]

Jackson D yea there's a few. But they're underground. K RINO is a big one. He's the only rapper better than GZA imo. Some of his best songs The Experiment Duality Flat vs Globe Oblivion Scroll

[@Catfish365]

That sounds like an indictment of the whole genre of hip hop.

[@papayasmith]

@@seekerundue what about Mick Jenkins, J.I.D., Denzel Curry, Kendrick, Cole, Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs, Earl Sweatshirt, ScHoolboy Q, Vince Staples, Earthgang, Isaiah Rashad, Lupe Fiasco, Jay Rock, Joey Badass etc. Do they not say important things ???

[@seekerundue]

Alex Martinez they're good of course but their pen game isn't even in the same league as GZA.

[@juliocruz2981]

"Just a quick reminder for everyone to diversify your bonds!"

[@frankrizzo5695]

Wu tang financial

[@Goatchild90]

I love how unfazed GZA is by anything, he's just so cool

[@Barrydavillain]

GZA is still my favorite Wu emcee, he's incredible.

[@dogdobber]

Barry Jordan same

[@devotheambivert9875]

Barry Jordan all the Wu rappers are raw.

[@mikimiyazaki]

I bomb atomically, Socrates philosophies and hypothesis can't define me I be dropping these mockeries lyrically performing armed robberies flee with the lottery possibly they spotted me battle scarred Shogun explosion when my benz hits tremendous

[@Erikali26]

My favorite is Inspectah Deck. But legends of the Liquid Sword, and Grandmasters are classics, just like his initial solo album.

[@Christian-se5si]

Deck GZA and Masta Killa are tied for my favorite but all are great

[@SparkyTakedown]

Still bumpin' Liquid Swords to this day. My favorite Wu Album. Like the song "labels" on that record, GZA used actual record company names without alluding to them as record companies but as vocabulary to illustrate his point about the nature of the record industry. Really enjoyed this piece and props to Neil for being open-minded like this. Two geniuses here pretty much. On a comedic note, I find that Chick Nice kinda resembles Gary Grice (The GZA). Ha! That's as far as my lyrical talent goes

[@estebantable3585]

Labels and Fame are two of my favorite Gza songs. I love the way he does the same thing on Fame with all celebrity names. Man really is a wordsmith. There’s a reason he’s called the genius. Two geniuses in their own field sitting down for a meeting of the minds here. I love it

[@JakeKoenig]

Cuban Linx, 36 Chambers, and Ironman are better albums, but Liquid Swords is still a Top 15 hip hop album of all time.

[@jessicat3762]

Yas! 4 chambers is a masterpiece, GZA went prophecy on his verse

[@DanielBasilicato]

I think Animal Planet may even be crazier with this same theme

[@demejiuk5660]

Liquid Swords and Cuban Lynx are my GO TO albums for tough gym sessions.

[@gallofinoalv]

WUTANG CLAN IS FOR THE CHILDREN -ODB

[@leonbrown3562]

💃👍☝💔

[@llsparkitupll4204]

Ol dirty basturd

[@bernieromero5597]

Rip ODB

[@hazahizabbanzabalawan3815]

And This is proof

[@DazzzTube]

Saying the GZA is a genius is a serious understatement

[@lonnieteter2139]

Please elaborate

[@gwiltl]

No need, it's self-explanatory.

[@FreqFarm]

That word is thrown around too much. He's a scholar.

[@gwiltl]

@@FreqFarm He's isn't known AS the Genius for no reason.

[@mellowchefsonny]

It's another name he goes by. GZA: the genius.

[@Apoc414]

Now I get what Wu-Tang Forever! Means. So much depth and intelligence in their music that it will stand the test of time.

[@jessejohnson3404]

Last day of2021 …indeed

[@Osirus116]

when RZA said the Wu-Tang Forever cd is the only education you need, he wasn't lying. I learned more from that album than 4 years in highschool. Whenever I got a new Wu-Tang album I would immediately listen to the album with the lyrics pulled up online, and research the various words and topics they rhymed about. I never even read a book in my free time outside of school until Wu-Tang

[@anthonyandersen1390]

Worddddd

[@RaDy123lOl]

I wish I could put in words how happy this vid makes me.

[@09F150]

(I'm nodding in agreement!) ;)

[@CorzIlla]

word!

[@ryuhollowood3467]

WOW! Real talk, I'm a lost for words (in a good way) on how I love this video as well. So on that note I say, Neil Tyson and Wu-Tang clan are nothing to mess with. (Share this video)

[@AlexDahlZ]

As a 13 year old white kid living in Norway I was hypnotized by Wu Tang Clan's ability to create amazing music through their lyrical construction. While most other popular rappers/hip hop artists at the time were doing bars about loose women and cash, Wu Tang Clan made tracks like "cream" and "reunited". Out of all the Wu members GZA was my favorite lyricist, "The Spark" is a great example as to why that is.

[@jakoberbest696]

Alex Dahl på reunited så snakker gza om samleie med damer...? Det fete med wtc er at de brukte multikomplekse metaforer for de sinpleste tingene. GZA er også min favoritt, men i sin begynnelse rappen han også om damer penger og st han er best, og derfor syntes jeg at dine eksempler er dårlige. Derimot år senere med legend of the ls, modnet han. Fint å høre at du digger wtc. Definitivt det beste av alt i hiphop. GZA også er beste rapper of all time imo. 16 år jeg. Like gammel som deg når jeg fant wu tang. Kos deg ;D

[@georgegarcia406]

@ Alex Dahl C.R.E.A.M. Cash Rules Everything Around Me. That said, I get your point.

[@sasotadic7032]

What is the meaning of CRIME? Is it Criminals Robing Inocent Motherfucers Everytime?

[@mariagates4479]

Let me educate you then. By the way. I LOVE Wu-tang too. Your understanding of the Wu Tang is not correct. They started in NYC and MOST of them were smoking crack at the time, selling crack too and that is how they got the money to make their first album. ODB continued to get fucked up more than the others, having 13 children and then eventually dying cos of his addictions. They WERE not angels. I don't believe there is god. Because I am intelligent. I am so grateful that WuTang is and was.

[@djfloodmusic]

Right... the song isn't about how great it is to have cash it's about how diffcult it can be to get it when you need it to survive.

[@markusthegreat4785]

As a fan of hip hop, science and life in general...If you're a hip hop fan and don't have the Liquid Swords album by the Gza, I seriously have to question you as a human being. A true classic amongst many from the clan. Wu Tang forever!! R.I.P. ODB

[@kosmique]

i pass the test. there stickers being handed out?

[@spaminbox]

gang starr taught me about jazz, and lifelong curiosity is a goal, and opportunities for learning surround us everywhere in the people we meet. rakim taught me thoughts can be a world unto themselves worthy of exploration and are the root of discovery. public enemy taught me not to fear people different from myself but to seek understanding how the history and influence of a different experience is key to social progress. krs one taught me that school is just but one place learning takes place and not to discount valuable knowledge which comes from other sources.

[@QuikNik14]

Well said

[@Freigheist]

never thought of it that way but damn the same happened to me lol

[@michaeldiaz6905]

This should be a study guide.

[@mikec.4519]

Wu tang taught me the power of collectiveness

[@Catfish365]

What are The Wu's hip hop descendants teaching you? (Playboi Carti, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, 21 Savage, etc.)

[@kevinb4083]

Two intelligent minds that think in two different ways. It's cool to see them link together and have a conversation. Gza shed some light on how hip hop can be just as influential as science. Wu tang forever

[@jmonty1738]

GZA lyric "physically strong packing 206 bones" got me thru a test in biology.

[@mondoclapper723]

A very slept on interview with a very underrated Emcee. Salute to the clan!

[@rbleaks818]

Today's "rap" ain't got nothing on the Genius

[@harlem6365]

word

[@j-skrogz5857]

+richard chan tru tru, different type of flow now a days.

[@ezdi619]

He only released one good album lol Kendrick Lamar is already more consistent than him so idk what you're talking about.

[@harlem6365]

Compare his era to Kendrick Lamar's. GZA exceeds him by far.

[@jaspervdveek]

+David Eze look at it lyrically, then is kendrick shit compared to gza

[@analoghifi6228]

The Genius/GZA is one of the most articulate, extremely smart and complex individuals of hip hop. Humble and Meek, representing the Wu-Tang Clan. I don't think the 80's and 90's bands of artists could never be replicated again.

[@guyincognito4981]

GZA has always been my favourite MC, always will be, but woah, this interview made me love him so much more, what an incredible man

[@danpt2000]

Annica Monagle Jizza!! Yay!!

[@jam1148]

dant2000...go fuck yourself and do it quietly.

[@danpt2000]

jam1148 What did I say??

[@danpt2000]

Jizza sounds great!!

[@SNoCappidona]

this is one of the dopest things on youtube.

[@desertflwrs]

i'd like to hear Neil "spit" C.R.E.A.M- Cosmos Rules Everything Around Me :)

[@Deadly_fox512]

That would be awesome. lol

[@eddyg8408]

Hahaha

[@midnitebreeze]

MC Square lol

[@vancebacri5894]

desertflwrs 5 years later.....I’m gonna make a t shirt with that

[@kevin71127]

The Nova line was awesome.

[@OE509]

This was posted in 2012. How have I not found this sooner??

[@zinzeta]

I thought the same thing.

[@chrisventura1881]

The voice becomes an instrument over the beat. Music is waves and vibrations. Wu def changed lives because they dropped knowledge, Science and wisdom in their rhyme schemes. They are world wide legends.

[@HenriT85]

you gotta diversify yo bonds nigga

[@Punditube]

+HenriT85 maaaaahhh nigga

[@edmundherrera6450]

You know I fucks with that Wu Financial 😎

[@zeet6092]

lmao

[@KTKZon58]

Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothin to fuck wit🙌🏿

[@markvalenzo]

lol I forgot about that. Thanks

[@bloocheez3]

"As an artist, its important to say something important." How freaking profound can you get? Gza is absolutely right. Artists are, by default, role models and there is a certain responsibility they should take--for better or worse.

[@vicdiaz5180]

GZA by no doubt is the second half of the brain of Wu Tang Clan. Seriously even if you are not into hip-hop these guys crush it when it comes to lyrics.

[@jio-lito]

Wu-Tang made it cool to conduct research and learn. Dont know how many times have Wu-Tang members said something and made me go "HUH??" only to ignite the need to know what they are talking about thus making me learn.

[@Vleeslucht]

Kaibil Balam so can you explain what ghostface meant when he said "gorillas, injected with strength for 80 midgets"? That line still confuses me to this day

[@littleoldal]

it was a metaphor describing the strength of the trife life he referenced in the line before that, or people that live that. gorillas are strong. midgets are supposedly strong. ever heard "midget strength" or "grown man strength"? so it's strength x+ extra strength = super strength

[@martinigasolini4062]

That's how most underground rap is. The mainstream crap on the radio, not so much.

[@Liquidmetal702]

Witty Unpredictable Talent And Natural Game - WU TANG Shaolin Monk status. Decades deep

[@PwnerforhighER]

+Robert X ^^^^^^^

[@joydivsion77]

Tyson is to astrophysics as GZA is to hip hop.

[@jio-lito]

BAM!!!

[@shaolin89]

BAM BAM

[@KunalSingh-gy7bg]

joydivsion77 nope

[@Milan_M95]

Anyone who believes that we are stardust is an idiot

[@murk4552]

@@Milan_M95 we came from this universe moron, as even that damn Bible says "From ashes to ashes, DUST TO DUST" Pretty damn convincing even for an outdated, illiterate, nonsensical book that's been plagiarized, manipulated, corrupted and absolutely fucked up for all-time.

[@kn0wsk1lls]

7:21 Neil became a wu-tang fan for life.

[@ornical]

The song "Gold" from Liquid Swords is a brilliant crime song. GZA's imagery is vivid as hell and the lyrics are good at balancing criminal bravado with pathos. As the chorus is repeated towards the end, the fatigue in the character's voice is palpable. Genius indeed.

[@dylanp552]

Fiends ain't coming fast enough. There is no cut that's pure enough. I can't fold, I need gold, I re-up and reload, product must be sold to you. Chorus can be applied to many areas of capitalism. It's sort of a crime song but also about the way of the world. The instrumental is amazing too, fits the song incredibly well

[@simonforrest2522]

Very interesting... Gza is a captivating dude.. great how Scientist are finally realising what us Wu fans have always known.. Gza/Genius

[@8Killah_Beez]

Genius ZigZag Allah

[@KM-lz6hj]

GZA is f**king DOPE! Love that line about the universe...also his "half-short twice strong" line that he's used before!

[@SalmanAlajmi]

What Neil doesnt get is that GZA aint no pop artist. GZA an emcee, he spits real shit.

[@ShankYouKindly]

Liquid Swords is so fucking incredible

[@Karlovacka74]

met GZA in Toronto yesterday and he is a true Don. Smart guy.

[@Blodia1990]

did he give you The b.i.b.l.e.?

[@Karlovacka74]

nah, no religion sauce on my pork. respectively.

[@Blodia1990]

lol

[@SinceretheGhost]

It's unfortunate that thought provoking music doesn't get the same attention as it did in the 90's. Yes, music then had just as much violence and sex in it, but it was counterbalanced with ideas of community, wisdom, and seeking the best form of yourself. Especially from the likes of Wu-Tang. They also introduced me to the idea that knowing stuff was cool, at a time as a teenager when focusing on your education wasn't considered "cool" at all. That kind of music still exists in some form I suppose, but it is not as widely accessible if you don't know where to find it.

[@holy0damn]

there is choice now with the internet, but you have to be interested to get into something, cool thing back then you could be regular person wanting to find out about something that is promoted into mass media and you could expand your vision into subjects. like with music, music channels on TV back then and now ...

[@daryld1961]

im 22 and i try and show the younger ppl in my life. starting with nas and wu tang of course. dead prez as well

[@TajimaMunenori]

Alot of people don't realize how many latchkey kids are autodidacts.

[@bowdownORbringthawar]

Truth

[@bowdownORbringthawar]

Yeah I agree man. I mean, the amount of sexual and violent content that's expressed in music today is not relatively new compared to the 90s or even the 00's. That's the problem nowadays with Hip-Hop and music in general; there's just a lack of balance between what's popular and what's actually good to liberate your mind.

[@jmn31871]

"If I speak about Nova, I'm talking about a star. While other rappers are talking about a car." He just shut down all the dumbed down rappers with that. Wu-Tang Clan Forever. Peace One love. Educate yourself.

[@Jrobinson2009]

two things that makes the wu tang strong 1) the fact they had 9 members in it's developing stages and they stayed together. 2) none of them rap the same, unlike alot of groups (young money, odd future, d12, outlaws, and so on) everyone has their own style.

[@bijayg3407]

GZA raps hits the nail on the head fucking hard.

[@b-retrogamer2925]

Can't wait for GZA's "Dark Matter" album. Entirely inspired by science.

[@rickycouture7224]

Speaking as someone who quite literally grew up on (or through) rap music, this may be the most uplifting episode of StarTalk yet! In my case, I discovered rap (or Hip-Hop) through Tupac Shakur at just 11 years old. The song that took me was "Keep Ya Head Up", which for me represented the first time in my life I'd ever heard another soul say tell me that I had the power to persevere. Born with a rare neuromuscular disease, one in which only 2,000 cases have ever been documented worldwide, I came into this world with two broken arms and a broken leg. I was never supposed to walk. None with this particular disease do. Over 90%, in fact, die young of pneumonia due to a severe proneness to respiratory illness. I wish that I could say that this was the struggle that required the most perseverance, but unfortunately it wasn't. Beyond just being born with an incredibly difficult disease, I was born to an extremely violent father who would physically abuse my mother, brother and I. Before I even grew old enough to speak, I was already stuck in isolation in the remotest part of the country -- away from any safety or security -- living in one of the most traumatizing environments a child could ever be raised in. Being that this was also a very secluded area, and because I was disabled, the local school district attempted to bar me from an education because they didn't want to spend the funds making the school handicap accessible. Eventually they relented, but my early childhood education was a disaster. Fortunately, though, by the age of nine years old, my mom had finally decided to flee with my brother and I to a battered woman's shelter where we were eventually given safe passage downstate where we could live closer to my mother's family. During the next four years we would move enough times to where I would go to a different school each year (grades three through six). Because of the effects of the domestic violence, though, my mother became a severe alcoholic who would often abandon us alone as children while she would go out drinking at night. These years were not easy, to say the very least. Then when I turned ten years old, my father would find us and move within a mile's distance of our home. The nightmare continued! Many things happened in between, but I've clearly already gone on long enough. I'm just saying all this to really stress how much of an impact certain Hip-Hop artists can have on a young person's life. Once I discovered Tupac, it was like a light went on inside my mind for the very first time. All the thoughts I wanted to articulate but couldn't suddenly had a voice. All the experiences that were slowly drowning me suddenly had meaning. From his words alone (Tupac's) I was able to overcome my struggles, and through the lessons it gave me I was able to gain a voice of my own -- and really just gain a passion for growth, for learning, and for becoming a better human being. Life still came at me pretty hard in the years to follow, but those words -- that music -- has stuck with me this entire time. Over the past twenty years since, I've discovered many more incredible artists who instilled an even broader desire in me to become self-educated. Something I feel incredibly fortunate to have, as serious illness forced me to drop out of school in the 10th grade before I could finish my high-school education. Now, as an adult, I spend virtually every single night trying to learn or understand something new. While I don't listen to music much anymore, the impact rap music has had on my life is literally beyond measure. I know some will always view it as a violent or sub-standard artform, but for those that understand, it really is the greatest creative expression in human history. I have plenty of thoughts on what makes Hip-Hop so uniquely inspirational, but ultimately I think the reasons are so personal that it comes down to each individual to really decide what makes it special for them. All I know is that, for me, it gave me license to value my life and to value my future. It gave me an undying gratefulness for life, and a deep desire to live as consciously as I possibly can. To quote another rapper, Talib Kweli; "Hip Hop is really the art. It causes us to express the part of ourselves that makes us want to martyr ourselves." I feel like when you finally have the ability to connect with words so powerful that they give your experience meaning, you gain the deepest appreciation for the gift of thought. The gift of the human mind. And once that becomes real to you, you can't help but desire to feed it.

[@Giles4200]

I love watching Neil say Wu-Tang clan! soooo good. Chuck Nice - "Shao-lin represent" Neil....."Yeah well, thats how, thats how that, rolls?"

[@D3M3Y]

Proton1 Aint nothing to fuk wit

[@browsingyoutube6563]

😄

[@FranciscoTorres-fo6ld]

7:09 caught me off guard 😂 had me shook the way he can come off the head with bars, like it ain't nothing 🥶

[@marcusward1676]

Went over everybody’s head… those bars were platinum

[@bartjelsma]

To the kids of the hiphopgeneration GZA is a role model.They want to rhyme like him.But to rhyme as lyrical as him by incorperating science facts they first have to study that science textbook.Mission accomplished from educational standpoint if they do.

[@savageshawn10]

bartjelsma facts...GZA has always been my favorite artist out of the Wu because of his lyricism, wit, knowledge and schemes...animal planet is a dope track...the imcorporation i also use in my music, as does King Los, Lupe, Cory Gunz, Mos Def, and Nino Bless...sharpening your pen skills is the key to becoming a great writer...use more personification, metaphors, story-telling, consciousness and multis (entendres)

[@Rich-yn6eo]

Wu tang is for the children

[@jessewalker4004]

Just saw this 5 years too late, but I too was inspired in high school by Wu Tang. Those albums sparked my interests in knowledge, wisdom, the universe, religion and even Kung Fu. I currently teach Mandarin Chinese at a middle school and constantly am trying to inspire the youth of today to see a bigger world, where the only limits are what you place on yourself. It was Wu Tang at the right time for me that saved me from the darkness, and resurrected me from the mentally dead! Thanks Gza and the whole crew.

[@hi-hk2zv]

Weird how chuck nice resembles gza

[@Gainerone]

i concur, my good sir.

[@greedokenobi3855]

It confused me the first few seconds lol

[@madatyoutoob]

@@greedokenobi3855 🤣🤣🤣

[@oumardiallo7701]

I was looking for this comment

[@nablaphysics]

At first I thought chuck was GZA sitting down in the beginning 😂

[@hiphopzooone]

As Genius as GZA is, don't over exaggerate his scientific lyric compound. His true Genius is the whole package. He lives Hip Hop as an attitude, philosophy and spiritual path. The way he delivers his lyrics is just as important, like he points out himself in this interview. GZA's intellectual strenght is extraordinary for where he comes from, not necessarily for the worlds intellectual state. Just as a typical white kid with a good street sense is extraordinary for a white cultured neighbourhood. - Mytreya for HHZ

[@dailleztj]

That rakim line was insane...and anyone watching the wu tang series its dope bobby spits that sperm cell rhyme on stage i never new it was a real rza rhyme

[@911shan]

7:08, it's the second verse from his song: Legend of the liquid sword. Off of his 4th Album called: Legend of the liquid sword. Great song too!

[@anthonyhutchins2300]

The more I learn about how thoughtful all the members of wu tang are the more I respect them.

[@nataliegonzalez6188]

this was great! the GZA was always my favorite member in wu-tang. he is truly a great MC.

[@byLizee]

this is the best thing on youtube.

[@CharifRocka]

Top 10 for sure.

[@yemasse]

This interview was extremely difficult to listen to with Neil Tyson down-talking what is known. It's like he's talking to 2nd grade hip-hop heads. Great listening to GZA.

[@Gemberland2004]

Rasheed Graham some ppl don’t get it though. I respect how he breaks it diwn

[@SheWhoComesAtNight]

Rasheed Graham He should have spoke as if he was with a colleague since GZA speaks on physics in universities and other places. Many rappers are multidimensional.

[@sayblaze]

Gza is a very intelligent black man much respect

[@ciaranc7460]

He's an intelligent man who happens to be black

[@GennaroFerraro13]

This is a great video. Wu Tang is wonderful, Immortal Technique has made me think critically also.

[@RussianConnection22]

7:20 the moment when Mr. Tyson GZA'd from GZA's lyrics Edit: Tyson needs to interview Immortal Technique and Sticman

[@andreluke8458]

GZA has a track called the spark and it’s some of the dopest lyrics regarding cosmology. Basically he raps the entire time about the universe from the Big Bang to now.

[@Nicool333]

WOW everything about this interview is amazing. It's an intersection of culture in so many different ways; not just science and hip hop.

[@BigSnipp]

It's the confluence of my favorite rap group with a pillar of the astrophysics community. Deep intellectual thought and philosophy intertwined with the breathtaking awesomeness of the universe. NDT + GZA = my favorite things in life.

[@dr_niiko460]

I met GZA at a concert once. Not only is he smart af, but he is legit one of the nicest guys ive ever met. He is everything great about America.

[@gatorshea5379]

I just came across the interview and was blown away. So glad to get to listen to these two scholars talk about what they know.

[@johnarmstrong7547]

The need to televise this interview.

[@temueracgray]

What a genius. He deserves a lot more recognition!

[@cj4088]

The fact that he can remember his lyrics says a lot. A lot of rappers forgot and I guess its easier to remember when you are writer.

[@amon5094]

That's what i like about Neil. He is captivating by listening to him explain science. AND so is GZA! They're both entertainers brought together by the love of the Universe and inspire others to learn about our Universe. Gza has some really awesome rhymes. Its very poetic. Makes me wanna write some rhymes.

[@chromo48]

I wish they'd do a Kidz Bop of Wu-Tang's entire catalog.

[@jarenc2048]

Crayons rule everything around me.

[@Kratos-bf2jg]

chromo48 Wu-Tang is for the children

[@foleymcfoley9720]

For me, Canibus and Beastie Boys also validated my love of science and learning.

[@shawn2004grad]

Dustin Foley Intergalactic

[@Gemberland2004]

Canibus def

[@theherbpuffer]

I like how GZA includes the whole group and not just him. Respect

[@raphealsmith8305]

Man I didn't see this coming. How cool it is to see two brothers I really respect.

[@secretspurs]

Really interesting hearing GZA explain how rap has lost its way lyrically (in the US anyway), but I think they miss the big point in that US rap is a victim of its own success. In the early days they had guys from the streets making music and pushing themselves to be something more than just a thug. Back then, nobody said "you can be a gangster, or you can make millions by rapping!" - if you wanted to be a rapper it was simply because you had an urge to be creative and, if you preferred to make a quick buck, you were more likely to turn to crime. They could spend years in music before they really could declare themselves "a success". The problem in America now is that, because of how hard these original guys worked, Rap became so big that, nowadays, an artist can make 1 record and retire. Young guys look at that success and, instead of rapping because of an urge for creativity, they rap because they think it will bring them money. They can get rich quick, and because of that success, the lyrical content itself starts to become about how much money you have, how many girls you get, because those are the trappings of success. There are plenty of US rappers who are lyrically on point, who are creative and different, but they tend not to be the ones who make it massive - and it is precisely because they are having to work hard on a daily grind which feeds that creativity. Unfortunately, in America, their talent gets drowned out by all those "big time" artists who aren't really saying anything. They're not saying anything worthwhile because they have no need to - they just write a rap about flashy cars, lots of money and beautiful girls in clubs drinking bottles of Cristal, and they're set for life. In the UK though (for example), there is no big, commercial Hip-Hop scene. Grime is becoming that way, and today's Grime artists are similar to those early US Hip-Hop artists, and as more and more people crave that genre, record labels and industry bigwigs start churning out more and more artists, watering down the talent pool for the sake of making money. UK Hip-Hop (not grime) has managed to avoid the mainstream for 3 decades and is as strong as ever with guys like High Focus and Sektion Red turning out banger after banger, but their aim is focused purely on creativity and not making a massive commercial success. That's precisely why there is such a high quota of quality in UK Hip-Hop (or French, German, whoever) when compared to US Hip-Hop. It isn't because Brits are more creative or more socially conscious or whatever, it is simply down to market demand and mainstream influence. But, essentially GZA is correct: A lot of modern, mainstream US Hip-Hop artists are closed off to being creative, they don't look for inspiration, but he misses why that is - because they do not need to anymore in order to make it big.

[@dennisthemenace855]

secretspurs Excellent response

[@AbbottSupreme]

Brilliant!! GZA Wu-Tang Forever... Maximum Respect Due.........

[@SILMANTV]

The brilliance of hip hop is not only the beats but *when done right*,the lyrical construction of the words how they’re delivered and formed makes you want to listen over and over if the rapper is extremely intelligent you catch a bar sometimes a year later while eating or doing something random

[@littleoldal]

im not black. i loved public enemy. love. but i love x clan more. they made me learn and question more. especially xodus. wow. life changing album for me, but i understand most don't walk the same path as me. how the fans of wu/gza in this video view the group.. x clan was my wu.

[@Illestbuddha]

Neil is roasting bow tie guy in the most classy intellectual way. I'm dead lol. Gotta love this video.

[@knifetoucher]

WU-TANG CLAN AIN'T NOTHIN' TO FUCK WIT!

[@Guhnz.]

I’ve never seen Neil show so much listening with so much respect. He knows he’s talking to a legend

[@derpherbert3199]

This is my favorite episode by far. Great people!

[@igorflexus9493]

Tyson is such a likable man.

[@bballercheetahfan3]

Gza raps about the universe!???..I never knew rappers rappped about science. This is incredible...can someone suggest some songs I should listen that's by this artist?

[@allmoney2841]

Listen to GZA Liquid Swords on youtube. Classic Album. One song is 4th Chamber.

[@bionicelbow8901]

you should listen to ''Nibiru'' by ab soul, I think it might suit your fancy

[@bballercheetahfan3]

From that last all I know is immortal technique. Canibus never appealed to me. I also have some RZA.

[@MegaSuperpoof]

He's so good my favorite Mcs.

[@samgar3461]

the wu has always been lyricist. they acutally put thought into their words

[@GEORGEMARAUDER]

this is an awesome video. thanks to everyone who made it possible. I've got positive vibes.

[@eomtic]

Excellent upload! GZA definitely inspired me in my youth.

[@HippieP629]

Love this talk. Makes me sad all over again about the state of "hip hop". I don't think it should even be called that anymore. But that's a whole other topic. GZA's rhymes were/are incredible.

[@encampedsoldier]

Man more people should watch this video, especially young black men listening to ASAP ROCKY, ACE HOOD or anything else that sucks balls right now. WU TANG FOREVER and SCIENCE man i wish they could reanimate ODB's ghost and have him rap an intro to this show it would go something like: Star Talk is on BITCH, sit down and watch Gza be on there kickin it up a notch, grabbin his crotch spittin about astrophysics, meteors and red spots dust clouds, mars rovers and flyin space rocks, so sit the fuck down and listen to this shit with me......... cause nobody kickin knowledge like the ODB..........

[@lilripsta1995]

Yeah that accurate but you forget the Monte Cristo

[@harmatodlamstel6435]

The past 2 days at work I listened to Star Talk and GZA liquid swords on repeat. I cant freaking believe this is actually a thing. What a suggestion youtube!

[@mikimiyazaki]

I grew up listening to Wu Tang. Love it.

[@fabe1089]

GZA talks about science, and NDT talks about rap. Great video.

[@KTKZon58]

1:45 Neil Degrasse Tyson is sooo gangsta...he gave buddy a literal check up from the neck up😂😂😂😂

[@andresmovement3595]

I love how my boy Gza is recognized for the genius and good influence that he is. Wutang Forever from San Diego California!

[@zndr9056]

Two masters of their crafts, Two geniuses.

[@Del_116]

nobody would believe gza didn't finish high school

[@RedNosePitbullMT45]

high school is a failure for young minds with a search for truth these days. like how my high school didn't teach evolution and the big bang i got the fuck out of there. searched for real knowledge got a ged and was in college when i was 17. way ahead of my high school class in knowledge.

[@Shaddowkhan]

***** although i don't agree that made me laugh.

[@Kee2Oz]

a lotta book lies in book smarts

[@C4TP3N1S]

***** there is no correlation between posture and level of intelligence, but whatever.

[@DeeSee25]

Chris AA YES!

[@Forenzikproductions]

This is great for the book im writing :)

[@user-wo1ur5tz9d]

Good luck on your book

[@Forenzikproductions]

xBluR Plays Thanks man its like a book of quotes and like self help to become your greatest version

[@user-wo1ur5tz9d]

+Rare Films | Vargas Videos TV! Sounds good. Hopefully it becomes something

[@Forenzikproductions]

xBluR Plays Thanks yo

[@iemandanders2577]

how's the book going?

[@dynamic9016]

Great discussion

[@NateDog-nz8rz]

Love that interview/Talk