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The Rap Guide to Evolution
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Posted on: August 3, 2009 9:17 AM, by PZ Myers
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Posted by: JD | August 3, 2009 9:25 AM
Yo.
Posted by: MrFire | August 3, 2009 9:40 AM
It might catch fire if you try doing that; I'm pretty sure Hovind put God in there.
Posted by: Rachel D. | August 3, 2009 10:30 AM
The Naked Scientists put it out as a podcast a couple of weeks ago. It was awesome.
Posted by: Physicalist | August 3, 2009 10:58 AM
Didn't you have some Grand Plans for that iPod Touch? (Besides listening to evo-rap, I mean.)
Posted by: K.R. | August 3, 2009 11:04 AM
I'm only as far as the first track, "Natural Selection" but already I can say it would have been nice if it was actually about, um I don't know, NATURAL SELECTION? Like as in the mechanism itself? Maybe a little action on the 4 postulates?
From what I've heard so far the rap has almost nothing to do with science, more like secularism. Hey, I'm dandy with all things secular, but it doesn't exactly help the cause to confuse it for science. Science is secular, but not all things secular are SCIENCE. These raps only reinforce the average layperson's worst fears about evolution, while doing nothing to educate them on the actual science.
Too bad.
Posted by: Willie | August 3, 2009 12:21 PM
K.R., While I agree that more actual science content would not be a bad thing, if you listen to the rest of his songs, he does include quite a bit of science.
At any rate, though he may not be a publishing scientist, he is definitely a concerned individual who wants to share his love for science using his medium, the rap. His lyrics are thought provoking and catchy and he conveys a deep respect for those that actually do the science. This may be just as important, and should be recognized as such.
Posted by: Roger M | August 3, 2009 12:48 PM
Agree with Willie "thought provoking and catchy". I enjoy the whole damn ding. I'm not going to put the lyrics in a book and call it "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth". That would be silly. Why would anyone?
So grateful for the link; Thanks! Finally, I can understand why some enjoy rap music, ellouell.
Posted by: Tremulous | August 3, 2009 3:03 PM
But I thought it was OUR iPod Touch!
Posted by: tmaxPA | August 3, 2009 3:25 PM
Is there anywhere I can find a recording of this rap? Not a recording of a performance, I mean. Something where the sound quality itself doesn't want to make me rip my hair out.
Or maybe better yet, some lyrics? Are they still called 'lyrics', when it's a rap?
Posted by: Willie | August 3, 2009 4:52 PM
tmaxPA, If you click on the album artwork on his site, it takes you to a file sharing site where you can download the whole album.
Posted by: Wayne Robinson | August 3, 2009 5:52 PM
Bloody hell. Even I can't afford an iPod touch...
Posted by: Nerd of Redhead, OM
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August 3, 2009 6:09 PM
iPod touch or iPod nano? That is the question.
Posted by: deoxyribonucleic | August 4, 2009 1:52 PM
Lighten up folks!
Firstly - you can download it all from his site:
http://www.babasword.com/
It's much better quality than the pod cast and also features some tracks / additional lyrics that are not in the live show.
Secondly - this show is a fantastic vehicle to educate people who would never pick up a book about evolution - it's funny, clever and connects rap and evloution in such a fantastic way it make me think this guy SHOULD be published.
And yes... it will teach you all a lot about the world of hip hop... couldn't hurt! ;-)
Posted by: rightsaid | September 18, 2009 4:40 PM
Baba rocks. And this is a great disk. I have been enjoying it very much.
Posted by: Sandra Mora | October 26, 2009 12:34 PM
I'm no rapper myself, but I'm probably more familiar with the genre than most commenters on this site. I couldn't get though more than 5 minutes of this, because it's just really badly performed. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for getting more people interested in evolution. But I still don't think that the educational nature of his work is an excuse for his complete lack of talent in the medium he's chosen to use.
Posted by: TErlandson
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August 11, 2010 12:09 PM
If you like this album you should check out his new one about evolutionary psychology available at
http://bababrinkman.bandcamp.com/album/the-rap-guide-to-human-nature