Comments on: Droppin’ Science: 5 Rap Songs That Don’t Make the Grade

By: WATERFALL

WATERFALL — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:15:30 +0000

aquarius is a, AIR sign not water

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:46:28 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this!!!! I haven’t stopped laughing at the lyrics or the comments yet!!! I love it!

“cocaine is a hell of a drug” – hilarious!

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:42:04 +0000

Holla at a playa!

By: FYBER

FYBER — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:46:44 +0000

sorry for the multiple posts, they weren’t showing up yesterday when I was trying to post a comment.

PEACE,

FYBER.

By: FYBER

FYBER — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:09:05 +0000

Rip The Jacker aka Canibus, does not belong on this list. I might be wrong, but hear my logic out.
He isn’t trying to kick science, well at least not earth science when he mentions degrees of density. Most of the rhyme is all centered around Final Fantasy game play, for those of you who used to play this back in the day. More of the whole freestyle is as follows:

I stand firm, my words burn through your exterior
The eat away at your materia, I’m superior
While you only pretend to be, I can double my density
from three-sixty degrees to seven-twenty instantly
Six, multiplied by five by four by three by two
then one, go head and calculate the sum
The time has cometh, I was summoned to punish
Motherfuckers with mouths to run it ? with rubbish
When I come through, niggaz stand stiller than statues
Cause if I have to, I’ll battle your whole rap crew

First he mentions materia, which is a big part of the game, then he mentions the degrees of density. I think he was kicking Final Fantasy science, read the first post on this site and you will find mentions of the density of materia for summons/spells: SORRY, GUESS I CAN’T POST LINKS HERE, SO JUST DO SOME GOOGLING TO FIND THE REFERENCES, OR EMAIL ME FOR A LINK.
then he mentions the 6×5x4×3x2×1, this, I believe, is a reference to either a power up type of thing in the game or probably a mini game like the chocobo games in one of the FF releases, help me out if possible with a confirmation or not, anyone who played in the past? I didn’t play this game much, but watched my little brother play it for hours, and by the way, what type of rhyme would: I’ll double my density try to aim at anyways? Most people would just interpret that as doubling your thickness or something, which still isn’t that dope of a rhyme and I know Canibus doesn’t spit that crap, he’s educated. then he mentions: when I come through niggaz stand still like statues, and battling a whole rap crew. I believe this is in reference to Final Fantasy Tactics, where one of the summons what that you could temporarily turn some of the people on the opposite players side into stone statues, and those players are part of what he mentions as a whole rap crew (this game was like almost a chess type thing, but geared towards war tactics where you controlled little armys).

Let me know what you guys think? I think it was great that you guys did a rap post, but I just can’t believe that one of my top three favorite hip hop/rap stars could belong on it.

Keep up the good work though guys/gals, you all rock!

Peace,

FYBER.

By: Ransom Riggs

Ransom Riggs — Sun, 11 May 2008 05:22:25 +0000

@ Laughing Buddhu

You’re clearly not an Aquarius! But try to chill out anyway.

By: Laughing Buddhu

Laughing Buddhu — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:08:44 +0000

You classified astronomy with astrology? Are you kidding me? If you want to believe in the influence of Zodiac on human nature and stuff like that, that’s your wish, but please don’t insult real scientists by categorizing it with astronomy just so that you could continue to use the word “Science” in the title “Droppin’ Science”. Kanye West did not use the word “astronomy” in his lyrics, nor did you invoke any astronomical concepts in your objection. There was absolutely no call to drag astronomy’s good name into the picture. You owe astronomers a full apology.

By: Flip

Flip — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:48:03 +0000

Don’t care about the math (already done above) but my favorite bad (c)rap lyric is Cypress Hill “Insane in the membrane”:

Insane in the membrane
Insane in the brain!
Insane in the membrane
Insane in the brain!

Excuse me, the brain is an ORGAN. Can you please shut up now. Grr…..

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:07:21 +0000

everybody who posted a comment response is C O R N Y. it’s rap, you can find a line in every almost every 16 that’s spit that is stupid or incorrect in some way or form.. cornballs

By: pops

pops — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:15:18 +0000

Why no mention of the Common and Canibus chorus:

Y’all n_____S is scared, I’m your worst nightmare squared
That’s double for n____s who ain’t mathematically aware

Unless the nightmare equals two, which also equals Common or Canibus, this just doesn’t make any sense.