Brief History of Rhyme: Greatest Hits

MC Hawking | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 7, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Brash Music
• ASIN: B00069YE70
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,322 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars F=M*A, January 22, 2005

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Leonard A. Pallazola "LenPal" (lenpal.3rdoffense.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brief History of Rhyme: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

Whether you're a physics student, an avid gangsta rap fan, a little of both, or just like a good laugh, this is the CD for you. Who could forget lines like "I'm a 3 sandwich eatin', super-model meetin', step to me punk and you're gonna get a beatin'" or "I got a Phd in pain and a masters in disaster, the mighty Stephen Hawking is a [censored] QuakeMaster"? Or from my favorite track ('All My Shootings Be Drive Bys'), "Nine on my lap AK in my hand, I roll up slow like a snake in the sand. I wait till I'm sure they can see my face, then I bust out slugs to the beat of the bass."

This is hardcore rap at its best. But that's not all - the Led Zeppelin medley shows brilliant talent at guitar and bass. And when the Hawkman drops science, he doesn't fool around. MC Hawking's 'Entropy' puts a complicated physics concept in plain English. I'll leave you with a bit of lyrics from that track:

"Defining entropy as disorder's not complete,

'cause disorder as a definition doesn't cover heat.

So my first definition I would now like to withdraw,

and offer one that fits thermodynamics second law.

First we need to understand that entropy is energy,

energy that can't be used to state it more specifically.

In a closed system entropy always goes up,

that's the second law, now you know what's up."

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest shiz-nit around, December 13, 2004

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Jason Barnes (Moscow, ID USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brief History of Rhyme: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

I've been listening to MC Hawking for years, and this greatest hits collection has some seriously funny [stuff]. MC Hawking combines the world of theoretical physics with gansta rap, and to my knowledge invented the field of astrophysical hip hop.

On this CD are some of my favorite oldies: "The Mighty Stephen Hawking", "F#@k the Creationists", and "Crazy as F#@k". They range from the hardcore physics side, "Entropy", to a more rap-style with scientific motivation like "All my Shootings be Drive-Bys". In addition there are some new songs on this CD that have appeared nowhere else: "The Hawkman Cometh", "The Dozens", "Big Bizang", and "Bitchslap". I was *very* pleased with these new songs -- they are tight, well-written, and don't-listen-if-you-have-a-hernia funny. In particular, "Bitchslap" is, I think, the funniest thing that has ever been produced by western culture.

A bit of warning, though: both traditional and new and creative expletives are used liberally throughout. As if you couldn't figure that out. Anyway, I do want to add, however, that although the lyrics are wonderfully tasteless, they are not offensive unless you're a creationist.

If you have even a casual interest in science and are under the age of about 40, you'll love this CD.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Isn't A "Listen To It Once" Comedy CD, May 13, 2005

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Bruce E. Layne (Lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brief History of Rhyme: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

I enjoy humor, but most comedy CDs are a one-shot deal because most humor relies on an element of surprise. Not MC Hawking. If you have an interest in science, you will almost certainly find this CD to be hilarious.

I don't like any other rap, but I love this CD and I listen to it all the time. It's one of the few CDs where I usually find myself singing along. They're all high energy songs that are great road tunes. Crank it up, roll down the windows, and teach some punks in your 'hood some science.

As others have mentioned, the language is rough. It doesn't bother me, but it does bother some people. There are recurring anti-fundamentalist themes, with little tolerance for fundamentalists trying to force creationism to be taught in science classes, and that's OK with me too. Hey, do I go to your church and start preaching science?