Greydon Square: Atheist Hip-Hop

I just received my copy of Greydon Square's "The Compton Effect" in the mail today - I'd been hoping for a digital download, but figured that a snail mail copy of a CD would be quicker in the long run. Greydon is a student of physics, so although I hope he doesn't give up his day job (we need as many American scientists as possible), I'm also happy for him to keep up his music on the side.

I'm somewhat self-conscious of the fact that as a white guy, the value of my opinion of hip-hop is questionable- and I'll freely admit that my tastes don't run deep in the genre (Common, Kanye West, and The Roots are among the few that I enjoy - aside from the proto-rap of Rudy Ray Moore). That being said, I think it's an album well worth consideration, not only for the well-crafted rhymes and engaging beats, but also for the sheer entrancement of explicitly atheist lyrics. It's clear that even without his message of nonbelief, Greydon's talent would give rise to an equivalent aesthetic, but with it the product carries more emotional force. He's not the first hip-hop artist to adopt an ideological position, but I do believe that he's the first to make that position atheism.

I'm not sure how well he'll be received in the mainstream, but I'm happy to listen to what the guy has to say.