Baba Brinkman: The Rationaliz’n, Darwin Testifyin’, Make-Ya-Think-’bout-Evolutioniz’n, Rapper

Baba Brinkman doing his thing...

I’m going to start this post by saying I’ve never cared much for rap music. I suppose I could use the excuse that I’m a an over 40 year-old, white, raised-on-a-farm Albertan Canadian, but I know others in that same demographic who love rap so, so much for that excuse.

Desiree Schell from Skeptically Speaking

Uber-Skeptic Desiree Schell

Last week, Baba Brinkman was on my favorite Skeptical podcast – Skeptically Speaking with Desiree Schell and now, suddenly, I really like rap music. Well, I really like Baba Brinkman’s rap music, anyway.

So that leads me to think that my disconnect with rap has been because what the rapper’s where saying didn’t resonate with me.

Well, what Baba Brinkman has to say resonates with me.

What does Brinkman rap about? Rationality! Freethinking! Science! Evolution! And Darwin baby! DARWIN!

Baba Brinkman is getting the word out about these things in a new manner, and to a new audience. For those who don’t ‘get’ things like the theory of evolution, his songs are terrific consciousness raising experiences and, for those of us who do ‘get it’, they are powerful anthems.

You can find Baba Brinkman:

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May 7, 2010 · Filed Under Atheism

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5 Responses to “Baba Brinkman: The Rationaliz’n, Darwin Testifyin’, Make-Ya-Think-’bout-Evolutioniz’n, Rapper”

  1. Badger on May 7th, 2010 at 12:49 pm

    Try A.O.K. as well!

    In addition to his “targeted” rap, such as the performances on darwin, evolution, and science, his 2 albums (are they even called albums anymore?) with a broader variety of subject matter are awesome as well.

  2. 40 Year Old Atheist on May 7th, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    Right on. Thanks, Badger!

  3. Donna R on May 7th, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    All I can say… IT’S ABOUT TIME!!!! So nice to see young(er) people using their talents in positive, educational ways. I have chills. Thank you for sharing!

  4. Stutz on May 11th, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    I hope Badger’s right that he has albums with different subject matter. Message music is invariably lame, be it Christian “rock” or political pop. And there’s nothing worse than gimmicky rap (“We’re the rappin’ grannies, and we’re here to say…”).

    They way to influence people is to make killer music first, so prove that you’re one of them. You have to be an artist who is also an atheist, not an atheist rapper who’s every track is about freethinking. This guy could make 30 albums about reason and Darwin and skepticism, but if just one major artist like Rihanna were to mention that they didn’t believe in God or drop a line to that effect into a few of their songs, it would have an infinitely greater cultural impact.

    Why were Collective Soul, Creed, and Amy Grant massively popular, but Michael W. Smith, Third Day, and Jars of Clay written off as only appealing to youth-group kids? Because the first group were artists who also happened to be Christian, and the second group were blatantly Christian artists. Mainstream fans could relate to the first group, but resisted the second’s message music.

  5. Stutz on May 11th, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    I hope Badger’s right that he has albums with different subject matter. Message music is invariably lame, be it Christian “rock” or political pop. And there’s nothing worse than gimmicky rap (“We’re the rappin’ grannies, and we’re here to say…”).

    They way to influence people is to make killer music first, so prove that you’re one of them. You have to be an artist who is also an atheist, not an atheist rapper whose every track is about freethinking. This guy could make 30 albums about reason and Darwin and skepticism, but if just one major artist like Rihanna were to mention that they didn’t believe in God or drop a line to that effect into a few of their songs, it would have an infinitely greater cultural impact.

    Why were Collective Soul, Creed, and Amy Grant massively popular, but Michael W. Smith, Third Day, and Jars of Clay written off as only appealing to youth-group kids? Because the first group were artists who also happened to be Christian, and the second group were blatantly Christian artists. Mainstream fans could relate to the first group, but resisted the second’s message music.

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