Making History off-Broadway
Making History off-Broadway For the first time ever, I will be performing an off-Broadway production that consists of five (5!) different shows in rotation. In fact, I’m pretty sure I…
Baba Brinkman is a New York-based rap artist and playwright. He is best known for his "Rap Guide" series of science-based hip-hop albums and theater productions, performed off-Broadway and on tour around the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hod20AzYB4o
THE STORY
Baba Brinkman has toured the world, won multiple awards and enjoyed successful runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and off-Broadway. He has performed live on “The Rachel Maddow Show”, opened for Stephen Hawking, released more than a dozen albums, and done several TEDx talks. His “Rap Guide” series so far includes Evolution, Human Nature, Religion, Medicine, Wilderness, Climate Change, Consciousness, and the latest: Rap Guide to Culture.
Latest Videos
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Revenge of the Somatic – Baba Brinkman Music Video
A cancer cell rebels against the tyranny of the body, revealing the hidden evolutionary logic behind carcinogenesis.
Download and Stream:
https://music.bababrinkman.com/track/revenge-of-the-somatic-2
https://music.apple.com/us/album/revenge-of-the-somatic/979284324?i=979284825
https://open.spotify.com/track/7yIptNDl9az4joEsfP6zNi?si=B27hVlrKRrmM0dDpuBLmgA
https://www.amazon.com/Revenge-of-the-Somatic/dp/B00V3YA41W
Further reading:
https://slate.com/technology/2017/04/cancer-has-been-with-us-since-the-origins-of-multicellularity.html
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691163840/the-cheating-cell
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/28/science/cellular-cheaters-give-rise-to-cancer.html
Lyrics by Baba Brinkman
Music by Mr. Simmonds
Animation by Dave Anderson
Scientific Consultation by Athena Aktipis
Made with support from the Arizona Cancer Evolution Center
https://cancer-insights.asu.edu/ -
Stay Home – Baba Brinkman Music Video
The science of the COVID-19 outbreak in rap format. Music video produced from home.
Download and Stream:
https://music.bababrinkman.com/track/stay-home
https://music.apple.com/us/album/stay-home/1507979159?i=1507979526
https://open.spotify.com/album/6tOQf9JoeaIcL0Jekg0zuC?si=vTMkv_h5SQ2tdFtRuKmXEQ
https://www.amazon.com/Stay-Home-Explicit-Baba-Brinkman/dp/B0875N79BS
Sources:
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
https://www.ft.com/coronavirus-latest
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56
Instrumental Sample Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7bobc-vRbQ
Lyrics by Baba Brinkman
Track Produced by Mr. Simmonds
Additional Bass by Mark Fitzpatrick
Video by Anna C. Gilmore
Featuring:
Akash Balaji, Alex Andorra, Anna Gilmore, Atticus Ratan, Carl Bergstrom, Chelsea Grunert, Chuck Nice, Colin Wansink, Dan Paradies, Dante DeSantis, Dylan Brinkman, Evan Fitzpatrick, Georgia Wluka, Hannah Brinkman, Helen Bergstrom, Isla Luskoff, Janelle London, Jesse Rifkin, Jordan Luskoff, Laura Wheeler, Leslie Peone, Lillian Peone, Lin Gardiner, Lucie Pohl, Luke Grunert, Madhusudan Katti, Mariella Price, Mark Fitzpatrick, Mark Pallen, Mason Fitzpatrick, MC Lars, Mike Carter, Mollie Pettit, Myq Kaplan, Natasha Hurley-Walker, Nate Lombardi, Noelle Janasiewicz, Raylan Peone, Richard Lenski, Robby Ratan, Robert Brinkmann, Roberto De Jesus, Sanzari Aranyak, Shanique Alladen, Tad Johnson, Thelonius Ratan, Tom Frew, Vivienne Wluka, Will Naameh -
IPCC – Baba Brinkman Music Video
The scientific findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change summarized in rap form.
Learn more about the IPCC reports:
https://www.ipcc.ch/
Support my videos:
https://www.patreon.com/bababrinkman
From the album "The Rap Guide to Climate Chaos":
https://bababrinkman.com/music#climate-chaos