Greydon Square

Greydon Square
Greydon Square at the Great American God-Out in Manhattan, November 15, 2007; copyright Greydon Square
Background information
Birth name	Eddie Collins
Also known as	Apocalypse Greydon Cubed Super Gross The Black Carl Sagan
Born	September 28, 1981 (1981-09-28)
Origin	Compton, USA
Genres	Hip hop / rap
Instruments	Rapping, Vocals
Years active	2004 – present
Associated acts	Adil Omar, Traumah, Canibus

Greydon Square (born Eddie Collins on September 28, 1981) is an American rapper. He is an Iraq War veteran and an outspoken atheist who promotes discussion on philosophical issues, as well as having studied physics full time before moving on to study computer science.

Biography

Collins grew up in Compton, California, a historically impoverished suburb of Los Angeles, where he was raised as an orphan and became immersed in gang culture. In May 2001, he enlisted in the United States Army. He went on to serve in the Iraq War in March 2004. After returning from Iraq, Collins began attending college in Phoenix, Arizona as a physics major. It was at this time that he began questioning his prior religious beliefs and became an atheist, posting videos on YouTube. He has appeared in several television documentaries and radio shows, and his music has attracted fans such as Penn Jillette and Richard Dawkins. He is also a member of the international secular hip-hop activist movement The Anti-Injustice Movement (aka AIM Clika) and now runs his own organization Grand Unified Theory which uses creativity to educate about science and rational thinking.

Music career

Collins has been expressing himself through rap under his stage name of Greydon Square since 2004. Among his influences are Phil Collins, DJ Quik, Dr Dre, Quincy Jones, Stanley Clarke, Cedric Williams, and The Bee Gees. His first album, Absolute, was released in 2004 and is no longer available. His follow-up album The Compton Effect, was released in 2007 after much delay. After being approached by several independent record labels and one major one, Collins created his own company to distribute the record. In 2008, he released his second album The CPT Theorem. The titles of these two albums are references to the city of Compton (also called CPT) where he grew up, and to the Compton effect and the CPT Theorem from physics, which he studies. His music deals with philosophical issues (particularly with regard to atheism and science), political issues, the war in Iraq and his experiences as a soldier who had to fight in this war, and his childhood which he had to spend in group homes.

In 2010 he announced the release of his third studio album, The Kardashev Scale, along with an EP titled Serpents of Eden in collaboration with Adil Omar. He's also a confirmed guest on Omar's debut solo album The Mushroom Cloud Effect alongside Kool G Rap on a song titled "Summertime".

The song titled "War Porn" from his latest album The Kardashev Scale was performed in collaboration with hip-hop artist Canibus.

Discography

Solo albums

Album information
Absolute Released: 2004 Billboard 200 chart position: R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: Singles: RIAA Certification:
The Compton Effect Released: 2007 Billboard 200 chart position: N/A R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: N/A Singles: "Squared", "Molotov", "Say", "Extian" RIAA Certification:
The C.P.T. Theorem Released: 2008 Billboard 200 chart position: R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: Singles: "Cubed", "A Soldier's Poem" RIAA Certification:
The Kardashev Scale Released: August 10, 2010 Billboard 200 chart position: R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: Singles: "Stockholm Syndrome", "Brains", "Myth" RIAA Certification:
The Mandelbrot Set Released: 2012 Billboard 200 chart position: R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: Singles: RIAA Certification:

Collaboration albums

Album information
Serpents of Eden (with Adil Omar) To be released: 2012 Billboard 200 chart position: R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: Singles: RIAA Certification:

Album information
Ryuken's Fury (with C Gats) To be released: 2012 Billboard 200 chart position: R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: Singles: RIAA Certification:

See also

• American Atheists
• West Coast hip hop
• List of West Coast hip hop artists

External links

• Greydon Square on ReverbNation
• Greydon Square on Top40-Charts.com
• PR Web press release on Greydon Square
• The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Interview of Greydon
• Polyschizmatic Reprobates Hour Interview of Greydon
• Greydon's Anti-Injustice Movement Profile
• Greydon's Ustream channel
• Hour Interview with Greydon Square on Cape Reason Show April 2011