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Geeksta rappers rhyme tech talk

By , February 13, 2006

The worlds of computer science and rap don't often mix, and that's probably a good thing. But since the tech industry was built on innovation, we think Armand Navabi and Dan Maynes-Aminzade are a couple of guys who deserve a look--and a listen. Their innovation blends the world of PhD candidate in computer science with the rough and raunchy world of hard-core rap. The result is a sweetly groovin', code-rich, sometimes very non-PC music genre known as CS Gangsta Rap, aka


MCPlus+

(Armand Navabi)

Born: Tehran, Iran, 1982<

Education:
BS in computer science, University of Arizona. Currently completing master's at Purdue University and is a candidate for the PhD program.

Honors:
Purdue University Department of Computer Science Most Promising Rapper

Album: Algorithms

Best songs:
"End of File," "Computer Science for Life," "Have to Code"

Web sites: www.mcplusplus.com, www.csgangstarap.com

Sample lyrics:

There is so much drama in the phd,

and now monzy you tryin' to rap

like me

but as much as you try fool, you cant

be me

that's like a poly-time algorithm for TSP,

your sorry half-Persian ass wants

some beef,

I'm the root node kid and you're

just a leaf,

so show me respect before i remove

you in log n time,

cause you know my trees are balanced

all the time,

man, ill eliminate you like

dead code,

I don't discriminate; I'll delete

your node



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