- Greydon Square
Infobox musical artist
Name = Greydon Square
Img_capt = Greydon Square at the Great American God-Out inManhattan ,November 15 ,2007 ; copyright Greydon Square
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Eddie Collins
Alias = Apocalypse, Greydon Cube, Super Gross, The Black Carl Sagan
Born = Los Angeles, CA
Died =
Origin = flagicon|USA Compton,California
Instrument =
Genre = Hip hop /rap
Occupation =
Years_active = 2004 – present
Label =
Associated_acts =Traumah, Lyracist
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/greydonsquare www.myspace.com/greydonsquare]Eddie Collins, also known by his stage name Greydon Square, is an American hip hop artist. He is a veteran of the
Iraq War and an outspoken atheist who promotes discussion on theological issues, as well as studyingquantum physics full time.Biography
Collins grew up in Compton,
California , where he was raised as an orphan and would become immersed in the gang culture. In May 2001, he enlisted in theUnited States Army . He would go on to serve in theIraq 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 outspoken atheist, posting videos onYouTube and becoming a member of theRational Response Squad , and of the pro-democracy movement Grand Unified Theory. He has appeared on "Nightline" in regard to the RRS' Blasphemy Challenge, and his music has attracted fans such asPenn Jillette andRichard Dawkins .cite web
url = http://www.soundclick.com/pro/view/01/default.cfm?BandID=577007
title = "Atheist Rapper"
work = SoundClick.com
accessdate = 2008-02-15 Article on Greydon Square and "The Compton Effect".]Music career
Collins has been expressing himself through rap under his stage name of Greydon Square since 2001. Among his influences are
Phil Collins ,DJ Quik ,Dr Dre ,Quincy Jones ,Stanley Clarke ,Cedric Williams , andThe Bee Gees . His first album, "Absolute", was released in 2004 and is no longer available. His second 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 in order to distribute the record.Discography
Albums
References
See also
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Rational Response Squad
*American Atheists
*West Coast hip hop
*List of West Coast hip hop artists External links
* [http://www.greydonsquare.com The Official Greydon Square Website]
* [http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=33326 Greydon Square on Top40-Charts.com]
* [http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/6/prweb532134.htm PR Web press release on Greydon Square]
* [http://media.libsyn.com/media/skepticsguide/skepticast2007-11-07.mp3 The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Interview of Greydon]
* [http://www.reprobateshour.com/2007/09/18/season-2-episode-3-greydon-squared/ Polyschizmatic Reprobates Hour Interview of Greydon]
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