He took a couple decades off to rock out, but the dedicated scientist returned to Imperial College London in 2007 to complete his degree on Zodiacal dust. But his scientific endeavors didn't stop after that; more recently, May has become a conservationist, working to end badger-culling and fox hunting.

Did GZA go to MIT?

I mean, I never went to a university and linked up with, you know, quantum and astrophysicists and things of that nature. But it's not like this is what sparked the idea for me to want to do this album. It was an interesting experience. I went to MIT and met with Penny Chisholm, a marine biologist.

Is GZA a professor?

GZA teams up with Columbia University science professor to teach science in inner city schools. Wu-Tang Clan grandee GZA has been quietly reinventing himself as East Coast hip-hop's answer to Brian Cox.