drop science

English

drop science (third-person singular simple present drops science, present participle dropping science, simple past and past participle dropped science)

(slang, hip-hop) To show off one's talent and ability, as if to educate others.
- 1992, SPIN, volume 8, number 4, page 49:
  Her rapid-fire delivery and syncopation allows her to coast past hardcore beats as she drops science with her new school feminism.
- 2007, Urb, volume 17, numbers 148-150, page 52:
  His back catalog inspired 2005's self-published gem Rakim Told Me: Hip-Hop Wax Facts Straight From the Original Artists, a collection of legendary rap acts dropping science on their most celebrated records.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop,‎ science.
I was finding college too hard, so I dropped science and switched to an easier course.