Why rapper B.o.B has beef with scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson

What are culture vultures discussing 'round the water cooler today? q producer Mitch Pollock scans the latest arts and entertainment headlines to keep us in the know. Today: 

• How Beatrix Potter, the beloved British children's author who died in 1943, has a new book coming out. 

• Why rapper B.o.B. recorded a diss track targeting Neil deGrasse Tyson, renowned physicist and celebrity scientist.

• Burton Cummings is heading in to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

​WEB EXTRA | B.o.B references several conspiracy theories in his rant, but they fly by fast. Here's his Neil deGrasse Tyson diss track, followed by a quick breakdown for those that don't spend all their evenings on the conspiracy web. 

"Lizard's breath"

This is the delusion that reptilian aliens in human form control the earth and wield political and social power. There is an anti-Semitic undercurrent to this. Jon Ronson has written incredible stories about this conspiracy and its high-profile backer, David Icke.

"Got the clones scared"

There are lots of clone conspiracies. Just type a celebrity name and clone into Google and brace yourself. 
The conspiracy web thinks that U.S. President Barack Obama is the clone of an Egyptian pharaoh, and that Avril Lavigne has been cloned.

"Feeding kids masonry"

An allusion to a whole boat-load of Freemason conspiracies. In a nutshell: a bunch of stone workers ended up running the world.

"Heliocentrism"

The very proven fact that the planets revolve around the sun. Coupled with B.O.B.'s idea that someone can be the victim of this could mean that he believes the opposite?

"do your research on David Irving"

David Irving is a Holocaust denier. 

"POTUS gotta wear a Kipper"

Let's assume that by "kipper" he means "kippa" which is the brimless hat worn by some observant Jewish men. If that's the case, he's referencing anti-Jewish world domination conspiracy theories.

"Flat Line"

Another safe assumption is that he means the earth is flat.