Archive for Social Studies
April 18, 2014 Written by Tahero at 10:17 pm · Filed under Hip Hop Word Count, Music Theory, Projects, Social Studies
Nas is commonly characterized as the consummate storyteller. In order to tell a story you need a location. Which would explain why Nas has some of the most geo-location points contained in the raps of the 12 artists analyzed.
Inspired by Pablo Picasso’s light pen drawings Maximum Distance. Minimum Displacement. uses abstracted semantic rap data to create sculptural forms with light. The forms represent the distance travelled by the lyrics in each song.
(Brief) Methodology: I used the Hip Hop Word Count’s new semantic analysis results to extract all geographic mentions from the complete bodies of work of 12 rappers. These locations were translated into geo coordinates which were then made into points that plotted the robot arm’s movements. The robot arm drew each path while holding a light pen.
April 2, 2014 Written by Tahero at 10:51 am · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Hip Hop Word Count, Photography, Social Studies, Uncategorized
The Rap Research Lab is a creative studio for ongoing projects and a lab to impart the knowledge of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math to students via the Hip Hop Word Count. We are located on the Grand Concourse, in the Andrew Freedman Complex, in the South Bronx.
We are currently taking applications for both studio assistants and Bronx based H.S. students to fill our first cohort.
#WuTangIsForTheChildren
March 14, 2014 Written by Tahero at 11:37 am · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Culture Snob, Daily Feed, Hip Hop Word Count, Music Theory, Social Studies
Inspired by Pablo Picasso’s light pen drawings Maximum Distance. Minimum Displacement. uses abstracted semantic rap data to create sculptural forms with light. The forms represent the distance travelled by the lyrics in each song.
(Brief) Methodology: I used the Hip Hop Word Count’s new semantic analysis results to extract all geographic mentions from the complete bodies of work of 12 rappers. These locations were translated into geo coordinates which were then made into points that plotted the robot arm’s movements. The robot arm drew each path while holding a light pen.
March 14, 2014 Written by Tahero at 11:30 am · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Hip Hop Word Count, Music Theory, NYC Events, Social Studies, Uncategorized
#GrandConcourse #TheBronx #WuTangIsForTheChildren
March 5, 2014 Written by Tahero at 11:06 am · Filed under Culture Snob, Daily Feed, Social Studies, Stolen Creative
Jean-Michel Basquiat: Works from the Collection of Alexis Adler
Many never before seen (& contested) art from JMB.
I’m especially drawn to the music notation, notes and journaling contained in the Mead Notebook.
“I was broke. I had breakfast and a few phonecalls in my pocket. I had some kind of cold & my mouth looked like it. I wondered if it smelled like it.”
Download the catalog here.
February 28, 2014 Written by Tahero at 12:47 pm · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Culture Snob, Daily Feed, Hip Hop Word Count, Music Theory, Photography, Projects, Social Studies
Inspired by Pablo Picasso’s light pen drawings Maximum Distance. Minimum Displacement. uses abstracted semantic rap data to create sculptural forms with light. The forms represent the distance travelled by the lyrics in each song.
(Brief) Methodology: I used the Hip Hop Word Count’s new semantic analysis results to extract all geographic mentions from the complete bodies of work of 12 rappers. These locations were translated into geo coordinates which were then made into points that plotted the robot arm’s movements. The robot arm drew each path while holding a light pen.
February 28, 2014 Written by Tahero at 9:45 am · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Culture Snob, Daily Feed, Hip Hop Word Count, Music Theory, Photography, Social Studies
Inspired by Pablo Picasso’s light pen drawings Maximum Distance. Minimum Displacement. uses abstracted semantic rap data to create sculptural forms with light. The forms represent the distance travelled by the lyrics in each song.
(Brief) Methodology: I used the Hip Hop Word Count’s new semantic analysis results to extract all geographic mentions from the complete bodies of work of 12 rappers. These locations were translated into geo coordinates which were then made into points that plotted the robot arm’s movements. The robot arm drew each path while holding a light pen.
February 27, 2014 Written by Tahero at 12:32 am · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Culture Snob, Daily Feed, Hip Hop Word Count, Music Theory, Photography, Social Studies
Inspired by Pablo Picasso’s light pen drawings Maximum Distance. Minimum Displacement. uses abstracted semantic rap data to create sculptural forms with light. The forms represent the distance travelled by the lyrics in each song.
(Brief) Methodology: I used the Hip Hop Word Count’s new semantic analysis results to extract all geographic mentions from the complete bodies of work of 12 rappers. These locations were translated into geo coordinates which were then made into points that plotted the robot arm’s movements. The robot arm drew each path while holding a light pen.
February 21, 2014 Written by Tahero at 11:10 pm · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Culture Snob, Hip Hop Word Count, Music Theory, Photography, Social Studies, Uncategorized
Inspired by Pablo Picasso’s light pen drawings Maximum Distance. Minimum Displacement. uses abstracted semantic rap data to create sculptural forms with light. The forms represent the distance travelled by the lyrics in each song.
(Brief) Methodology: I used the Hip Hop Word Count’s new semantic analysis results to extract all geographic mentions from the complete bodies of work of 12 rappers. These locations were translated into geo coordinates which were then made into points that plotted the robot arm’s movements. The robot arm drew each path while holding a light pen.
December 30, 2013 Written by Tahero at 6:36 pm · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Projects, Social Studies, Stolen Creative, Uncategorized
My South Bronx residency has started nicely with a new printmaking series of Video Music Box shout-outs. The first group are transcribed from the holiday shout outs in this unearthed director’s cut below. Happy Holidays.
#RogueArchivist
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