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December 4, 2013 Written by Tahero at 9:19 am · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Daily Feed, Hip Hop Word Count, Music Theory, Social Studies
Out of the rappers analyzed and with mentions of: Bali, Brooklyn, Cali, Capri, Chi-Town, Detroit, England, France, Hollywood, Japan, London, St. Bart, Switzerland & Tokyo – Jay-Z’s “Around The World” was the song with the most geo-locations.
That long arc on the left is made from the drama of moving along 3 distant paths: “40/40′s out in Tokyo” from the song Do U Wanna Ride, “Don’t cry for me Argentina” from the song American Gangster and “Schooled me with hard knocks, better than Berkeley” from the song Hello Brooklyn 2.0.
Happy Birthday @S_C_ #NewRules #FactsOnly #PicassoBaby
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 3, 2013 Written by Tahero at 7:33 pm · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Culture Snob, Hip Hop Word Count, 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.
November 1, 2013 Written by Tahero at 12:01 am · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Hip Hop Word Count, 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.
My time here at The Frank-Ratche STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University has been productive.
Special thanks to Golan Levin, Joshua Bard, Mike Jeffers, Dan Wilcox & Caroline Record.
More documentation to come.
April 1, 2013 Written by Tahero at 9:25 am · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Hip Hop Word Count, Social Studies
We’ve built a browser based infographic that visualizes all the mentions of Champagne by U.S. rappers from 1980-2010. The infographic has 3 views: Map View, Graph View and Song View. The slider allows users to choose the range of time they want to look at. The graphic is rich with storytelling: on one hand the image of Rappers & Champagne have a legendary place in pop culture. On the other hand when you consider Champagne as an aspirational product, this infographic tells a nuanced story of Rapper’s relationship to The American Dream.
Browse the datavis here
March 29, 2013 Written by Tahero at 4:54 pm · Filed under Culture Snob, Daily Feed, Music Theory, Social Studies
Produced, Written and Recorded on handheld mobile device by Bahamadia.
December 11, 2012 Written by Tahero at 6:43 pm · Filed under Culture Snob, Daily Feed, Social Studies
November 11, 2012 Written by Tahero at 12:02 pm · Filed under Culture Snob, Music Theory, Social Studies
October 23, 2012 Written by Tahero at 6:27 pm · Filed under Creative Enterprise, Culture Snob, Hip Hop Word Count, Music Theory, Social Studies
For more project info see bit.ly/hhwc2012
Up to 10 hours per week commitment.
This is a semester-long position.
July 11, 2012 Written by Tahero at 8:24 am · Filed under Daily Feed, Music Theory, Social Studies
This Interview Is Full Of Awesome Quotes.
“I Consider Myself A Famous Rap Singer” -Danny Brown
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