Our Proposal The Hip-Hop Word Count: A Searchable Rap Almanac was accepted into the 2011 SXSW PanelPicker! Vote for it multiple times daily until August 27th; so we can present at SXSW. Here is the link: http://bit.ly/hhwcxsxsw

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The Hip-Hop Word Count is a searchable ethnographic database built from the lyrics of over 40,000 Hip-Hop songs from 1979 to present day.

The Hip-Hop Word Count describes the technical details of most of your favorite hip-hop songs. This data can then be used to not only figure out interesting stats about the songs themselves, but also describe the culture behind the music.

How can analyzing lyrics teach us about our culture?

The Hip-Hop Word Count locks in a time and geographic location for every metaphor, simile, cultural reference, phrase, rhyme style, meme and socio-political idea used in the corpus of Hip-Hop.

The Hip-Hop Word Count then converts this data into explorable visualisations which help us to comprehend this vast set of cultural data.

This data can be used to chart the migration of ideas and builds a geography of language.

I recently used my morning commute to the studio to write down a list of acronyms found in Rap music. The first 3 people to send a correct list of what the acronyms stand for get a STCR gift in the mail. Shout out to @jeffdtaylor, @Combat_Jack, @meaganshea, @Gudtyme @MattyHo & @minchovega for adding on.

L.A.S.M.
T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E.
R.A.W.
D.M.C.
F.A.Y.B.A.N.
B.O.N.E.
R.B.G.
T.R.O.Y.
B.B.E.
U.N.I.T.Y.
N.W.A.
B.W.P.
A.L.L.A.H.
K.O.S.
G.O.D.
B.I.G.
B.M.W.
B.I.B.L.E.
B.D.P.
C.N.N.
E.P.M.D.
L.O.N.S.
L.P.
I.M.P.
P.E.
U.G.K.
M.J.G.
T.I.
N.E.R.D.
B.O.B.
B.Y.S.
Rebel I.N.S.
K.I.M.
K.R.S.O.N.E.
H.E.R.
Goodie M.O.B.
D.A.I.S.Y. Age
R.O.C.
D.I.T.C.
W.U.T.A.N.G.
M.O.P.

I will unveil the Hip-Hop Word Count at Eyebeam Open Studios

Where: Eyebeam Atelier: 540 West 21 Street Between 10th & 11th Avenues
When: Friday June 25th 3PM-6PM & Saturday June 26th 3PM-6PM

The Hip-Hop Word Count (HHWC) is a searchable ethnographic database built from the lyrics of over 40,000 Hip-Hop songs from 1979 to present day. The database is the heart of an online analysis tool that generates textual and quantified reports on searched phrases, syntax, memes and socio-political ideas.