http://staplecrops.com Staple Crops is a creative enterprise. The Answers To Your Most Pressing Questions™ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:18:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 Also Join the Staple Crops Face Book page for updates and specials: http://bit.ly/stcrfb The Hip-Hop ... http://staplecrops.com/index.php/hip-hop-word-count-x-sxsw-2011/ 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 ... http://staplecrops.com/index.php/rap-acronyms/ I used a new free and open-source data visualization application called Protovis to make interactive parallel coordinate graphs of the entire catalogs of 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Biggie & Nas through the Hip-Hop Word Count analysis. In honor of his Bornday 50's is posted here. http://staplecrops.com/index.php/a-data-visualization-of-50-cent%e2%80%99s-career/ Metrocards At Canal Street Station, June 30, 2010. http://staplecrops.com/index.php/waste-is-a-design-flaw/ I used a new free and open-source data visualization application called Protovis to make interactive parallel coordinate graphs of the entire catalogs of 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Biggie & Nas through the Hip-Hop Word Count analysis. Jay-Z's is posted here. http://staplecrops.com/index.php/data-visualization-of-jay-zs-career/ 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 ... http://staplecrops.com/index.php/hip-hop-word-count-x-eyebeam-open-studio-625-626/ I've decided to release a new Rap Data Pack™ every month until Labor Day. Vote below to let me know who you would like to see next. [poll id="2"] http://staplecrops.com/index.php/rap-data-pack-2-peoples-choice/ http://staplecrops.com/index.php/scatterplot-analysis-of-jay-zs-body-of-work-smog-x-word-count/ I uploaded the Rap Data Pack™ Jay-Z to Many Eyes. Click the *View Data* link below and make your own visualizations. http://staplecrops.com/index.php/treemap-analysis-of-jay-zs-body-of-work-smog-x-word-count/ There are currently 724+ Anonymous users looking at the Jay-Z Rap Data Pack™ in Google Docs. They're giving me feedback through the built in chat function. Nice! bit.ly/a5zjbp http://staplecrops.com/index.php/hip-hop-word-count-x-google-spreadsheet/