Presentation prepared for Tahir Hemphill for Mozilla Hive NYC Rap Research Lab

1. HIVE PROJECTLEARNINGLAB• JANUARY 13,2016•NYC
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2. Text
THERAPRESEARCHLABISAPLACEFOR
TEACHINGDESIGNTHINKING,DATAANALYSIS,
DATAVISUALISATION,CRITICALTHINKINGAND
MEDIACRITICISMTOSTUDENTSUSINGA
PROJECTBASEDCURRICULUMTHATVISUALIZES
HIPHOPASACULTURALINDICATOR.

3. 50,000+
3,000+
5,000+
SONGS
ARTISTS
ALBUMS

4. DATA AND META DATA
META DATA
ARTIST NAME
SONG TITLE
ALBUM TITLE
GEO LOCATION
RELEASE DATE
SYNTAX
WORD COUNT
READING LEVEL
RHYME DENSITY
PERFECT RHYMES
SEMANTICS
SENTIMENT
KEYWORDS
PEOPLE
PLACES

5. CONTENT X LOCATION X TIME = NEW CONTEXT FOR HIP HOP

6. Artist Date SentimentType SentimentScore SongTitle Keywords People Places
Drake May 16, 2006 negative -0.0333721 4 My Town (Birdman) (Ft. Lil Wayne) prod. by Boi-1da{{money, 0.991194},{I’m, 0.889473},{Pastor Kerney Thomas, 0.725721},{money heavy weight, 0.711692},{Purple pine dro, 0.689207}
0.543166},{shit, 0.516435},{Hook, 0.50514}}
{{Pastor Kerney Thomas, 0.967828},{Gibson, 0.863184},{Don P,Marc Jacobs, 0.861074},{Lil Wayne, 0.848123},{Cartier Lo{{City, Stunna, 0.9804}}
Drake May 16, 2006 positive 0.0685615 1997 (New Old School) (JWTM) (Ft. Bruno Mars, Immortal Technique, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Method Man, Sampha & Trey Songz) prod. by Hit-Boy, JoeySideFire,{{JWTM, 0.962811},{Kendrick, 0.8359},{Drake, 0.770169},{Trey, 0.576427},{Bruno, 0.519133}}{{Kendrick Lamar, 0.797807},{Bruno Mars, 0.655895},{Drake, 0.591989},{Trey Songz, 0.522351},{Dylan Von, 0.233649},{J{}
Drake May 16, 2006 positive 0.0049415 All Night Long (Miss Me Demo) (Ft. Bun B & Lil Wayne) prod. by Boi-1da & Noah "40" Shebib{{night, 0.978448},{bitch, 0.893532},{life, 0.802261},{Lil Jaz bout, 0.783669},{World Series attitude, 0.777338},{money, 0.746528},{cause, 0.73
booth, 0.522378},{dynamic duo, 0.519382},{love machine, 0.517793},{Young Money, 0.517632},{Mr. Cream, 0.515987},{Weezy F Baby, 0.514
{{Drake, 0.895112},{Nicki Minaj, 0.572183},{Jerry Sloan, 0.564208},{Lil Jaz, 0.512721},{Lil Wayne, 0.502664},{Mr. Cream J{{Country, Haiti, 0.47894},{Country, China, 0.46194},{City, Toronto, 0.437929},{City, Houston, 0.432715
Drake May 16, 2006 positive 0.0152417 AM 2 PM (Ft. Nickelus F) prod. by Nickelus F{{nigga yawning, 0.980057},{breakfast cause, 0.928392},{wrist watch, 0.898025},{ya sick huh, 0.78027},{shorty drip drop, 0.697119},{Purple d{{Nick cop, 0.748883},{Saran wrap,anthrax, 0.499128},{Jay, 0.459629}}{{City, Whitehaven, 0.452449},{City, Memphis, 0.44545},{City, Montreal, 0.434384},{City, Virgina, 0.4332
Drake Nov 15, 2011 positive 0.0609035 Take Care {{Hook, 0.931228},{time, 0.758882},{truth hurts, 0.693366},{little taste, 0.68262},{Gil Scott-Heron, 0.677921},{Big girls, 0.653856},{Verse, 0.61{{Gil Scott-Heron, 0.848324},{Rihanna, 0.760572}}{}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.074525 HYFR {{hell yeah, 0.932989},{Lil Wayne, 0.849749},{fuckin, 0.837221},{Georgia State where,tuition, 0.640462},{shit, 0.60856}}{{Lil Wayne, 0.933272},{Hennessy, 0.541116}}{{City, Atlanta, 0.578618},{StateOrCounty, Georgia, 0.558371},{StateOrCounty, Texas, 0.545611}}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.0246082 The Ride {{I’m, 0.981895},{shit, 0.87123},{freshman floater flow, 0.854261},{home, 0.846938},{Brand new titties, 0.802018},{Brand new girl, 0.8{} {}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.0425638 Marvin's Room {{Verse, 0.986045},{Bridge, 0.885158},{party, 0.737318},{cold drink, 0.682905},{naked pictures, 0.645099},{good guy, 0.632161},{old phone, 0{} {}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.089032 The Motto {{nigga, 0.986628},{bitch, 0.803077},{skeet skeet, 0.769599},{Skeet skeet skeet, 0.63907},{New York City, 0.624394},{pimpin ice cold, 0.5917{{Franny, 0.819571},{Lil Wayne, 0.470305},{Becky, 0.42358},{Niko, 0.411131},{Mr. Ed, 0.384359},{Chubbs, 0.383552}}{{City, New York City, 0.504126},{City, Aventura, 0.493993},{City, Miami, 0.468866},{City, Santa Marghe
Drake Nov 15, 2011 positive 0.0415183 Look What You've Done{{black American dad, 0.926121},{love, 0.781859},{kid, 0.739604},{man, 0.717642},{way, 0.705634},{kitchen counter, 0.591182},{Damn your h{{Wayne, 0.955414},{Aubrey, 0.893625},{Neeks, 0.712472},{Drake, 0.694998}}{{City, Nebby, 0.787602},{City, Rome, 0.742175},{City, Memphis, 0.724954},{City, Houston, 0.707776}}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 positive 0.0394248 The Real Her {{Verse, 0.969867},{way, 0.846174},{party, 0.818774},{Hook, 0.681645},{girls, 0.544313},{baby, 0.538892},{right thing, 0.512033}}{{Lil Wayne, 0.71761},{Adele, 0.660354},{Andre, 0.637783}}{{City, Boise, 0.65104},{City, Vegas, 0.650913},{City, Houston, 0.647463},{City, Atlanta, 0.647412}}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 positive 0.00900825 Underground Kings {{city love, 0.907587},{cold dude, 0.686326},{bitches, 0.63987},{shit, 0.511224}}{{Yo Gotti, 0.573034}}{{City, New Orleans, 0.546456},{City, Memphis, 0.513041},{City, Ridge Crest, 0.505397},{StateOrCount
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.0271134 Crew Love {{lotta friends, 0.956355},{cause, 0.652626},{Poland, 0.602044},{lotta cash, 0.597782},{crew, 0.584909},{Fake ID, 0.547727},{bar rolling, 0.540{{Harvard, 0.501877}}{{Country, Poland, 0.962136}}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.112798 Practice {{yeah, 0.974576},{ass, 0.555651},{ass yeah, 0.551039},{bad yeah, 0.535267}}{{Babygirl, 0.748203}}{}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 positive 0.0281133 Cameras {{camera, 0.964521},{team, 0.578421}}{} {}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.0229062 Buried Alive (Interlude) {{Kendrick Lamar, 0.991787},{suicidal terrorist, 0.980709},{I’d jump, 0.975769},{pine box, 0.967223},{Mercedes Benz, 0.957705},{rea
0.590256},{nemesis, 0.588978},{pussy, 0.586255},{lock, 0.583464},{ass, 0.583041},{death, 0.580001},{Sat, 0.57992},{Aaliyah, 0.577622},{infa
{{Mr. OVOXO, 0.966058},{Kendrick Lamar, 0.933886},{Aaliyah, 0.876787},{Rihanna, 0.779927}}{{City, Toronto, 0.704955}}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.060035 We'll Be Fine {{gangsta shit, 0.976269},{way, 0.955452},{nigga, 0.803827},{Uptown gangsta shit, 0.72292},{fuck, 0.687743},{brand new crib, 0.674933},{ne{{Drizzy, 0.736121},{Aaliyah, 0.622415},{Nicki, 0.50145}}{{City, Toronto, 0.47367}}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 positive 0.0340289 Make Me Proud {{I’m, 0.942763},{girl, 0.839162},{little attitude problem, 0.680574},{ta row ya, 0.676682},{fuck, 0.670167},{best legal team, 0.63509},{{{Dolly Parton, 0.771483},{Nicki Minaj, 0.744865},{Howard, 0.658246},{Ai, 0.57792}}{{City, Babylon, 0.673487},{City, Miami, 0.652144}}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.011273 Headlines {{money, 0.903002},{shit, 0.792619},{ta, 0.739458},{mind, 0.626183},{new shit, 0.521304},{Tuck my napkin, 0.516126}}{{Drizzy, 0.693621}}{}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.0477511 Over My Dead Body {{man, 0.956928},{time, 0.844706},{nigga, 0.829152},{motherfucking funny guy, 0.799564},{Hook, 0.779853},{Chantal Kreviazuk, 0.701957},{n{{Chantal Kreviazuk, 0.829706},{Michael Jordan, 0.655795},{Kevin Hart, 0.645842}}{}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.0091625 Lord Knows {{Rick Ross, 0.963505},{niggas, 0.838694},{role models, 0.681185},{Drug money outfit, 0.554298},{Young ass nigga, 0.552638}}{{Rick Ross, 0.74082},{Marley, 0.448349},{Matchin, 0.405388},{Lord, 0.392731},{Haffaand Jordan, 0.370916},{Weezy, 0.3{{City, Palm Springs, 0.372693},{StateOrCounty, YOLO, 0.345115},{City, Jamaica, 0.320955},{City, Roll
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.00611155 Shot for Me {{mad cause, 0.989061},{way, 0.799028},{things, 0.762725},{neighbors respect, 0.522216},{Trouble neglect, 0.520096},{small place, 0.517537{{Alisha, 0.753977}}{}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 positive 0.119046 Good Ones Go (Interlude){{good ones, 0.975948},{care, 0.691412},{money, 0.5222},{girl, 0.515523}}{} {}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.120587 Doing It Wrong {{wrong thing, 0.955008},{Stevie Wonder Harmonica, 0.65237},{good thing, 0.579266},{ho, 0.572826},{Verse, 0.549735},{Hook, 0.548079},{wo{} {}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.0564015 Girls Love Beyonce (Ft. James Fauntleroy) prod. by Noah "40" Shebib{{shit, 0.955037},{I’m, 0.944464},{time, 0.852639},{new friends, 0.848118}}{{James Fauntleroy, 0.785771}}{}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.112603 Fuckin' Problems (A$AP Rocky) (Ft. 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar) prod. by Noah "40" Shebib{{fucking problem, 0.958527},{nigga, 0.631204},{bad bitches, 0.597405},{Kendrick Lamar, 0.590857},{Hook, 0.586085},{fucking boys, 0.57816
0.506738},{shit, 0.506701},{bustin, 0.506578},{crib, 0.506556},{dudes, 0.506508},{somebody, 0.506503},{Vaca, 0.506429},{girls, 0.506033},{p
{{Kendrick Lamar, 0.932403},{Ai, 0.598226},{Halle Berry, 0.585222},{Keith, 0.516405},{ho, 0.486707},{Vaca, 0.441223}}{{City, Cali, 0.498629},{City, Atlanta, 0.440209}}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 positive 0.0218014 About The Game (Ft. Trey Songz){{Trey Songz, 0.979268},{Hook, 0.640049},{Ai, 0.572219},{Alternate Hook, 0.523576},{Verse, 0.511119}}{{Trey Songz, 0.83131},{Ayo Trey, 0.408864},{Ai, 0.295331},{Ho, 0.184015}}{}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.070633 A Little Favour {{couple, 0.982369},{ones, 0.947913},{em fuck, 0.913801},{couple Warhols, 0.817139},{couple things, 0.809943},{Lil Wayne, 0.77996},{little fa{{Drizzy Drake, 0.835186},{Jim Moore, 0.558633},{Lil Wayne, 0.525872},{Iverson, 0.454058},{Frank, 0.388996}}{}
Drake Nov 15, 2011 positive 0.0336757 Versace (Migos) prod. by Zaytoven{{Versace, 0.994654}}{{Versace Versace, 0.918466},{Halle Berry, 0.0322048},{Speakin, 0.0285403},{Fernando, 0.0284443},{Rocco, 0.0281726},{{City, Toronto, 0.030647},{City, Atlanta, 0.029451},{City, New York, 0.0273516},{City, Miami, 0.026854
Drake Nov 15, 2011 negative -0.0174848 5AM in Toronto (Remix) (Dreezy) prod. by Boi-1da{{circle talkin shit, 0.914134},{fvckin ape shit, 0.884406},{niggas, 0.689717},{Underground rappers, 0.633054},{Hot verses, 0.572761},{Hater n{{Yo dreez, 0.675768},{dreezy, 0.67423},{King, 0.648066},{Zig, 0.641758},{Tim, 0.613245}}{}
Drake Sep 21, 2009 negative -0.0404763 Forever {{Hook, 0.974607},{shit, 0.892132},{Verse, 0.714729},{fucking roller coaster, 0.67511},{country wide tour, 0.662048},{Space Jam Jordans, 0.6
hip, 0.520929}}
{{Lil Wayne, 0.800293},{Kanye West, 0.700184},{Pinocchio, 0.683938},{Drake, 0.549379},{Hannibal Lecter, 0.534082},{Em{{City, New Orleans, 0.519262},{StateOrCounty, Nevada, 0.492119},{City, Hollywood, 0.489424}}
Drake Sep 21, 2009 negative -0.152379 T.I.King On Set {{king, 0.992784},{Hey, 0.865112},{deck, 0.677082},{ass, 0.667258},{hey boy, 0.600999}}{{King, 0.980555},{T.I., 0.301464},{Dro, 0.284232}}{}
Drake Sep 21, 2009 negative -0.0071764 Jay Z History {{history, 0.95487},{victory, 0.76947},{I’m, 0.597151},{success, 0.542794},{Hook, 0.506192},{moment, 0.501281}}{{Everybody’s, 0.924091}}{}
Drake Sep 21, 2009 negative -0.0311281 A Little Favour (GQ Freestyle){{couple, 0.946897},{ones, 0.901979},{couple things, 0.744978},{couple Warhol’s, 0.708628},{little favour, 0.699041},{Lil’ Wa{{Jim Moore, 0.776557},{Drizzy Drake, 0.697776},{Iverson, 0.627061},{Wayne, 0.571385}}{}
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