Matt Daniels, a New York City resident who has described himself as a data scientist and digital analyst, recently updated his “Largest Vocabulary In Hip Hop” chart to include more emcees. Beyond making this update, Daniels has also announced the release of a Hip Hop Flow Chart poster with Pop Chart Lab. Today (July 30), Daniels spoke with HipHopDX about the expansion of the project he unveiled to the Internet in May.
“I was going to expand the project based on a lot of the feedback I got on Reddit based on the artists that weren’t included in the sample set, so I was planning on expanding it anyway,” Matt Daniels says in an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. “So, I added the additional emcees, but Pop Chart Lab did all of the design work. All the credit goes to them.”
Pop Chart Lab’s designed poster, priced at $29, includes various features. The Pop Chart Lab site says the following in its product description:
“Featuring 100 meticulously hand-drawn MC effigies, this chart of lyrical locution analyzes the lexical freshness of nearly every rapper of repute—including Drake, the Wu-Tang Clan and cult favorite Aesop Rock—tabulating the number of unique words used in each artist’s first 35,000 lyrics (roughly equal to 3-5 albums). What’s more, each of these virtuosos of verse is then color-coded by their area of origin—all adding up to a fun, flava-ful flow chart that’s equally at home on the wall of a hip-hop habitué, etymology enthusiast or die-hard data junkie.”
Matt Daniels Discusses Feedback Regarding “Largest Vocabulary” Chart
Daniels hasn’t heard too much from rappers featured on the poster, but many Rap aficionados have let him know what they appreciate about this data project.
A teacher reached out, for example, saying that he believes the chart can inspire students to see statistics, mathematics and literature in a newfound manner. “That was one of the more redeeming things that came out of the project,” Daniels says.
Despite the academic value that might be gained from this, the chart isn’t just an academic project for Daniels, who says it was “a fun thing” to do. Instead, Daniels is quick to point out that this data is not scientifically accurate and that there are a lot of issues with the data quality based on various factors, including transcription accuracy, guest rappers impacting the study and repetitive choruses that may also influence findings. With that said, scientific accuracy wasn’t necessary the goal here.
“I think if anything, this encourages interesting discussion about Hip Hop,” Daniels says. “I think that’s the most important thing that I want people to take away from this.”
Another point Daniels makes regarding his study is that it shouldn’t be “proof” that one rapper is better than another because of word choice. “That’s just one component of how you approach an artist’s music,” Daniels explains.
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Eminem just announced MMLP3 on twitter
and….. noone cared
Bro the guy sold like 800K first week on MMLP2 which isn’t that great so I guess people do care.
1. That’s highly unlikely so almost no one will believe you
2. Even if they did, it takes 10 seconds to confirm it, so absolutely no one will believe you
you fucked up. Danny brown has all his teeth in the picture
Petey Pablo and Gucci Mane? Really? Well, it’s not shocking those two have the lowest number on this chart
WHERE IS THE LIST FOR THE RAPPERS WITH THE BIGGEST DICKS?I HEARD EMINEM IS HUNG LIKE AN ELEPHANT…..NO HOMO!!! HIS LIPS LOOK SO SEXY WHEN HE WEARS LIP GLOSS. I REALLY WANT TO SUCK RICK ROSS’ TITTIES WITH TABASCO SAUCE.
Drake has a teenie weenie, when he was just a baby I thought he was going to be a girl because his weiner was an innie.
Hell nah nigga.Thems is my titties nigga.
My nigga Pac use to titty fuck me while I licked his balls.Now that’s what being a Gangsta is all about,slobbin’ up the homies.Daz,don’t lie to your homies nigga,you was givin’ up that ass to Snoop and Dre.
here we got the A$AP wannabe again. foh
except for GZA the top 3 is all white rappers lol
Busdriver has the largest vocabulary in hip hop
Common uses less than 5k? i’m surprised.
Canibus sneaking into the picture. If you don’t look at the picture on hiphopdx but go to the actual website, you still won’t see it. But if you then zoom in on the picture Canibus will suddenly appear above the wu. Don’t know if there are other people on there I haven’t noticed.
So many MCs look up to Canibus, but pop culture is trying their best to shit on him because he came at Eminem.
Pop culture shits on Canibus because he can’t make a mainstream hit song to save his life. I’m a Canibus fan too so not a knock on him, just the truth.
Pop culture never even heard of Canibus. Hip-Hop fans shits on Canibus because he’s the biggest douche bag in history of the culture
So this is based off of his interpretation of “unique word”?….
POINTLESS….
got nicki minaj but not apathy .. this list is garbage ..
ap is mad slept but he goes dumb hard. props for even mentioning dude.
No ELZHI what the fuck this list is Boodissy!!
Yeah, I was gonna say the same dude. Ill Bill, Monch, Sandman… this list could go on. These are are the cats that remind you hip-hop is worth persevering with, no matter how egregious the scene in general has become.
what!?!?! no migos?!?!
this chart is trash
because they only use like 10 words
This story & chart is old as fuck, as a matter of fact, DX has already ran this exact story months ago. Way to go dumb fucks
This is actually an exclusive followup from the first story. We talked to the creator yesterday who detailed the feedback received from the infographic. Our original story is in the DX Daily video published to the site. Thank you for the comment, Anonymous. We appreciate it.
No, it’s the same fucking story you butt loving pie crust snuggler.
How about Keith Murray??
Daniel Dumile
where the fuck is Canibus my ninja?
He’s nasty with them bars but I really don’t think he has a “vast vocabulary”, he don’t really talk like these self righteous superiority complex having ass Immortal Techinque type of niggas
He listed there fool, above wu-tang. He has more vocabulary than Technique
Canibus doesn’t have a vast vocab??? Slap yourself please. This raps 11 syllable words together. fuck outta here
smh arrogant niggas thinkin they smart just cause they know some big words
lol @ diddy being on the same level as talib kweli and krs one
Vocabulary isn’t the only measure of a good MC
well think about it.. it’s not like Diddy writing his own raps, maybe he got some deep niggas ghost writing
them niggas always acting like they smart and shit but they seem to have the same IQ as diddy lmao
Crooked I, E-40, Chino XL?
I didn’t Know Ice t was from the east coast
& where is Rick Ross Chance & Canibus
Canibus is listed there, right above Wu-tang
Jedi Mind Tricks!!! They’re deep as hell!!
what about DELTRON 3030
Del The Funky Homosapien – 6,135
IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
This chart is interesting to say the least lol. I am shocked at the place of Rakim!
DOOM!!!!!!
You put Jus Allah with Crypt The Warchild(of Outerspace) and their current touring turntablist DJ Kwestion?
Ever heard of their frontman Vinnie Paz? Ever heard of their in house producer Stoupe?
Jedi Mind Tricks is Vinnie Paz, Stoupe and (sometimes) Jus Allah.
http://s178.photobucket.com/user/lydia_love17/media/jedi-mind-tricks.jpg.html
you damn right vinnie kills shit!!!period.
Stoupe isn’t in Jedi Mind Tricks anymore.
Vinnie Paz is one of the top spitters alive only reason he isn’t getting recognized is cuz the game is corporatized
lol mac dre knew more words than q tip and chuck d
ps I fucks with all of them and I’m not sayin he was a better mc
how is it possible that Canibus didn’t make this list? back in the 90’s before internet was the end all be all I remember very vividly looking up words in the dictionary after listen to a Canibus mixtape.
Sorry, but Shakespeare’s plays top 21,000 words… nice try, though
Wheres biggie?
Anyone heard of Jonwayne?