“The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop”

[Uncle Phil 36]

The premise, as explained by creator Matt Daniels, data scientist and coder:

“35,000 words covers 3-5 studio albums and EPs. I included mixtapes if the artist was just short of the 35,000 words. Quite a few rappers don’t have enough official material to be included (e.g., Biggie, Kendrick Lamar). As a benchmark, I included data points for Shakespeare and Herman Melville, using the same approach (35,000 words across several plays for Shakespeare, first 35,000 of Moby dikk).

“I used a research methodology called token analysis to determine each artist’s vocabulary. Each word is counted once, so pimps, pimp, pimping, and pimpin are four unique words. To avoid issues with apostrophes (e.g., pimpin’ vs. pimpin), they’re removed from the dataset. It still isn’t perfect. Hip hop is full of slang that is hard to transcribe (e.g., shorty vs. shawty), compound words (e.g., king shyt), featured vocalists, and repetitive choruses.”



Full breakdown here:

Who Has The Largest Vocabulary In Hip Hop? | Get Right Music

 

[Redwing80]

Gucci Mane uses more words than 50 Cent, DMX and Bone Thugs?

I woulda thought Papoose would be one of the highest off his 2 Alphabetical Slaughters

 

[BocaRear]

this is bullshyt forreal, they always tryna put CACs on top

 

[MilesTeg]

this is bullshyt forreal, they always tryna put CACs on top

"These facts don't fit with my previously conceived opinion! Get the fukk out of here, reality!"

The world is flat, and the sun revolves around the earth! I believe what I want! Screw you! It's a conspiracy, based on race!

 

[2stainz]

"These facts don't fit with my previously conceived opinion! Get the fukk out of here, reality!"

The world is flat, and the sun revolves around the earth! I believe what I want! Screw you! It's a conspiracy, based on race!

what?

 

[dappadonna]

WhoTF is that at number 1 ?

 

[The Ruler 09]

WhoTF is that at number 1 ?

Aseop Rock, he deserves his props for his vocab, but he isn't the only one on that level.

 

[Rice N Beans]

this is bullshyt forreal, they always tryna put CACs on top

I would suggest you listen to the music before you judge but use of CAC you already had an agenda.

 

[desp]

this is bullshyt forreal, they always tryna put CACs on top

He actually wasn't Aesop Rock wasn't even on the list until some Reddit geeks asked to have him added. If anything, it was to put Wu-Tang on top.

 

[BocaRear]

I would suggest you listen to the music before you judge but use of CAC you already had an agenda.

uh huh i'mma need to see your black card sir

He actually wasn't Aesop Rock wasn't even on the list until some Reddit geeks asked to have him added. If anything, it was to put Wu-Tang on top.

& why would reddit suggest him?

 

[The Dust King]

shyt looks semi accurate

redman havin more words than nas tho?

good try tho, me & @zerozero talked about this once. crazy right homey?

 

[BocaRear]

"These facts don't fit with my previously conceived opinion! Get the fukk out of here, reality!"

The world is flat, and the sun revolves around the earth! I believe what I want! Screw you! It's a conspiracy, based on race!

 

[prophecypro]

E-40 and Nas spitting William Shakespeare game mayne

 

[Walt]

There was a long ass thread about this already a few days ago.

http://www.thecoli.com/threads/who-...implest-vocabulary-in-hip-hop-history.211304/

 

[AkaDemiK]

how fukkin long did this take him? god damn