Rap Data Pack #1: Jay-Z

In honor of my birthday, on Friday May 14th, I will be releasing the first Rap Data Pack. It will include the raw data from Jay-Z’s complete body of work: word count, readability, release dates, Geo Codes, everything! Check here on Friday for the .csv download & Google spreadsheet link.

Projects: Hip-Hop Word Count
People: Tahir Hemphill
Tags: AIR, Hip Hop Word Count, Data Visualization, google docs, google spreadsheet, Hip-Hop Word Count, jay-Z, Rap Data Pack

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