FROM COUNTER-CULTURE TO THE CULTURE
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A Statistical Analysis of
Modern Hip-Hop & Consumerism
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by Aayush Patel
LOS ANGELES
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DAMN (2017)
Kendrick Lamar
1. BLOOD = 0%
2. DNA = 1.9%
3. YAH = 4.6%
4. ELEMENT = 11.9%
5. FEEL = 3.3%
6. LOYALTY = 10.6%
7. PRIDE = 0%
8. HUMBLE = 12.4%
9. LUST = 10.5%
10. LOVE = 1.2%
11. XXX = 2.5%
12. FEAR = 0.0%
13. GOD = 14.3%
14. DUCKWORTH = 5.5%
Total % of Consumeristic Lyrics: 461/7792 = 5.9%
FLOWER BOY (2017)
Tyler the Creator
1. Foreword = 20.5%
2. Where This Flower Blooms = 24.8%
3. Sometimes… = 0%
4. See You Again = 0%
5. Who Dat Boy = 30.5%
6. Pothole = 15.5%
7. Garden Shed = 4.2%
8. Boredom = 2.1%
9. I Ain’t Got Time = 19.6%
10. 911/ Mr. Lonely = 14.2%
11. Droppin’ Seeds= 19.6%
12. November = 9.8%
13. Glitter= 4.9%
14. Enjoy Right Now Today = 0%
Total % of Consumeristic Lyrics: 830/5847 = 14.2%
OXYMORON (2014)
Schoolboy Q
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1. Gangsta = 5.3%
2. Los Awesome = 3.3%
3. Collard Greens = 8.2%
4. What They Want = 21.8%
5. Hoover Street = 1.7%
6. Studio = 0%
7. Prescription/Oxymoron = 6.3%
8. The Purge = 4.7%
9. Blind Threats = 7.8%
10. Hell of a Night = 7.0%
11. Break the Bank = 32.6%
12. Man of the Year = 2.3%
Total % of Consumeristic Lyrics:781/8677 = 9.0%