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By Adrianne Jeffries 2/10/11 11:09am

Please, for the Love of Hip Hop, Donate to This Man’s Kickstarter Project

Tahir Hemphill is building a database of rap lyrics layered with metadata and location. The Hip-Hop Word Count, he calls it.

From his Kickstarter proposal:

“The idea to build the Hip-Hop Word Count came out of having hundreds of heated and passionate discussions about rap music: Who was the best rapper of Read More

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