This all started because I went really deep into the Hypnotize Minds catalog, and I noticed that Memphis seemed to turn out a whole lot of hip hop music given its small size (small compared to NYC, LA, etc). I'm convinced DJ Paul is one of the hardest working artists out there.
Anyway, I basically wanted some analysis of the amount of hip hop music produced in each city, relative to the city population. So I used the What.CD API to obtain information on all torrents tagged "hip.hop" (75,719 releases as of October 22 2016), and I compared those data to the 2010 Census.
Anyway, these data are (i think) really interesting, so this repository will contain a bunch of analyses conducted to satisfy my curiosities.
- [ Link ] Which city makes the most hip hop, relative to its population?
- [ Link ] Which coast (East, West, Third?) makes the most hip hop? What does the time-line look like?
- [ Link ] When did mixtapes become so popular?
- [ Link ] Who is the most prolific artist in hip hop?
Some things to update:
- Linear regression. Instead of simple ratios, show bar plot of each city's residual from the linear regression.
- Plotly fixes: get rid of the hover toolbar. get rid of grid subplot printout.