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Searching for signs

Searching for signs

Researchers at UNM are looking for patterns of socioeconomic issues in rap lyrics.

Beats between the stacks

Beats between the stacks

Four UNM librarians were brought together over their love of rap music.

Group Project

The group spent months studying hundreds of song lyrics.

Studying songs

After transcribing the lyrics, the researchers put words into categories.

Assessing lyrics

Assessing lyrics

Once all the lyrics were categorized, the researchers used a personalized computer program to assess them.

Cracking the rap code

Deciphering social justice language in modern music

By Rachel Whitt February 07, 2017

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