I don’t post too many links to other websites much but this one site I ran across was def pretty cool. The site basically rates the educational level needed to understand and decipher rap lyrics. The in-depth study uses word count, syllables per word, polysyllabic words and more to base the education level needed by the listener.
Take for example Rakim Allah’s classic song “Microphone Fiend”. Not suprisingly the eductational level needed to fully comprehend this joint is a university degree…
Compare that to 50 Cent’s more recent hit song “I Get Money”, which only needs a Junior High degree to fully understand.
Scientifical proof of the staggering intellectual decline of lyricism in hip-hop. Sad but true. For more check out The Hip-Hop Word Count website.