some rappers have a larger vocabulary than shakespeare or melville

"Designer Matt Daniels looked at the first 35,000 words of artists’ rap lyrics — and the first 35,000 words of Moby-Dick, along with 35,000 words from Shakespeare’s plays — to compare the size of their vocabularies. He found that some have bigger vocabularies than Shakespeare or Melville. Of course, vocabulary size isn’t the only measure of artistry. But it’s an interesting look at how English has changed."

25 maps that explain the English language - Vox

The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop

Largest vocabulary in hip hop uses more unique words than Shakespeare

Data scientists reveal the rappers that have a better vocabulary than Shakespeare | indy100 | indy100

The Best Infographic for Comparing Rapper Vocabularies, From Wu-Tang to Yeezy | WIRED

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