Hip-Hop Periodic Table — Worklist

hiphop/data/hiphop_artists.xlsx. 147 acts = 121 Elements + 26 Compounds.

Visual encoding (current)

• Color = style (soft semantic hues) · Row = era · Shape = region · Shape color = confidence · Number+bar = composite

Done

• Accuracy phase (L/M factual + score nits, web-verified)
• Philly region; region = label/scene rule; dedup (JID/Noname/Ghostface)
• Expansion batch 1 (+18); removed Intl/UK (US scene+label scope)
• Compounds table (26 groups) vs Elements (121 solo)
• Style-as-shape glyph (8 shapes), merged Conscious/Street into Conscious/Lyrical

Region shapes

● NYC · ◆ Philly · ★ LA · ▲ South · ■ Midwest · ⬢ Bay Area

Style distribution

Style	Count
Gangsta/Street	40
Conscious/Lyrical	39
Party/Pop	22
Experimental	14
Abstract	13
Political	11
Trap/Drill	5
Jazz-Rap	3