Observed arrival · 2026-10-30
Graph Scene: Rap as a Network
An interactive guide to rap’s connections, tracing name-drops, samples, features, and feuds between artists and records.
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- Rap listeners tracing influences, samples, and feuds
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- Its navigation spans 21 scenes and sections on beef timelines, crates, hometowns, labels, and playback.
Field notes
The homepage organizes exploration through sections including The Roster, Beef Timeline, The Crates, Hometowns, and The Playback. Its sample journeys include a four-album sequence from 1992–96, a Jay-Z and Nas exchange spanning 1996–2001, and a Nina Simone thread linking source material from 1964 to 1966. The page also includes controls labeled “Run it” and “shuffle.”
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