Pop Chart Lab is a Brooklyn-based design company that specializes in turning nerdily encyclopedic pop-cultural knowledge into gorgeous, richly detailed infographics that you can buy in the form of prints, t-shirts, and coffee mugs. Past charts have covered such esoteric topics as the history of Apple, iconic cocktails from film and literature (including recipes), and what's certainly the most complete list of comic-book superpowers that's ever been assembled.
Music is obviously one of PCL's favorite subjects, which has inspired a visual compendium of guitars, one for famous pop-music hairstyles, and a massive (and massively geeky) four-part chart devoted to the Beatles' discography.
One endeavor PCL's returned to several times now is the cataloging and classification of stage names used by rappers, rap producers, and rap groups. Their first excursion into hip-hop nomenclature was The Grand Taxonomy of Rap Names, which listed 282 of them, followed by The Magnificent Map of Rap Names, which expanded it to 636. Now they've just unveiled their most ambitious attempt to date...
Pop Chart Lab is a Brooklyn-based design company that specializes in turning nerdily encyclopedic pop-cultural knowledge into gorgeous, richly detailed infographics that you can buy in the form of prints, t-shirts, and coffee mugs. Past charts have covered such esoteric topics as the history of Apple, iconic cocktails from film and literature (including recipes), and what's certainly the most complete list of comic-book superpowers that's ever been assembled.
Music is obviously one of PCL's favorite subjects, which has inspired a visual compendium of guitars, one for famous pop-music hairstyles, and a massive (and massively geeky) four-part chart devoted to the Beatles' discography.
One endeavor PCL's returned to several times now is the cataloging and classification of stage names used by rappers, rap producers, and rap groups. Their first excursion into hip-hop nomenclature was The Grand Taxonomy of Rap Names, which listed 282 of them, followed by The Magnificent Map of Rap Names, which expanded it to 636. Now they've just unveiled their most ambitious attempt to date, The Massive Map of Hip-Hop Monikers, clocking in at over 1,000 rap appelations and measuring an impressive 60 inches by 40, offering almost 17 square feet of hip-hop history including enough obscure but vividly-named performers like Droopy Dew Dog and Action Bronson affiliate Big Body Bes to suggest that its makers really did their homework. Imagine a Venn diagram of diehard rap geeks, infographic aficionados, and people with a spare wall in their apartment — if you're in the spot where all three overlap, you might need to cop this.
Click here to see the Massive Map of Hip-Hop Monikers.
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