Flowprints: a revised method for visualising flow in rap

With scholarship on the musical dimensions of rap still in its infancy, there are still analytical tools that need to be developed and refined. We have a lot of data: the timing and articulation of hundreds of songs has been transcribed, thanks to a few very dedicated scholars. This data, however, exists in lengthy, largely neglected spreadsheets. By tracking recent developments in flow visualisation and utilising insights from each in a new approach, the paper contributes a working system for visualising flow aimed at nuance, automation, integration with existing corpuses, and accessibility for a lay audience.