Hip-hop is known for its namedropping rituals. There are artists that call everyone and their mother and their namedrop count is astronomical. And while Eminem did not plane to beat The Game’s or Tekashi’s records, he nevertheless did an impressive amount of namedrops on his new release.
According to estimations of Hip Hop By The Numbers, on “Music To Be Murdered By” we can hear 194 namedrops of 127 different names. On average it is 13 names per song, one name every 6 bars.
58.2% of characters mentioned are hip-hop personalities. The most frequently mentioned names are:
Eminem – 18
Dr. Dre – 12
JayZ – 4
Diddy – 4
