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DopeLearning: A Computational Approach to Rap Lyrics Generation

24 points by jsvine 11y ago

o_____________o 11y ago
From one of the authors: http://mining4meaning.com/2015/02/13/raplyzer/ http://mining4meaning.com/2015/02/13/raplyzer/
glial 11y ago
Content of the article aside, 'DopeLearning' is very clever.
thegeomaster 11y ago
For anyone eager to see what the lyrics generated with this thing look like, here's an excerpt from the paper (generated with the keyword 'love'): For a chance at romance I would love to enhance But everything I love has turned to a tedious task One day we gonna have to leave our love in the past I love my fans but no one ever puts a grasp I love you momma I love my momma --- I love you momma And I would love to have a thing like you on my team you take care I love it when it's sunny Sonny girl you could be my Cher I'm in a love affair I can't share it ain't fair Haha I'm just playin' ladies you know I love you. I know my love is true and I know you love me too Girl I'm down for whatever cause my love is true This one goes to my man old dirty one love we be swigging brew My brother I love you Be encouraged man And just know When you done let me know cause my love make you be like WHOA If I can't do it for the love then do it I won't All I know is I love you too much to walk away though
- o_____________o 11y ago
  So it just compiles complete lines from various songs? "For a chance at romance I would love to enhance" http://genius.com/Big-daddy-kane-the-day-youre-mine-lyrics http://genius.com/Big-daddy-kane-the-day-youre-mine-lyrics "Haha I'm just playin' ladies you know I love you." http://genius.com/53823 http://genius.com/53823
  - levlandau 11y ago
    Its corpus is existing songs but I think it's more like it generates lines based on the previous lines while aiming to stick to the subject matter and optimize rhyme density.
    - o_____________o 11y ago
      I assumed that too, but all of the lines seem to be 1:1 copies.
      - onetime_ 11y ago
        I skimmed through the paper. All of the lines are 1:1 copies, it does not generate its own 'unique' lines. Instead you provide it a keyword (in this case love) and it will find phrases with the word 'love' (in the database of lyrics) in it that rhyme with the previous line.
- scrame 11y ago
  Yeah, the "Tedious Task" line is Jedi Mind Tricks, and every line has "love" in it.
- rand334 11y ago
  > I love it when it's sunny Sonny girl you could be my Cher That's beautiful. Wow. Was that copied from something or did the algorithm come up with it on its own?
  - nightpool 11y ago
    copied ;) see the comments upthread
dcgoss 11y ago
Link (from the paper) to a collection of generated verses from the algorithm: https://users.ics.aalto.fi/emalmi/rap/random_songs.zip https://users.ics.aalto.fi/emalmi/rap/random_songs.zip Many of them are actually quite good. Super interesting paper.
jerf 11y ago
I can't resist me a good word-mangling program: http://emalmi.kapsi.fi/battlebot/#/line3 http://emalmi.kapsi.fi/battlebot/#/line3 Odd lines are mine, even lines are battlebot rhyme: I like to eat chips It's my right to insist when you're in the area I make 'em vegetarian fried delicious in my mouth so girl give it to me right now teach y'all to crunch 'em down look who the fuck fed now I've got the cash to keep them flowin' My fan base spread and the shit kept growin' no french fries comin' near my crib gotta say yo this is weird rhymin' Takes a bit of tweaking and flexibility on what you feed it, but it's surprisingly practical....
- entelechy0 11y ago
  My jaw dropped. Omg. Someone beat me to my rapbot idea

24 points by jsvine 11y ago

o_____________o 11y ago

From one of the authors: http://mining4meaning.com/2015/02/13/raplyzer/ http://mining4meaning.com/2015/02/13/raplyzer/

glial 11y ago

Content of the article aside, 'DopeLearning' is very clever.

thegeomaster 11y ago

For anyone eager to see what the lyrics generated with this thing look like, here's an excerpt from the paper (generated with the keyword 'love'): For a chance at romance I would love to enhance But everything I love has turned to a tedious task One day we gonna have to leave our love in the past I love my fans but no one ever puts a grasp I love you momma I love my momma --- I love you momma And I would love to have a thing like you on my team you take care I love it when it's sunny Sonny girl you could be my Cher I'm in a love affair I can't share it ain't fair Haha I'm just playin' ladies you know I love you. I know my love is true and I know you love me too Girl I'm down for whatever cause my love is true This one goes to my man old dirty one love we be swigging brew My brother I love you Be encouraged man And just know When you done let me know cause my love make you be like WHOA If I can't do it for the love then do it I won't All I know is I love you too much to walk away though

o_____________o 11y ago
So it just compiles complete lines from various songs? "For a chance at romance I would love to enhance" http://genius.com/Big-daddy-kane-the-day-youre-mine-lyrics http://genius.com/Big-daddy-kane-the-day-youre-mine-lyrics "Haha I'm just playin' ladies you know I love you." http://genius.com/53823 http://genius.com/53823
- levlandau 11y ago
  Its corpus is existing songs but I think it's more like it generates lines based on the previous lines while aiming to stick to the subject matter and optimize rhyme density.
  - o_____________o 11y ago
    I assumed that too, but all of the lines seem to be 1:1 copies.
    - onetime_ 11y ago
      I skimmed through the paper. All of the lines are 1:1 copies, it does not generate its own 'unique' lines. Instead you provide it a keyword (in this case love) and it will find phrases with the word 'love' (in the database of lyrics) in it that rhyme with the previous line.
scrame 11y ago
Yeah, the "Tedious Task" line is Jedi Mind Tricks, and every line has "love" in it.
rand334 11y ago
> I love it when it's sunny Sonny girl you could be my Cher That's beautiful. Wow. Was that copied from something or did the algorithm come up with it on its own?
- nightpool 11y ago
  copied ;) see the comments upthread

dcgoss 11y ago

Link (from the paper) to a collection of generated verses from the algorithm: https://users.ics.aalto.fi/emalmi/rap/random_songs.zip https://users.ics.aalto.fi/emalmi/rap/random_songs.zip Many of them are actually quite good. Super interesting paper.

jerf 11y ago

I can't resist me a good word-mangling program: http://emalmi.kapsi.fi/battlebot/#/line3 http://emalmi.kapsi.fi/battlebot/#/line3 Odd lines are mine, even lines are battlebot rhyme: I like to eat chips It's my right to insist when you're in the area I make 'em vegetarian fried delicious in my mouth so girl give it to me right now teach y'all to crunch 'em down look who the fuck fed now I've got the cash to keep them flowin' My fan base spread and the shit kept growin' no french fries comin' near my crib gotta say yo this is weird rhymin' Takes a bit of tweaking and flexibility on what you feed it, but it's surprisingly practical....

entelechy0 11y ago
My jaw dropped. Omg. Someone beat me to my rapbot idea