If you’re still considering a career change C.O.B., we’ve got some tips on how to fulfill your astronaut dreams. “F- being a rapper, shoulda been a scientist from NASA,” said C.O.B. "Woo, use your, use your common sense / Why is NASA part of the department of defense?" says B.o.b in "Flatline" Genius Career Regrets In 2017, the Genius database added 32 different songs with NASA in the lyrics, including several non-English language additions, show that NASA is truly a globally recognized agency - and has become synonymous with space exploration. Here’s a full spreadsheet of data provided to Inverse from Genius. For the 236 data points, Genius provides the year the song was released, the artist, and a snippet of the song that mentioned NASA. An Overview of the DataĪlthough the Genius data includes both rap and R&B songs, the vast majority fall under the rap genre. It should also be noted that Genius launched in 2009 (then as Rap Genius) and has been adding more songs each year of its existence there could very well be songs from 2009 that reference “NASA” that are not in its database. The data also includes includes a few covers, which were each counted as a datapoint. The below data begins from 1996, so, unfortunately, we’ll never know how often people liked to rap about NASA in those first 38 years. (We should all hope we’re this relevant at 60.) Across the spectrum of rap music, a love for NASA is apparent, with references peppered into lyrics of songs that top the charts, and other songs happy to live under the radar. NASA has been enjoying a moment leading up to and during this, its 60th birthday. Genius, the Smithsonian of song lyrics and annotations, searched its rap/R&B database for the term NASA and has provided Inverse with the data, proving true what we’ve been hearing all along. And pop music, often the best reflection current cultural fascination, has been awash with NASA references in recent years. Plastered across jackets, T-shirts and laptops, the NASA “meatball” logo enjoyed a cultural resurgence in the past few years.
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