24 December 2015
Newsdesk
Deezer has analysed its catalogue of over 35 million tracks through its ‘Lyrics’ function, and determined which artists, albums, songs and genres use the most vulgar, filthy and obscene language, and it turns out it’s been a ‘sweary’ good year.
The ultimate foul-mouthed offender and artist coming in at number one is Lil Wayne. His salacious and raunchy tracks makes up two of the top ten songs with the most swear words including his hit, Beat the S*** taking the number one spot with 188 offensive terms.
Also, topping the list of musicians who have the filthiest mouths are Snoop Dogg and his genius lyrics at number two, the arsenal flows of Jay Z at three, the late/great 2Pac at four with DMX and his nasty language taking the fifth spot. The extensive list of words includes everything from b*stard, f*ck, sh*t and beyond.
The top ten list of artists is as follows:
1. Lil Wayne
2. Snoop Dogg
3. Jay Z
4. 2Pac
5. DMX
6. Eminem
7. Rick Ross
8. Busta Rhymes
9. 50 Cent
10. Ice Cube
In terms of albums, Mickey Avalon’s self-titled glam rap record about Hollywood's seedy underbelly and the ugliness of his own life secures the number one spot and smashes the rest, cursing a total of 3,094 times. 2Pac’s albums obtain four places in the top ten list, with All Eyes on Me fortifying its position at number two using more than 1,000 profane expressions. Additionally, the lyric smith that is Lil Wayne, respectively locks the number eight and nine spots with I am Not a Human Being II - followed by Still Smokin and Leaned Out. Lastly, in at ten is Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf by Game
The top ten list of albums is as follows:
1. Mickey Avalon, Mickey Avalon – 3,094 curse words
2. All Eyez on Me (Dual Disc), 2Pac – 1,091 curse words
3. Until the End of Time, 2Pac – 800 curse words
4. Turn Up Why Turn Down, DJ Dallas Green – 779 curse words
5. All Eyes on Me, 2Pac – 752 curse words
6. R U Still Down? (Remember Me), 2Pac – 740 curse words
7. I Am Not a Human Being (Deluxe Edition), Lil Wayne – 722 curse words
8. Still Smokin and Leaned Out, Lil Wayne – 700 curse words
9. Anarchy, Busta Rhymes – 677 curse words
10. Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf, Game – 675 words
Deezer has unsurprisingly also identified rap as the number one genre which uses an abundance of lewd and crude language in 71.8% of its music. This is followed by the spoken word, having profanity make up 9.99% of the lyrics and electric coming in at third with an average of 6.64%.
The top ten list of genres is as follows:
1. Rap – 71.8%
2. Spoken Word – 9.99%
3. Electric – 6.64%
4. Rock – 5.57%
5. R&B – 5.31%
6. Reggae – 5.06%
7. Soundtrack – 2.14%
8. Avant Garde – 2.03%
9. Folk – 1.74%
10. World – 1.35%
“After analysing millions of songs, the results have shown that there is a real mix of new and old artists who need to watch their language, with several repeat offenders such as Lil Wayne and 2Pac,” said Sam Lee, Deezer’s UK & Ireland music editor. “8 of the 10 most foul-mouthed songs have curse words in their title, and there is a minimum of 130 explicit words in each song. Sweary songs may be NSFW or for holiday family gatherings but there's no denying their continuing popularity - whether your Granny likes it or not."
