Introduction

“geniusr” allows you to extract hip hop lyrics for any song.

“geniusr” was conceived and codified by Ewen Henderson [aut, cre] and published in 2020-04-13.

Check out Package ‘geniusr’Tools for Working with the ’Genius’ API


What is Genius.com?

ANSWER: Genius began as a platform for annotating rap lyrics and is now the world’s biggest encyclopedia of music.

Visit genius.com to learn more.


Installing & Loading

install.packages("geniusr")
library(geniusr)
library(tidyr)

genius_token(force = TRUE)

What is package “geniusr”?

ANSWER: Functions in this package enable easy access of individual song lyrics, album track lists, and lyrics to whole albums.

Read this quick overview on geniusr.

Why is it awesome?

ANSWER: Because anything hip hop is awesome! “geniusr” allows you to extract hip hop (and other genres’) lyrics and retrieve meta data for an album and its track listings.
Figure 1
Afrika Bambaataa


How do you set up an account and get an API token?

To set up an API token follow these directions:


Step 1

Visit this link.


Step 2

Click on NEW API Client to create account


Step 3

-Provide an APP NAME
-Provide any valid URL
-Click save


Step 4

-Generate token
-Copy to your clipboard

Run the following:
genius_token(force = TRUE)


Examples of different songs and functions

Lose Yourself by Eminem

line section_name song_name artist_name
Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity Intro Lose Yourself Eminem
To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment Intro Lose Yourself Eminem
Would you capture it, or just let it slip? Yo Intro Lose Yourself Eminem
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy Verse 1 Lose Yourself Eminem
There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti Verse 1 Lose Yourself Eminem
He’s nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready Verse 1 Lose Yourself Eminem