Rapgenius got a 15 MILLION dollar investment
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Red Maverick II
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At first I was like 
But after reading it I can see why the dude invested $15 mil...
I don't know though, those are some pretty big claims being made
But after reading it I can see why the dude invested $15 mil...
I don't know though, those are some pretty big claims being made
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What I found interesting in this article...
They want to build the interpretation of the internet and wed love to help them do it, says Horowitz, reached via telephone earlier today. We think they have a real shot at building the internet Talmud, which we think will be a really big deal.
The Talmud describes and expounds upon the passages of the Old Testament. For Rap Genius, doing the same for the internet will mean pulling in large swaths of text from outside the music world, as the site has already started to do, hosting annotated versions of public domain books like The Great Gatsby and court cases like Plessy v. Ferguson.
Its the biggest hip-hop site, and soon its going to be the biggest law site, says Moghadam. Theres no question Id rather read the Rap Genius [version] of a case Im working on The DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) is complete gobbledygook, but you can read it on Rap Genius and it makes sense.
Some of the new cash from Andreessen Horowitz may also be used to license works that arent available through the public domain, and to develop some sort of Rap Genius button that could be embedded on other sites. The latter could allow users to explain, say, a Forbes story without leaving Forbes.com. The end goal: annotating the entire internetsomething that Andreessen says was left out of early web browsers.
At the end of the day, we think theres tremendous value being added to the original text, adds Horowitz. Thats going to accrue to the original authors and publishers as well as to Rap Genius.
The site will also use the investment to expand a handful of rapidly-growing foreign language editions in countries including France, Germany, Brazil, South Korea and, improbably, Iran. The founders wont discuss what sort of stake Andreessen Horowitzs $15 million bought, but theyre more than happy to make hip-hop analogies.
I don't like this at all, it's kind of scary to be honest. I'm not a conspiracy nut but the game has been sending up an awful lot of weird flags lately. I really think they're trying to take the reins of rap away from us entirely. I use rap genius and their forum, and they've made it very clear in threads how happy they are about being a pretty much all white website, despite the culture they're "embracing". This is taking the SOUL out of HIP HOP, literally. Dudes last name sounds jewish and hes making talmud references... to a demographic that would be mostly christian/islamic?
I remember when i was in highschool and one of my white friends took a "racial" joke i said to heart and turned around and told me "That's why WE own BET and your people don't loser!" I feel that all over again as of late.
end rant
They want to build the interpretation of the internet and wed love to help them do it, says Horowitz, reached via telephone earlier today. We think they have a real shot at building the internet Talmud, which we think will be a really big deal.
The Talmud describes and expounds upon the passages of the Old Testament. For Rap Genius, doing the same for the internet will mean pulling in large swaths of text from outside the music world, as the site has already started to do, hosting annotated versions of public domain books like The Great Gatsby and court cases like Plessy v. Ferguson.
Its the biggest hip-hop site, and soon its going to be the biggest law site, says Moghadam. Theres no question Id rather read the Rap Genius [version] of a case Im working on The DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) is complete gobbledygook, but you can read it on Rap Genius and it makes sense.
Some of the new cash from Andreessen Horowitz may also be used to license works that arent available through the public domain, and to develop some sort of Rap Genius button that could be embedded on other sites. The latter could allow users to explain, say, a Forbes story without leaving Forbes.com. The end goal: annotating the entire internetsomething that Andreessen says was left out of early web browsers.
At the end of the day, we think theres tremendous value being added to the original text, adds Horowitz. Thats going to accrue to the original authors and publishers as well as to Rap Genius.
The site will also use the investment to expand a handful of rapidly-growing foreign language editions in countries including France, Germany, Brazil, South Korea and, improbably, Iran. The founders wont discuss what sort of stake Andreessen Horowitzs $15 million bought, but theyre more than happy to make hip-hop analogies.
I don't like this at all, it's kind of scary to be honest. I'm not a conspiracy nut but the game has been sending up an awful lot of weird flags lately. I really think they're trying to take the reins of rap away from us entirely. I use rap genius and their forum, and they've made it very clear in threads how happy they are about being a pretty much all white website, despite the culture they're "embracing". This is taking the SOUL out of HIP HOP, literally. Dudes last name sounds jewish and hes making talmud references... to a demographic that would be mostly christian/islamic?
I remember when i was in highschool and one of my white friends took a "racial" joke i said to heart and turned around and told me "That's why WE own BET and your people don't loser!" I feel that all over again as of late.
end rant
To be honest, Rap Genius took my hip-hop fanship to a whole other level.
Most ppl fromt he South didnt know what ppl like Nas & WuTang and other east coast were talking about in the 90s. You couldnt b/c much of it was so NY specific.
Even some of the stuff now, I'll look up some lyrics and be like
"that's what that means"
I can only see it getting bigger.
Most ppl fromt he South didnt know what ppl like Nas & WuTang and other east coast were talking about in the 90s. You couldnt b/c much of it was so NY specific.
Even some of the stuff now, I'll look up some lyrics and be like
"that's what that means" I can only see it getting bigger.
good investment imo
Rap genius is the first rap lyric sites that has a professional feel to it.
I love the breakdowns they have with the actual authors of the lyrics, and how they have them correct certain lyrics that the fans got wrong and all that
I would be
if they had ghostface go through some of his verses and explain his shyt
Rap genius is the first rap lyric sites that has a professional feel to it.
I love the breakdowns they have with the actual authors of the lyrics, and how they have them correct certain lyrics that the fans got wrong and all that
I would be
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To be honest, Rap Genius took my hip-hop fanship to a whole other level.
Most ppl fromt he South didnt know what ppl like Nas & WuTang and other east coast were talking about in the 90s. You couldnt b/c much of it was so NY specific.
Even some of the stuff now, I'll look up some lyrics and be like
I can only see it getting bigger.
Just the fukk up. Please
JohnStarksMiddleFinger
Benz L. Bo$$ington
@†ZULU† I agree with you
Rap Genius (as handy as it is) is inadverntantly taking the soul out of hiphop. I don't think there should never be a 3rd party breakdown of a lyric. Leave that to the artist to do if the choose to.
Don't get me wrong, song lyrics being posted is fine but if you can't take the time to figure out exactly what the artist is saying then you don't truly respect the art.
That goes for any kind of art in general, good work is suppose to have you:
1.
2.
3.
4.
And then
when you discover something new after re-listening
Rap Genius (as handy as it is) is inadverntantly taking the soul out of hiphop. I don't think there should never be a 3rd party breakdown of a lyric. Leave that to the artist to do if the choose to.
Don't get me wrong, song lyrics being posted is fine but if you can't take the time to figure out exactly what the artist is saying then you don't truly respect the art.
That goes for any kind of art in general, good work is suppose to have you:
1.
2.
3.
4.
And then
when you discover something new after re-listening
So UnThotful
Superstar
lol years later i know what most of these artist were on about thanks to this site
good investment imo
Rap genius is the first rap lyric sites that has a professional feel to it.
I love the breakdowns they have with the actual authors of the lyrics, and how they have them correct certain lyrics that the fans got wrong and all that
I would beif they had ghostface go through some of his verses and explain his shyt
i love ghost but man dude was way too dusted out back then..could picture him sittin tryna decipher some of his own verses lookin like
I don't see how rap genius is a bad site in any way shape or form. If you truly wanted to know what something meant and had no idea or way of finding out why wouldn't you want to look it up? Why shouldn't SOMETHING be available to help you? If you don't like it don't use it
â ZULU â
Rookie
Every user who comes in here talking about how that site turned them onto SO many artists or how now they know the meaning of their FAVORITE LINES, are fukking fraudulent. And i don't have a ounce of respect for your soft body. Read a fukking book.
I was locked up for a minute (county aint shyt doe foreal) and i was around some REAL ILLITERATE IGNORANT ASS GOONS who was schooling me on LUPE lines, giving me mad knowledge on all shynes shyt, the lox, some go-go, g-rap, big pun, nas and telling me how i need to step my game up. If yall really fans and care about the music/craft and listen to it all the time how much is a white website really gonna help you out? This site is dissecting the LYRICS in RAP. The FOCAL point, the HEART of rap. Do you all have any idea how powerful words are? This is OUR MUSIC and yall okay with EVERY rap song becoming some sing-a-long follow-the-bouncy-ball-lyrics type shyt? This site is making everything our favorite artists accomplished impersonal.
If yall can't see whats happening to rap yall blind.
SHINING EXAMPLE --- WHO OWNS THESE LABELS WE ADORE
I was locked up for a minute (county aint shyt doe foreal) and i was around some REAL ILLITERATE IGNORANT ASS GOONS who was schooling me on LUPE lines, giving me mad knowledge on all shynes shyt, the lox, some go-go, g-rap, big pun, nas and telling me how i need to step my game up. If yall really fans and care about the music/craft and listen to it all the time how much is a white website really gonna help you out? This site is dissecting the LYRICS in RAP. The FOCAL point, the HEART of rap. Do you all have any idea how powerful words are? This is OUR MUSIC and yall okay with EVERY rap song becoming some sing-a-long follow-the-bouncy-ball-lyrics type shyt? This site is making everything our favorite artists accomplished impersonal.
If yall can't see whats happening to rap yall blind.
SHINING EXAMPLE --- WHO OWNS THESE LABELS WE ADORE
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Prince Akeem
Its not that deep breh....
Even though BET ain't shyt you should have punched him in the face off GP.
â ZULU â
Rookie
So a 12 year old from the south that had never been to NY or the East Coast in general could listen to mid 90's rap and automatically understand everything with zero reference or knowledge of it?
Some of you on here try too damn hard to prove how "hip-hop" you are.
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Rookie
I did though. shyt made me feel a certain type of way.