Rap Genius is dedicated to crowd-sourced (and artist/producer-sourced) annotation of rap lyrics/beats, from “Rapper’s Delight” to To Pimp A Butterfly.

Originally launched as Rap Genius, with a focus on hip-hop music, the company attracted the attention and support of celebrities, and venture capital enabling further growth. [1]

Doechii and Issa Rae take the Genius Open Mic stage over for a very special rendition of “Denial is a River.”

Rap Genius is a website dedicated to the explanation and interpretation of Hip-Hop music. The site's aim is "not to translate rap into 'nerdspeak', but rather to critique rap as poetry."

May 21, 2025 · When I first started in 2009, my name was Rap Exegesis . Later, after changing the name to Rap Genius, he mainly dealt with hip-hop music , and only hip-hop lyrics were uploaded.

Apr 1, 2012 · Anyone can create an account and start explaining rap. Highlight any line to explain it yourself, suggest changes to existing explanations, and put up your favorite new songs.

Oct 18, 2012 · Anyone who has ever searched for lyrics online knows how treacherous an experience it can be — Rap Genius, though, is readable and has a good internal search engine.

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Genius was originally called Rap Genius, and they would make videos about vlogs with Red Cafe, Nas and Mac Miller. It was part of a website founded by Tom Lehman, Ilan Zechory, and Mahbod …

Listen to rap, hiphop, and trap all in one place. Stream our playlists for an instant mood booster. At Rap Genius, we bring you the best rap, hiphop, and trap music.