It was recently announced that Rap Genius has some pretty major financial help lined up. California venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is reportedly investing $15 million in the site, which uses crowd-sourcing to provide and explain the lyrics of rap songs.
In a post on Rap Genius itself, the firm’s Marc Andreessen explains that even more than the actual content of Rap Genius, he’s interested in the way that the site utilizes annotations. He explains,
“Finally, there’s the other reason – maybe even the real reason – why I’m so fired up about this idea and this investment.
Read the rest of the letter (annotations and all) over at Rap Genius.
[via TheFader]
