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Believe it or not, this isn't a photo-shoot of the latest Pitchfork-approved indie band, but rather a group of incompetent "web entrepreneurs".

Imagine if Wikipedia and Sparknotes were to have a bastard child after a heated, unprotected lovemaking session. Let's also imagine that the resulting fetus was not aborted despite Wikipedia largely catering to absent fathers. This unholy bastardization would grow into Rap Genius.

Founded in 2009 by a group of Yale trustfunders during the height of an Adderall binge, Rap Genius presents itself as a self-declared guide to "the meaning of rap, R&B, and soul lyrics" that allows anyone to provide their critiques of popular hip-hop songs. Never before has one website allowed eager readers to fully understand the artistic aspirations of pieces such as Bitches Ain't Shit and Ridin Spinners.

In addition to hip-hop and rap, Rap Genius has sections of the website dedicated to deciphering the "profound" lyrics of rock acts such as Neutral Milk Hotel, as well as a poetry section where the works of acclaimed authors such as TS Eliot and Allen Ginsberg go to be butchered.

Rap Genius also has a large collection of Lil B lyrics, most of which are ruined by tumblr users peppering the annotations with meme images.

How it works

After registration, users (referred to as "scholars") go about submitting lyrics (with no verification process) and/or annotations. All of this goes towards building up their "Rap IQ™" which, once elevated after thousands of explanations of "teaching bitches how to swim" are submitted, will grant users moderator access.

What you can learn at Rap Genius