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I have to agree that rapgenius has a great product but their "juvenile and occasionally offensive" demeanor tends to overshadow this. Would love to see them turn their image around but I'm not sure how likely that is. I've always wondered if that is a front they put on to relate to their user base. But then again I love rapgenius and I don't see it as being effective at all.

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I suspect it is a front.

I don't know much about them, but I did see this video from earlier this year, where they don't seem to be "in character":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpvrWdfEUHg

You compare that to some of their others, and you get the impression they're smart (if a little weird).

It definitely comes off as a front. That's ironic because a lot of rap/hip hop is all about "I'm the real thing with the money, cars, women, etc. and the others are fake" lol.

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