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The founder of Rap Genius says he started the site as a fun art project. Rap Genius is now the most-searched word on all of google is “lyrics” The site got traction from users transcribing and annotating lyrics to new songs. He says Google banned Rap Genius for 10 days in 2013 because of the site's content content. The founder says Google is committed to putting the best content at the top of every search. He also says the site is the forum where artists themselves can provide lyrics and ask for an interview.