Andreessen Horowitz drops $15M on Web-annotation startup

A look at how annotating on RapGenius works.
(Credit: Screenshot by CNET )
Looking to help jump-start a new era in annotating Web text, leading venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz today said that it’s investing $15 million in RapGenius, a startup that enables such annotations.
RapGenius was founded on the idea that rap lyrics needed explanation. And given that Andreessen Horowitz partner Ben Horowitz is a well-known rap devotee, there’s an obvious hook that would attract the VC firm to help fund the startup.
“Given that RapGenius is a Web site where people explain rap lyrics, and…

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