Rap genius
The user interface of the app is simple, intuitive and maintains the look and feel of its parent website. (This feature isn’t yet compatible with other streaming services like YouTube or Spotify.) Another great new feature is the Shazam-like Genius Recognition Technology that can identify songs in a user’s surroundings and match them with annotated lyrics. 466 posts latest by BS-Calrissian 1 day ago Hey all, This thread is in the interest of making sure we’re all on the same page about the. In a nifty move, Genius has the ability to scan songs in a user’s iTunes library and match them with annotated lyrics. Rap Genius Forum Guidelines Pinned Upvote +28 Downvote. Each page shows its total number of views as well as how many users are viewing it concurrently. Annotated songs have SoundCloud links (if available) at the bottom of their pages, but the music stops if the user wants to browse the rest of the app. Tapping an annotation brings the user to a new page, as opposed to the pop-up boxes that the Web version uses, which would be cumbersome on a mobile screen. The home page displays the top 15-20 items in each category and has a search function fixed at the top. Similar to the website, the app has a broad, searchable catalog of user-annotated lyrics as well as poetry and news verticals. With Genius, which launched in late January, users can dissect the latest State of the Union as well as their favorite Kendrick Lamar song. The name of Rap Genius’ first mobile app - Genius - may signal the company’s continued move away from only covering rap music and toward its stated quest to annotate all of culture.