The idea is not new, but monetising marginalia might be. Notably prolix critical theorist Judith Butler has provided annotations on the extramorality of gender, based on a speech she delivered at the European Graduate School in 2008. Some professors are among the annotators, adding their notes to scientific, philosophical and legal texts. “The conversations around annotations can be just as interesting as the annotations themselves.”Įzra Glenn, who works on content partnerships and marketing at Genius, says that more than 1000 teachers in secondary schools and universities across the United States are using the website to discuss poetry and classical literature. However, unlike Wikipedia, even vague references are not required to substantiate critiques of a text. Genius wants to help us make sense of this ambiguity from the ground up: by crowdsourcing interpretations and critiques on all sorts of topics from users all around the world. The start-up’s scope is ambitious but ostensibly logical: wherever there are words there are multiple meanings, whether in song lyrics, journalism, philosophy, science or legislation. There are apparently plans to create Art Genius, which will allow users to annotate a digital canvas. Perhaps it’s no surprise that Genius, founded by three Yale graduates, started out as Rap Genius (a site for decoding rap lyrics), before branching out into a number of music genres, current affairs, history, poetry, technology and law.

Real gangsters (Gs) move in silence too – they keep their hustles on the low, and they can literally creep up on you real quiet if the situation calls for it.” In Italian the ‘GN’ sound is similar to the ‘ñ’ in Spanish). On the lyric in question it proffers this analysis, which has been upvoted 278 times by the site’s users: “When you pronounce ‘lasagna’, the G is silent (in English. Genius – a website that aims to “annotate the world”, like a Wikipedia of marginalia to explain the meaning of any text – seems primed to settle such scores. Upon the release of his seminal single “6 Foot 7 Foot”, one particular line (“Real G’s move in silence like lasagne”) sparked bemusement from some (rap’s elder statesman Questlove tweeted the hashtag: #AmIGettinOld?) and fierce debate among others, notably amateur linguists (Is the ‘g’ in lasagne really silent?). He has a singular talent for wordplay that, for the non-diehards, can border on tiresome his pun-toting is relentless, indiscriminate and self-consciously clever. In addition to this it promotes accountability towards delivering on what you are trying to achieve.When he’s on his A-game, Lil Wayne is hip-hop’s Lorrie Moore. Feedback and positive reinforcement are critical towards achieving your goal. My advice- It’s important to share hints of what you’re doing next to your trusted circle. You are more committed to pleasing your peers and not achieving your goals.If you share your next moves publicly it could put a vast amount of pressure on oneself to achieve that move.You position yourself to talk-the-talk and not walk-the-walk. Essentially, like in a game of chess you never want to share your next move. I recently realized that this is applicable not only to G’s but also to 9–5'ers like myself. Real gangsters (Gs) move in silence too, i.e. When you pronounce “lasagna,” the G is silent (although it wouldn’t have the “yuh” sound at the end if the G wasn’t there). The most memorable moment of the song was Real G’s move in silence like Lasagna. The song’s melodic sample of “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” by Harry Belafonte combined with the vocal and lyrical craft of Weezy made the song a hit. To no surprise, in 2011 the most played song in my iTunes library was 6 foot 7 foot by Lil Wayne Ft (Cory Gunz).

Real gangsters move in silence