Rap Genius
The firm invests in Rap Genius, a site which provides annotated rap lyrics. The investment is announced in an annotated press release on the site by Andreesen which recognizes Horowitz’s love for the genre:
Given that Rap Genius is a web site where people explain rap lyrics, and given that my partner Ben is a noted rap fanatic, your first reaction might be, “That Horowitz guy has completely lost his mind.” I, on the other hand, find rap every bit as comprehensible as ancient Mesopotamian. That’s why I’m writing this blog post – not him.