Rap Genius announced today that it has entered into a licensing arrangement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG). UMPG is one of the leading music publishing companies in the world with a wide array of songwriters and catalogs on their roster. Rap Genius founder Ilan Zechory said, “We love UMPG! They have a truly incredible […]

It’s a sad day for rap fans who don’t know the lyrics. The popular lyric site Rap Genius was recently sent a letter by the National Music Publishers Association demanding them to get proper licenses to print copyrighted lyrics to songs on their site or remove the lyrics altogether.   While Rap Genius is the […]