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dub3's pixel tribute to Genius in 2014: a Modern-era music site
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2014 page

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Genius (2014)

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Cost
4 RAM
Power
5
Rarity
Rare
Family
Media
Era
Modern (2009 on)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: +1 Power to your cards in other lanes.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 4 RAM to play and brings 5 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Media cards broadcast Power to your other lanes.

The site, in 2014

A site where users annotate song lyrics, poems and other texts, explaining references, samples and wordplay line by line.

Three friends from Yale, Tom Lehman, Ilan Zechory and Mahbod Moghadam, founded it. Artists such as Nas, RZA and 50 Cent joined to explain their own lyrics, in highlighted verified annotations.

In 2014: Relaunched as Genius on 12 July, widening from rap to other music, literature and more. It also signed a licence with music publishers.

Modern era, 2009 on. Phones, feeds and cookie banners. The web got fast, flat and very sure about notifications.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2014 page.

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2014, then plays a short scene. Want Genius in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.

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