Rap Genius In Google's Good Graces, Don't Call It A Comeback

Witness the power of Google to flip a switch and destroy or revive a business.

After wagging its swag in the face of Google, Rap Genius, the "Talmud for the Internet" is back in the search giant's good graces. Co-founder Mahbod Moghadam IM'd Fast Company (a frequent--and welcomed--occurrence) to let us know. When he did so, it looked as if the correction hadn't yet kicked in. We Googled "don't call it a comeback"+ll cool j, lyrics to L.L. Cool J's 1991 hit "Mama Said Knock You Out." (Note: That link should help Rap Genius's Google rank--they did not ask us to add it.) On Saturday morning, here's what came up.

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