I'm not sure if the controversy made them MORE popular as the article suggests. Seems like they will have to slowly fight to get certain search query terms high

I'm not sure if the controversy made them MORE popular as the article suggests. Seems like they will have to slowly fight to get certain search query terms higher than AZlyrics, ones they were winning before. But perhaps the controversy helped bring the name to new people AND the site will gain back all of its traffic? Anyhow, if the HN community is interested, they do discuss the controversy in this podcast interview (interview starts at 7:30): https://soundcloud.com/thecombatjackshow/rap-genius-episode-2014 https://soundcloud.com/thecombatjackshow/rap-genius-episode-...