His rhymes are fire because he’s hot — like lava. Lava is a liquid with temperatures ranging from 700 to 1,200 °C — that’s pretty damn hot!

Background information can be anything from;

• Information about the artist that may be relevant

• Information about a beef that may be relevant

• Information about a particular reference (most common one)

Refer to EXAMPLE 7

Background information is something additional you can use to enhance an annotation.

Even though it might be common knowledge to you, always assume when annotating that the person reading it has no idea what you’re talking about.

His rhymes are fire because he’s hot — like lava.

You should already know this too but to jog your memory;

• To add a link use brackets as so; (without the space between brackets)

[TEXT] (LINK)

Notes:

• When linking to an artist’s page on Rap Genius writing out the artist’s name and using two brackets instead of one around it will also do; (without the space between brackets)

[ [TEXT] ]

• If you’re linking to a page on Rap Genius there’s no need to include rapgenius.com in the link. Only using the slash after .com and the text after it will suffice;

[TEXT] (/Rap-genius-editors-guide-lyrics)

You should all know this. But as a reminder;

• To link a picture just add the URL

• Make sure it ends in .jpg, .png etc

Sometimes a link doesn’t end with .jpg, .png, etc. As for example in the following URL;

*http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/506f305aeab8eae83a00001e-620-465/rapgenius-founders.jpg?maxX=400&maxY=300*

Basically, all you need to do to fix this is delete everything after .jpg, .png etc (usually begins with a question mark) — in this case ?maxX=400&maxY=300.

Refer to EXAMPLE 6

Links in annotations are probably the most important thing, aside from a correct written explanation. It is important when accepting an annotation to make sure all appropriate links have been added.

Adding links from 3rd party sites or linking to another lyric/song on Rap Genius increases the depth of the annotation and can also greatly assist in helping the reader understand the meaning behind the lyric.

His rhymes are fire because he’s hot — like lava.

Refer to EXAMPLE 5

Pictures in annotations are extremely important, I cannot stress that enough. Not only do they give you more IQ but the right picture can provide a visual representation of the lyric itself.

When editing an annotation without a picture it is important you source one that is relevant.

His rhymes are fire because he’s hot — like lava.