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Brow Beat What Does Rap Genius Have Against Warren Buffett? By Jordan Teicher Posted Friday, Feb 22, 2013, at 07:55 PM ET Yesterday morning, Rap Genius cofounder Mahbod Moghadam initiated a bizarre feud with billionaire investor Warren Buffett, tweeting, from the @rapgenius handle (a small warning, by the way, that foul language in all caps is coming up): "WARREN BUFFETT CAN SUCK MY DICK." Slinging offensive tweets at well known people is nothing new, but when it comes from one of the creators of a hugely popular website fresh off a $15 million venture capital investment, people tend to pay attention. A few hours later, Moghadam announced a Warren Buffett diss track contest on Rap Genius for users interested in posting original lyrics badmouthing the 82-year-old CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. The winner will receive a Rap Genius t-shirt. (I guess $15 million doesn't go as far as it used to.) Chide Mark Zuckerberg all you want for his shlubby fashion sense, but Moghadam seems to have taken the eccentric tech entrepreneur to an awkward new level. Nitasha Tiku at BetaBeat published a comprehensive article about the strange vendetta, including a gchat interview with Moghadam, who says of Buffett, "from a philosophical perspective I hate that fool…he brags about eating at mcdonalds [sic] I loathe him." Moghadam's hate, it turns out, originated a few years ago, when Berkshire Hathaway withdrew an internship offer from Moghadam after discovering a blog post that belittled one of their clients. Buffett is also, as Moghadam mentions, friends with the mother of his ex-girlfriend, which may or may not have something to do with how ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Steven Brill's Opus on Health Care Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" Circles Completely Miss the Point on Workplace Maternity Six Ways To Tell If You're Staying in a Murder Hotel	Advertisement
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