Rhymeo has partnered with hip hop artist and tech entrepreneur Divine to serve as an advisor and brand ambassador. Divine will help Rhymeo connect with hip hop audiences and promote the app's freestyle rap capabilities. Over 40,000 freestyles have been created using Rhymeo in the past two months, and the app aims to enhance features and release an Android version soon.

1. “TECH-HOP” RAPPER DIVINE TAPPED AS BRAND AMBASSADOR & ADVISOR
SAN FRANCISCO, 05/12/2016 - Rhymeo is proud to announce that we have entered into
a collaborative partnership with Hip-Hop/Rap recording artist turned tech entrepreneur
Divine - The 4th Letter, who will become an Advisor and Brand Ambassador to Rhymeo.
After a year of discussing the potential synergy of Rhymeo and Divine aligning, both parties
agreed the timing couldn’t have been better. Rhymeo co-founder, Josh Jacobs, approached
Divine a year ago at a Tech808 conference in Oakland after hearing Divine’s story: “From
selling crack on the streets of New York, winding up in prison, building a relationship with
Ben Horowitz and now founding a tech startup.” Jacobs knew that with Divine’s Hip-Hop/
Rap music background and entrance into tech, he would make a perfect fit as an Advisor
and Brand Ambassador for Rhymeo. Divine’s role will entail assisting Rhymeo with reaching
key demographics to authentically present and push Rhymeo’s brand awareness deeper into
the culture of Hip-Hop and the art of rap practitioners and enthusiasts from which the deft
skill of freestyle rap and rhyme originated. Over 40,000 freestyle raps have been attempted
utilizing the Rhymeo platform in the last 2 months with a user base approaching 10,000. The
app plans on releasing several new features to enhance the rhyming experience, along with
an Android version next month at Mission Underground New York.
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2. MEET THE RHYMEO TEAM
JUSTIN PONCZEK, CEO & CO-FOUNDER OF RHYMEO Ponczek graduated with a BFA in
Interaction Design at California College of the Arts in 2014. Has previous experience as a
designer at Snibbe Studio, Eyegroove Inc., and Yerdle in San Francisco. Ponczek is the designer
and programmer of Rhymeo. Ponczek’s contributions include programming, designing, content
creation and project managing.
JOSH JACOBS, CO-FOUNDER OF RHYMEO Jacobs graduated with a BS in Event Management
at the University of Central Florida’s Rosen School of Hospitality in 2013. His experience with
growing brands and cross promoting to generate fans of the brand, is what he knows best.
Co-hosting a Super Bowl XLVII Celebrity Golf Invitational and working for brands such as Audi,
Coca-Cola, Playboy, and AEG Live. Jacobs spearheads strategic partnerships and business
development for Rhymeo. Jacobs’ contributions include guerrilla marketing, lead generation
and brand awareness, digital campaigns and social media management.
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3. MEET THE RHYMEO TEAM
DIVINE, HIP-HOP/RAP RECORDING ARTIST turned tech entrepreneur after connecting with and
befriending “The Hip-Hop VC” Ben Horowitz, a Silicon Valley billionaire, renowned tech VC, Hip-
Hop/Rap aficionado and co-founder of top tier tech VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). A
relationship that quickly grew and led to Horowitz calling Divine “the official a16z rapper”. Soon
after Divine would create H.O.P.E. Through Hip-Hop, an organization aimed at uplifting and
giving the disadvantaged opportunity using Hip-Hop culture as a medium for education, change
and self-improvement. Last year, Divine also founded BLAK Financial Technology, Inc., a fintech
startup aimed at solving the financial exclusion problem via affordable tech driven financial and
banking services and products by providing access and inclusion.
DOWNLOAD IN THE APP STORE TODAY: RHYMEO
MEDIA CONTACT:
Rhymeo
Phone: 954-461-0409
Email: josh@rhymeo.co
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