 Genius Lyrics
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Frank Ocean – Lovecrimes
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Lovecrimes is about the crazy behavior and situations that love and lust can often lead to. Frank repeatedly sings about “murder”, which seems to refer to abortion in this extended
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ANTHM – Freek'n You
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[Verse 1: ANTHM] / Soon as I heard ya name / Champagne hit me like slurricane / Blurried up ya perfect frame / Ma, can we hang? / Chi city twang laced with seduction / End of
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Frank Ocean – Nights
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“Nights” tells the story of Ocean’s previous relationship, detailing the highs and lows they both faced while dating. It also touches upon the events Frank faced while living in
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Kanye West – Violent Crimes
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“Violent Crimes” chronicles Kanye’s shift in perspective towards women with the birth of his children, specifically his daughters North and Chicago. He also brings up his fears
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Highest To Lowest – Highest To Lowest: Kanye West
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Kanye West's Songs: Highest To Lowest / - Stronger (943,807,674) / - Niggas In Paris (feat. JAY-Z) (806,554,515) / - Gold Digger (feat. Jamie Foxx) (707,720,402) / - POWER (658,314
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Kanye West (Ft. 070 Shake & Chance the Rapper) – Violent Nights (Demo)*
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Snippets of this early alternative version of Kanye West’s “Violent Crimes”—which appeared on his 2018 album, ye—were incrementally leaked via Reddit in the last quarter of 2020.
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Car Seat Headrest – Beach Life-in-Death [2018]
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A re-recorded, new, single version of the song Beach Life-in-Death, previously seen on Car Seat Headrest’s 2011 album, Twin Fantasy. Production by Will Toledo, recording and mixing
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Kanye West (Ft. Charlie Wilson) – Brothers
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“Brothers” is a collaboration between Kanye West and Charlie Wilson, written for the premiere of BET’s drama series Tales. The song is an anthem of brotherhood, in which the
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Pat Williams
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Pat Williams (born January 10, 1993) is a Toronto-based recording artist, songwriter and creative. His discography includes an eclectic range of sounds, from his debut ‘Offline’ to
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Bakar – Hell N Back
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“Hell N Back” is the lead single from Will You Be My Yellow?. On the track, Bakar reminisces of the memorable and fun moments he’s had with his significant other. Especially, the
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Surfaces – Loving
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[Chorus: Forrest] / Flying high like the birds and the bees, and we’ll / Fill the sky with these songs in the trees, 'cause we’re / Buzzing, buzzing, and we’re humming, humming
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Taylor Swift – Getaway Car
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Taylor uses the image of criminals in a speeding car as the central metaphor for a doomed romance. She likens her rebound relationship with Tom Hiddleston to a “getaway car” ride
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Rap Boulevard – Kanye West - Violent Crimes 𝙊𝙂 (Demo Version) feat. Chance the Rapper, Ty Dolla $ign, 070 Shake
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[Intro: 070 Shake] / Fallin', dreamin', talkin' in your sleep / I know you want to cry all night, all night / Plottin', schemin', findin' / Reason to defend all of your violent
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Kanye West (Ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR) – Ghost Town
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“Ghost Town” is perhaps the standout track on ye—at any rate, it’s the album’s sonic climax. Assisted by PARTYNEXTDOOR and long-time collaborator Kid Cudi, Kanye places Jersey
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Drake – I Guess It's Fuck Me
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“I Guess It’s Fuck Me” is the somber outro of Drake and 21 Savage’s collaborative album, Her Loss. Contrary to the album’s title, suggesting an unapologetic outlook past
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Machine Gun Funk
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Biggie compares a life of crime to a life of rhyme; as he said in an interview this was his favorite song.
Samples: the guitar part is from "Something Extra" by Black Heat, and
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Sade – Like a Tattoo
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The final night of Sade’s 1993 Love Deluxe World Tour, Sade explained to her audience that “Like A Tattoo” was a true story based on the accounts of a stranger Sade met years ago
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JAY-Z – Never Change
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Jay-Z drapes his vocals over a sample from David Ruffin’s “Common Man”, rapping about some of his familiar life stages: growing up poor, selling crack, making music, getting rich
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Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
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“In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” is widely considered to be written about Anne Frank due to lyrics seemingly alluding to her, such as lines referring to her birth and death dates
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Kanye West (Ft. 070 Shake & Ty Dolla $ign) – Violent Crimes (OG)
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[Intro: 070 Shake] / Fallin', dreamin', talkin' in your sleep / I know you want to cry all night, all night / Plottin', schemin', findin' / Reason to defend all of your violent
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Chris Kluwe (Ft. Brendon Ayanbadejo) – Brief of Amici Curae Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo in Support of Respondents
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Amici Curae brief by NFL players Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo in support of respondents in Hollingsworth v. Perry, a case attempting to overturn California’s Proposition 8
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Sub Urban – Cradles
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In “Cradles,” Sub Urban takes us into his fantasy world in which adults are free to act and speak as they like. He compares this to the ways of innocent children who haven’t
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Kanye West (Ft. Sampha) – Saint Pablo
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Initially titled “Closest Thing To Einstein,” the final track “Saint Pablo” addresses Kanye’s deepest thoughts and insecurities, namely the $53 million dollars of debt he mentioned
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Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure
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A duet about how the pressure on our lives makes us nearly crumble. The collaboration emerged from a hectic day of partying and composing by David Bowie and the four members of
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Dave (Ft. Fredo, Ghetts, Giggs & Meekz) – In The Fire
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“In The Fire” is the fourth cut from Dave’s sophomore album We’re All Alone In This Together and watches him recruit four unlisted surprise features including close collaborator
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Nas – Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)
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Over a soulful loop from Reuben Wilson’s “We’re In Love” mixed with vocal samples from Juice Crew members Craig G and Biz Markie, Nas reminisces about the fast life he was living
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Nas – One Time 4 Your Mind
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“One Time 4 Your Mind” features a jazzy breakbeat from the 1969 track “Walter L” by Jimmy Gordon & His Jazznpops Band, courtesy of producer Large Professor, who spoke about the
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Leon Bridges – River
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[Verse 1] / Been travelling these wide roads / For so long / My heart's been far from you / Ten thousand miles gone / [Refrain] / Oh, I wanna come near and give / Every part of me
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L.T.D. – Love Ballad
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[Verse 1] / I / Have never been so much / In love / Before / What a difference a true love made in my life / So nice / So right / [Chorus] / Loving you gave me something new / That
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Future – Rent Money
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“Rent Money” is about moving drugs to pay for rent money. The song references many famous drug traffickers and criminal organizations who pushed work throughout the 20th and 21st
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Tyler, The Creator Talks About How Drake, Kanye West, & Pusha-T Influenced ‘Igor’
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“Very ’80s pop” also impacted the chart-topping album.
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Marvin Gaye – What's Going On
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What’s Going On is an exquisite plea for peace on Earth, sung by a man at the height of crisis. In 1970, Marvin Gaye was Motown’s top male vocal star, yet he was frustrated by the
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Coco Jones – ICU
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[Intro] / Oh, ooh / (Welcome to the camp) / Oh, ooh / Oh, ooh / Mm, mm-mm-mm / Mm, yeah, yeah / Oh, ooh / [Verse 1] / Somethin' 'bout your hands on my body / Feels better than any
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Elton John – Your Song
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The song was composed and performed by Elton John but the lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin. It originally appeared in his self titled and second album.
Elton John hadn’t come
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Tony Tillman – All Lives Matter
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[Verse 1] / I seen a news flash, each day the news sad / I seen a police pull a gun and kill a dude fast / Don’t see no justice, all they say is that it’s too bad / As they destroy
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