Genius Lyrics
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JAY-Z – Nipsey Hussle Freestyle
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JAY-Z spit a new freestyle during his performance of “Some How Some Way” at his B-Sides 2 concert in New York City. He speaks on the late Nipsey Hussle, his famous “92 Bricks” line
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JAY-Z – Legacy
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The song is an upbeat track which discusses the legacy for the Carter family name. It goes on to discuss members of the family and what they have done in the family name and how
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JAY-Z – Moonlight
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“Moonlight” is inspired by the 2016 Oscar-winning film of the same name. At the 89th Academy Awards the musical La La Land was incorrectly announced as the Best Picture; after a
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JAY-Z & Linkin Park – Big Pimpin' / Papercut
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This track is from the Collision Course album, containing 6 mashups between Jay-Z and Linkin Park songs.
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JAY-Z – F.U.T.W
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The sample for this instrumental sounds similar to the sample in “OG” by Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wIcu8ElZZqk
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JAY-Z – Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
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As the first single from his classic The Blueprint album, “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” was Hov’s very first top-10 showing on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart.
The first verse deals with the
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JAY-Z (Ft. DMX) – Money, Cash, Hoes
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“Money, Cash, Hoes” is about the 3 most important things in life:
Money
Cash
Charitable Acts (no j/k! #3 is Hoes)
It was released on November 9, 1998 as the third single from
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JAY-Z – Somewhereinamerica
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This song is about racism still being alive in America, but “Somewhereinamerica” there are people of all races embracing African American culture. As Hov has said before, it is
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JAY-Z – D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
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The Blueprint 3’s first single was a straight-up attack on the overuse of auto-tune in the music industry. The title is a play on the term D.O.A. which traditionally means “Dead on
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JAY-Z – Nickels and Dimes
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXmZXhVqg8A
Samples Gonjasufi’s “Nikel’s and Dimes”
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JAY-Z – Kill Jay Z
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“Kill Jay Z” is the opening track from Jay’s 13th studio album, 4:44. In an iHeart Radio interview JAY-Z described the song as a killing of his ego. Throughout the song he brings
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JAY-Z – Jay Z Blue
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About his daughter Blue Ivy Carter. This is not the first song he’s written about her.
Note also that “Jay-Z Blue” is indeed a real color that Hov tried to trademark back in 2002
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JAY-Z – Picasso Baby
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTaOtTScD2Q&t=4m30s
Contains a sample of Adrian Younge’s “Sirens”.
https://twitter.com/S_C_/statuses/354343299542294529
On June 10th, Jay-Z
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JAY-Z – The Story of O.J.
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The song title refers to O.J. Simpson, the former NFL running back who was accused and acquitted of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. The trial
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JAY-Z – Politics as Usual
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When you are a drug dealer, your “body politic” consists of your supplier, your customers, the police, and the competition. To paraphrase former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – Niggas in Paris
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Kanye West, XXL Magazine, October 2010:
I am where art meets commercial. The sweet spot between the hood and Hollywood. Having a conversation with Karl Lagerfeld and Jay-Z within
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JAY-Z (Ft. Pain In Da Ass) – The Prelude
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The first track on his comeback album, “The Prelude” is designed to address the areas Jay thinks have been lacking in rap music since his departure.
It carries on his tradition of
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JAY-Z (Ft. Dr. Dre) – Watch Me
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The first collaboration between Jay-Z and Dr. Dre, produced by Irv Gotti and his co-producer Lil' Rob. Later Dr. Dre made a song called “The Watcher” for his 1999 album 2001 and
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JAY-Z (Ft. Alicia Keys) – Empire State of Mind
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The Blueprint 3’s third single is a love song to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' home city of New York, which is also known as “the Empire State.” The title alludes to the Billy Joel ballad
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JAY-Z (Ft. DJ Clue) – Who Shot Ya (Freestyle)
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Jay-Z freestyling over Biggie’s “Who Shot Ya”. This was around 2000.
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JAY-Z (Ft. James Blake) – MaNyfaCedGod
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“MaNyfaCedGod” finds JAY-Z delving back into the state of his relationship with wife Beyoncé and how they have conquered any trouble in their way.
In the television series Game of
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JAY-Z (Ft. Lenny Kravitz) – Guns & Roses
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The second track, of the second disc, of the second Blueprint album, “Guns & Roses,” is about turning negatives into positives.
There’s also a surprising number of fashion
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JAY-Z (Ft. Kanye West) – The Bounce
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“The Bounce” is the tenth track on The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse, featured on the first disc “The Gift.” It features the first Kanye West verse on a track by his mentor Jay
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JAY-Z (Ft. Blue Ivy Carter) – Blue's Freestyle/We Family
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[Part 1: "Blue's Freestyle"] / [Verse: Blue Ivy] / Everything, everything this my only single thing / Everything I hear is my answer / And if you think I say, then innocent if I
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JAY-Z (Ft. Missy Elliott & Twista) – Is That Yo Bitch
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This song from the Vol. 3… Life and Times of
S. Carter is a track that replaced “There’s Been a Murder” in the UK/Europe edition of the album and it’s an alternate version of
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – Primetime
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This track is called “Primetime” because No ID’s first name is “Dion” (and Deion Sanders' nickname is “Primetime”.. you follow?)
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JAY-Z (Ft. Swizz Beatz) – On To The Next One
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“On to the Next One” is the fourth single from Jay-Z’s 2009 twelfth studio album The Blueprint 3. It peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Billboard Rap Songs chart
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JAY-Z – 4:44
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“4:44” is the title track from Jay Z’s 13th studio album. It is an open love/apology letter to his wife Beyoncé and is the 5th track of 4:44. In the song he discusses being a bad
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JAY-Z – My 1st Song
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“My 1st Song” is the final track on Jay-Z’s 2003 retirement album which finds Hov using a Reasonable Doubt-era flow. The concept of the track was inspired by the Biggie interview
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JAY-Z – Ride Or Die
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Jay-Z use this song to say, “Don’t fuck with me”. Jay gives you two options; either you ride with him or you die.
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JAY-Z (Ft. Faith Evans & The Notorious B.I.G.) – A Dream
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Jay-Z and Faith Evans pay a tribute to The Notorious B.I.G. on the Kanye West-produced opening track to Jay’s 2002 album The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse.
The song samples
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – Welcome To The Jungle
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Sharing the name of the famous Guns N' Roses track “Welcome to the Jungle”, this track finds Hov lamenting on personal losses and overcoming struggles. Exploring issues of
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JAY-Z – Beach Is Better (Interlude)
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The 12th track off of Jay-Z’s highly anticipated Magna Carter Holy Grail.
https://twitter.com/S_C_/statuses/354288450243002369
Producer Mike Will Made It breaks it down:
http://
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JAY-Z – spiritual
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On July 7, 2016, Jay Z released the single “spiritual” in response to two separate successive killings of black men in the days prior. Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were
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JAY-Z (Ft. Nas) – Success
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This song is off Jay-Z’s 2007 album American Gangster. Inspired by the movie of the same name, the album uses the life arc of main character Frank Lucas – the humble beginnings as
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JAY-Z – Threat
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From Jay Z’s The Black Album. The song contains a sample from “A Woman’s Threat” by R. Kelly.
The song is likely a general “threat” addressed to no one in particular. The lyrics
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JAY-Z – Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
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The song that made Jay-Z a superstar. Famously sampling “It’s a Hard Knock Life” from the Annie movie (1982), Jay raps about his rags-to-riches story (it’s slightly different than
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JAY-Z – Reminder
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Here Hov is reminding his detractors what he has gone through to become who he is today. His success is unmatched in the rap game, but some seem to be forgetting his stature.
In a
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JAY-Z (Ft. Beanie Sigel & Memphis Bleek) – Change The Game
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“Change the Game” is the second single from Jay’s fifth studio album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. It features guest appearances by the Roc’s own Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel
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