 Genius Lyrics
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JAY-Z – U Don't Know
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In “U Don’t Know” Jay-Z explains his monetary success in both the drug and rap games. Providing the blueprint for the marriage of soul-sampling and heavy bass, it is recognized as
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JAY-Z (Ft. M.O.P.) – U Don't Know (Remix)
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As Just Blaze tells it:
“I always wanted to make [U Don’t Know] bigger and better, and make the drums hit harder, and the bass more in your face. I always say to myself, ‘I wish I
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JAY-Z – Don't You Know
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“Don’t You Know” is a 2002 song by Jay-Z that found a retail home on the soundtrack to the Roc-A-Fella Records film Paid in Full.
Produced by frequent collaborator Just Blaze, it
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JAY-Z – U Don't Know Samples
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JAY-Z – U Don't Know Samples
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JAY-Z (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – I Know
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Third and final single from Jay-Z’s tenth studio album, American Gangster. Produced by The Neptunes, featuring Pharrell on the hook. The whole song is an extended metaphor between
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JAY-Z (Ft. Rick Ross) – FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt
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Jay-Z and Rick Ross team up for a braggadocious rap song, highlighting the luxurious lifestyles they are able to live as a result of their successful rap careers. The track’s
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JAY-Z – You Must Love Me
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On this song from Vol 1 Jay-Z reflects and apologizes to his mother for his behavior as a child, his brother who he shot and an ex-girlfriend who smuggled drugs for him.
It
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JAY-Z – U Don't Know (Remix) Samples
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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 – 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 (Ft. John Legend) – Do U Wanna Ride
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“Do U Wanna Ride” is dedicated to Jay-Z’s close friend Emory “Vegas” Jones. Jay wrote the song while Emory was away in prison to express his thoughts and feelings on his situation
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JAY-Z – Song Cry
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“Song Cry” is an emotional ballad in which Jay describes the pain of a long-term relationship ending, caused by his professional schedule and personal philandering. Since his pride
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy
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“Juicy” is the first single from Big’s debut album, Ready to Die, and is the track that established him as a titan.
It was one of the first mainstream rap songs about a rapper’s
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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 (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
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The lead single from Jay-Z’s fifth studio album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia was produced by The Neptunes and features a chorus sung by Pharrell Williams. Shay Haley and Omillio
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JAY-Z – Trouble
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The 11th track of Kingdom Come, some interpreted this track as referencing Beyonce due to the final 4 bars of the second verse.
Actually, it’s a primer for the next track, “Dig a
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JAY-Z – Dead Presidents
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“Dead Presidents” was the first single released for Jay-Z’s debut album Reasonable Doubt. This version was used for the music video but didn’t make the cut for the album; however
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DJ Khaled (Ft. Fridayy, JAY-Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne & Rick Ross) – GOD DID
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In what is the most vintage DJ Khaled posse cut in a fair amount of time, “GOD DID” is the album-titled track for Khaled’s thirteenth studio album.
On the track, the artists
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Pusha T – If You Know You Know
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On the opening track of his 2018 album, DAYTONA, Pusha T touches on a subject that he has been talking about most of his career: crack/cocaine. King Push brags about how he is on
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JAY-Z – U Don't Know Remixes
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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 (Ft. Beyoncé) – '03 Bonnie & Clyde
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In their first musical collaboration, Jay-Z and Beyoncé put their own spin on 2Pac’s classic “Me And My Girlfriend”, only with a twist: while 2Pac was referring to his gun, Jay’s
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DJ Khaled (Ft. Fridayy, JAY-Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne & Rick Ross) – GOD DID
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In what is the most vintage DJ Khaled posse cut in a fair amount of time, “GOD DID” is the album-titled track for Khaled’s thirteenth studio album.
On the track, the artists
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JAY-Z – What More Can I Say
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In the “street single” off of The Black Album, Jay contemplates the retirement he had promised himself after the album’s release. He also uses this song to boast (though many of
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Brooklyn Zu (Ft. Buddha Monk) – Brooklyn Zu
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[Intro: 12 O'Clock] / One-two, one-two / One, one, one, one... / [12 O'Clock] / Nigga like Cheech and Chong, smoke K2 all day long / Who's the chick in them purple thongs? / Hit me
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Doja Cat – Need to Know
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“Need To Know” is the second promo single off Doja Cat’s third studio album, Planet Her. The song’s existence was first made known in a Billboard article posted by author Meaghan
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Tony Yayo (Ft. G-Unit) – I Know You Don't Love Me
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G-Unit member 50 Cent sings the chorus while Tony Yayo and G-Unit members Young Buck and Lloyd Banks rap on their own verses. The song tells the story of how the rappers are
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JAY-Z – Can I Live Freestyle
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This is a legendary Jay-Z freestyle that displays his supreme language consciousness and elite word play. A retired Hov delivered the bars during a spontaneous visit to Funkmaster
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SZA – Nobody Gets Me
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“Nobody Gets Me” is a break-up ballad that encapsulates SZA’s feelings through the last moments of her relationship with her ex-fiancé, who was the only person at the time that she
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Drake (Ft. JAY-Z) – Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2
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One of the most anticipated songs off Nothing Was The Same, which was originally a loose Magna Carta… Holy Grail track, features El Padrino himself. This marks the third time they’
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Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
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“Take Me Out” is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the second single from their eponymous debut studio album in the United Kingdom on 12
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Lil Uzi Vert – Days Come and Go
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[Verse 1] / They love me, then they hate me like I'm wakin' God up / I treat that girl so good, I should charge up (Lotta cash) / I'm the one that act like, like her father / But I
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Drake (Ft. JAY-Z) – Talk Up
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On “Talk Up,” Drake discusses how he came up from his childhood, and what successes are present in his life today; JAY-Z references his experiences in the streets and the rap game.
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Michael Jackson – Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
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In 1978, Michael Jackson starred as the scarecrow in The Wiz. After filming, MIchael contacted the films musical directer to discuss a possible solo album. After reviewing hundreds
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Termanology (Ft. Chaundon, Joe Scudda & Rapper Big Pooh) – Pay Jay
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Off of Termanology’s mixtape, “If Heaven Was a Mile Away (J Dilla Tribute)”
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JAY-Z (Ft. Amil & Beanie Sigel) – Do It Again [Put Ya Hands Up]
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This intentional club banger off of Vol 3… Life and Times of S. Carter features then Roc-A-Fella signees Beanie Sigel and Amil. The music video for this song is also the origin of
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JAY-Z (Ft. Damian Marley) – Bam
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In contrast to “Kill Jay Z” which features Jay seeking to kill his ego, “Bam” finds him acknowledging its importance to his success. The patois word that gives the song its title
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Kanye West – Heartless
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“Heartless” was released as a promotional single 20 days before the official release of 808s and Heartbreak, and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts while topping
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Amerie – 1 Thing
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“1 Thing” was featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 Will Smith film “Hitch.”
The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard’s R&B chart for a week in April
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Zu (R&B) (Ft. August Alsina) – 2am
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Two AM and I'm thinking about you / Hoping you tell me to come through / 'Cause you know I'm gon' be on the way to come take you down / Promise that I won't break you / Two AM and
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Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – It Takes Two
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“It Takes Two” is a song by New York hip hop duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock that became a top 40 hit single was later certified platinum by the RIAA. The song samples heavily from
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Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z) – Jail
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“Jail” is the triumphant return of Kanye West and JAY-Z, also known as The Throne. The duo has now made amends after their once brotherly relationship stood still. This is the
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JAY-Z – La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)
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This song, a very loose sequel to Hov’s “Excuse Me Miss” originally on the Bad Boys II soundtrack, features some of Jay’s loosest, most enjoyable, and most quotable rapping.
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R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
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“Losing My Religion” was released as a single in February 1991, in advance of R.E.M.’s album, Out of Time, where it appeared as the second track.
It became R.E.M’s biggest hit
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Metro Zu – Buddha Therapy
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[Intro: Lofty305 & Ruben Slikk] / That's just like a space taker upper, you know? / It's like fuckin'- / I just copped an ounce, aye / [Verse 1: Lofty305] / Breaking down Buddha
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JAY-Z – Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love) - Album Version (Edited)
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[Jay-Z] / Uh, uhh, listen / First the Fat Boys break up, now every day I wake up / Somebody got a problem with Hov' / Whassup y'all niggas all fed up cause I got a little cheddar
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Eminem – Like Toy Soldiers
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Sampling a children’s choir from Martika’s “Toy Soldiers” for the chorus, “Like Toy Soldiers” finds Eminem emphasizing the importance of friendship and his duty/respect to those he
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