 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 – 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 & 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 & 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 – Beware (Jay-Z Remix)
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The original song is performed by Labh Janjua, and was remixed by Panjabi MC in 1998 for his album Legalised. It was then released as a single in 2002.
Jay first encountered the
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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 – December 4th
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“December 4th” is Jay-Z’s lyrical autobiography, based around distinct phases in his life. He rhymes about his birth on December 4th, his days as a drug dealer, and his transition
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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 Electronica & JAY-Z – We Made It Freestyle
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Jay Electronica recruited the El Padrino of his label Roc Nation, JAY Z, to remix one of Soulja Boy’s 2014 tracks.
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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 & Kanye West (Ft. Frank Ocean) – Made in America
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Originally titled ‘Sweet Baby Jesus,’ here we have Kanye, Jay, and R&B crooner Frank Ocean collaborating on a number that sums up the superstars' feelings about black history
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JAY-Z – Meet The Parents
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On this song from The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse, Jay-Z tells a dramatic (semi-autobiographical) street tale with a twist. The moral of the story? Be there for your kids no
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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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Lauren Mason – Jay
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Verse 1 / Listen Jay, don't get it twisted, don't get happy cos ya name got listed / Still wasted still don't av a clue I heard little to late and I thought of you / Ur little, but
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The Beatles – Blue Jay Way
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The rhythm track of Blue Jay Way, including the distinctive swirling organ part, was recorded in one take on 6 September 1967. Crucial to the recording was ADT – artificial double
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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 – 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 – Jockin' Jay-Z (Dopeboy Fresh)
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“Jockin' Jay-Z (Dopeboy Fresh)” is a 2008 promotional single released by Jay-Z, produced by his little brother Kanye West. On it, Jigga stomps his way over a skeletal vocal sample
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JAY-Z – Adnis
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On “Adnis” Jay pens an open letter to his late father Adnis “AJ” Reeves, who passed away from liver failure on June 19, 2003.
On Father’s Day 2017 JAY-Z dropped a snippet from “
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JAY-Z – Justify My Thug
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Based around a sampled loop from Funkadelic’s “The Witch” and a “thugged out” version of the chorus from Madonna’s hit 1990 single “Justify My Love,” Jay-Z connects with West Coast
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JAY-Z – Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)
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This “hidden” song from Jay-Z’s classic 2001 album The Blueprint sees Jay using an extended exercise metaphor for his rap skills
The dark, piano driven beat was produced by Just
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JAY-Z – Rap Game / Crack Game
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Was this one of the nails in the Jay Z/Nas coffin? Once again Jay samples Nas' voice, and makes his most explicit comparison between the rap game and the crack cocaine business
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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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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 – Lucky Me
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In People magazine’s “Four Albums That Changed My Life,” Lil Wayne named Jay-Z’s In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. He said of the album, “‘Lucky Me’ is my favorite song. Wayne revealed, “I
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JAY-Z – Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
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“Momma Loves Me” is the first part of the Track “Blueprint”, which is the outro of Jay’s 6th studio album “The Blueprint”.
“The Blueprint” was certified double platinum as sales
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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. Drake) – Off That
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“Off That” is a collaboration between JAY-Z and Drake that appears on Jay’s The Blueprint 3. On the track, the artists discuss their unwillingness to engage their detractors in
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