 Genius Lyrics
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign – Take Off Your Dress
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Lyrics from Snippet / [Intro: Talmadge Armstrong] / Slip off your dress, baby, so I can s— / Slip off your dress, baby, so I can see / [Verse 1: Kanye West] / You just got work
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T) – Runaway
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The piano, the echoing voice in the background, the distortion on his singing, the vocoder solo: every single element of this track is spine-tingling, hauntingly beautiful. Combine
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Kanye West – Skit #2
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The second skit which continues with the collegiate theme of the Late Registration album.
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign (Ft. Charlie Wilson) – Everybody
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Ty Dolla $ign and Kanye West’s collaborative album, Vultures, is introduced with an interpolation of the Backstreet Boys classic, “Everybody.” With Yeezy officially returning to
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Kanye West (Ft. Ant Clemons & Ty Dolla $ign) – Everything We Need
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Kanye and frequent collaborator Ty Dolla $ign team up on “Everything We Need”—a track previously named “The Storm.” It was rumored to be featured on Kanye’s scrapped 2018 project
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign (Ft. Future & Lil Durk) – Dead
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Lyrics from Live Performance / [Intro: Future] / Yeah / Fuckin' on a IG model, when I get through, I'm kickin' her out, she dead / She did that, she over / (ATL Jacob, ATL Jacob
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Kanye West – POWER
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Produced by Kanye and S1, “POWER” samples “21st Century Schizoid Man” by progressive British rock band King Crimson, the drums from the Cold Grits' rendition of “It’s Your Thing” (
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Kanye West – Selah
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In October 2018, Kanye West teased a snippet of the Ronny J-produced “Selah” during an Instagram livestream. A second snippet of the track appeared online on September 25, 2019
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Kanye West – Jesus Walks
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The fourth single off Kanye West’s debut album The College Dropout, “Jesus Walks” was a bombshell within the musical community—a pop song endorsing Christianity. Yet it became
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign (Ft. Bump J & Lil Durk) – Vultures
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“Vultures” is the lead single of Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s joint album of the same name. The track reunites Ye with Bump J for the first time since Bump was sentenced to ten
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign (Ft. Future) – Promotion
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Lyrics from Snippets / [Intro: Future & Future with Ty Dolla $ign] / She said she leavin' her boyfriend / She wanna meet me at a Ritz-Carlton / She lookin' pretty, she lookin
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Kanye West – Love Lockdown
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The fifth song in the groundbreaking album and its lead single. A song that was a drastic change in Kanye’s music, it was a sneak peek into Kanye’s influential album. It debuted in
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign (Ft. YG) – Do It
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Lyrics from Vultures Listening Party 12/15/2023 / [Intro: Ty Dolla $ign] / Dolla $ign / Woah, woah / [Chorus: Ty Dolla $ign] / All this money on the floor / Ten racks, throw it up
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign – Burn
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[Chorus: Ty Dolla $ign] / Burnin' like a candlelight / Your love is dangerous / Your love is, my love is, our love is / Burnin' like a candlelight / Your love is dangerous / Your
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign – Timbo Freestyle
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Lyrics from IG Live performance/session / [Verse 1: Kanye West] / Slow down, you on your way to an overdose / Plus these texts gettin' way too emotional / Way too much time alone
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Kanye West (Ft. Chris Martin) – Homecoming
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Interpolating a line from Common’s “I Used To Love H.E.R.,” Kanye uses extended metaphor to describe his feelings for Chicago, his home, by comparing it to a lost girlfriend.
Ye
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Kanye West – On God
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“On God” is an uptempo track from Kanye West that features production from Pi'erre Bourne, marking the third collaboration between the two, following Travis Scott’s May 2018 track
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Kanye West (Ft. The World Famous Tony Williams) – Donda
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“Donda” is the title-track of Kanye West’s tenth studio album Donda, and it serves as more of an interlude on the record, allowing room for Kanye’s late mother Donda West to
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign (Ft. Chris Brown) – Beg Forgiveness
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Lyrics from Vultures Rave / [Chorus: Chris Brown] / You've gone too far / You've gone too far and you should hang your head in shame / For these wounds, I cannot stay, you've gone
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign (Ft. Bad Bunny & Kodak Black) – Drunk
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Lyrics from Snippet / [Chorus: Bad Bunny & Ty Dolla $ign] / ...somehow (I'm so drunk right now) / I'm so drunk right now / [Verse: Kodak Black & Bad Bunny] / I'm wit' Bad Bunny
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign – Unlock
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“Unlock” first appeared to combine two separate songs – one containing North West and James Blake, which came to be “BLESS ME”, and the other containing Ye and Ty Dolla $ign (i.e
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Kanye West – Follow God
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Kanye West revisits the spiritual themes of his February 2016 track, “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1,” on its 2019 successor, “Follow God.” On the soulful track, Kanye flips a
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Kanye West – New Slaves
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“New Slaves” was the first official offering of Kanye West’s most polarizing album, Yeezus. After teasing a June 18 date through Twitter, on May 12, 2013, and performing new music
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Kanye West – FACTS
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“FACTS” celebrates Kanye’s Adidas Yeezy Boost line and denounces his affiliation with competitor Nike. It appears that the track is simply a spur of the moment recording
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – Niggas in Paris
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Kanye West, XXL Magazine, October 2010:
I am where art meets commercial. The sweet spot between the hood and Hollywood. Having a conversation with Karl Lagerfeld and Jay-Z within
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Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem – Forever
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Four of hip-hop’s heavyweights take turns going in over a hard beat by Boi-1da.
During his Detroit stop on his Summer Sixteen tour, Drake brought out Eminem to perform his epic
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Kanye West (Ft. Fivio Foreign & Playboi Carti) – Off The Grid
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A recording of the fourth track off of Kanye West’s Donda, “Off The Grid,” with vocals from American rapper Playboi Carti, played off of Kanye’s speakers in a Belgian hotel during
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¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign (Ft. Future) – Paid
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Lyrics from Snippet / [Intro: Ty Dolla $ign] / Get on up / I wanna get, ooh yeah / You gotta get on up now / Say it again, Dolla $ign / Get on up / You gotta get on up / You gotta
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Kanye West – Low Lights
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Kanye took to Twitter to explain why he added “Low Lights” to the album, stating: “I put Lowlights on my album just thinking about all the moms driving they kids to school then
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Kanye West (Ft. Dwele) – Flashing Lights
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In “Flashing Lights”, Kanye is found reminiscing about a flighty, capricious ex-girlfriend he can’t stop thinking about.
Similar to “Homecoming”, Kanye uses this girl as a
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Kanye West – School Spirit (Skit 2)
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Donda West, Kanye West’s mother, was a strong believer in academics and this skit can be seen to be directed at her. Of course, there is no disrespect intended, but this is what
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Kanye West (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – No More Parties in LA
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This song is the first collaboration between Kanye West & Kendrick Lamar. The L.A. based artists swap stories on “No More Parties in LA,” playfully venting their frustrations with
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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi) – Welcome To Heartbreak
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In “Welcome to Heartbreak,” Kanye describes how, despite all the money and fame he has accumulated through his career, or rather because of them, he finds himself trapped and
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Kanye West – Dark Fantasy
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Preceded by the darkest period of Kanye’s life, which culminated in the infamous Taylor Swift incident, this conceptual album digs deeper into the dark side of fame.
This track
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Kanye West (Ft. Jeezy) – Amazing
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Kanye marvels at his career and how it is so amazing, so amazing, so amazing, so amazing, so amazing….
This song was the subject of a bit in one of stand-up comedian Aziz Ansari
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Kanye West – Closed on Sunday
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Kanye West continues with the gospel theme of the album, naming “Closed on Sunday” after an important concept in Christianity. While Saturday is technically the Sabbath in Judaism
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Kanye West (Ft. Ant Clemons) – Water
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On “Water,” Kanye West enlists the help of frequent collaborator Ant Clemons to discuss themes of purity, using water as a metaphor. In Judeo-Christian faiths, water plays a vital
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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi & Raekwon) – Gorgeous
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“Gorgeous” sees Kanye describing the ugly nature of social injustice in America, ironically calling the nation “gorgeous” because of it.
Recorded during his self-imposed exile in
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Kanye West (Ft. T.I.) – Ye vs. the People (starring TI as the People)
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“Ye vs. the People” was premiered on Power 106 on April 27th, 2018. The song consists of one long back-and-forth verse, featuring T.I., who plays the role of “The People.” The
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Kanye West (Ft. Sunday Service Choir) – Every Hour
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“Every Hour” is the opening track of Kanye West’s ninth album, JESUS IS KING. The intro details how important the Lord is in every waking moment of believers' everyday lives.
This
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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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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi) – Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1
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In “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1,” Kanye reflects on an argument he had with a girl he loves. By the end of the verse, he realizes nothing else matters but waking up next to her
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Kanye West (Ft. Jamie Foxx) – Gold Digger
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Kanye examines the “gold digger” phenomenon and sheds light on relationships on this hit single. The song’s hook was originally written for Shawnna and performed from a female’s
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