Genius Lyrics
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M.I.A. – Born Free
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Released in April 2010 as a promotional single for the album /\/\/\Y/\ , along with a controversial music video depicting scenes of genocide toward people with red hair.
The music
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M.I.A. – Born Free Samples
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See all of “Born Free” by M.I.A.’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Mia Stegner – Born
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I was born in a closet / And it took a little time for my eyes to adjust / I was born in a closet / Surrounded by clothes and shoes and dust / Down the hall, I saw other people
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Rap star rap star, have you any tunes?
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Kano playing the role of the record label, simply looking for tunes so they can cash in
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Suicide – Ghost Rider Samples
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See all of “Ghost Rider” by Suicide’s samples
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Mia Li – New Moon
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(Hook) / Takin’ a chance on me / Born to be wild / And free / See if it’s / Meant to be / Takin’ a chance / On me / I’ve gotta bleed / These dreams / Even if it means / I’ll lose
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Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
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Widely considered to be one of the greatest songs of all time, “Bohemian Rhapsody” was the first single released from Queen’s fourth studio album, A Night at the Opera. It became
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M.I.A. – Lovalot
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“Lovalot” is partly MIA channeling Russian teenager-turned-suicide bomber, Dzhennet Abdurakhmanova and also about MIA addressing her politics, haters, and such
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Mia Mormino (Ft. Karo Moralyan) – Feel the Light
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{VERSE} / I was born within the shadows / Muddy water far from shallow / All the odds were up against me / So I knocked them down with ease / {PRE-CHORUS} / I’ve hid my heart away
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Napoleon Da Legend (Ft. Crazy DJ Bazarro) – The Other Side
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[Napoleon Da Legend verse 1] / They fabricated lies after sabotaging lives / You read it in Bible psalms this climate was prophecized / The earth is crying the forest is burning
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Ro$eGold (USA) – Born 'N' Raised (Intro)
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[Intro] / You're unwelcome to the MIA / [Verse 1: Ro$eGold] / Same old shit, everytime I watch the news / Niggas dying everyday but that ain't nothing new / Another black brother
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M.I.A. – The Message
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IT’S ALL ONE BIG CONSPIRACY (that’s “the message”)
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M.I.A. – Space
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M.I.A. tweeted the release of this song after a series of messages targeting the New York Times, in response to their 2010 article stating Sri Lanka as the #1 travel destination
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EVERGLOW – SLAY
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EVERGLOW came back after a 20-month hiatus with “SLAY,” an overpowering title track that leads their fourth single album, ALL MY GIRLS.
“SLAY” is a pop anthem that infuses hip-hop
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Genius English Translations – EVERGLOW - SLAY (English Translation)
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[Intro: Yiren, Mia] / Slay / Yeah, yeah, okay / [Verse 1: Mia, Aisha, (Yiren), E:U, Onda] / Get out your seats now / The darkness, so damn dangerous / Get out of the way, alright
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M.I.A. – Illygirl
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Track #14 and one of the bonuses off /\/\/\Y/\ . Verses 2 and 3 were later re-used on the track “Illy Girl” from M.I.A.’s ViCKI LEEKX mixtape.
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Genius South Africa – South Africa Album Releases (June 2023)
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WELCOME TO THE 2023 GENIUS South Africa ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
This page highlights the notable South African albums released by South African artists during the month of June
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M.I.A. – AMEN
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[Intro: Cadenza] / Ohmni / Ooh, ah, ooh / Ooh, ah, ooh, ye-ye-yeah! / Ooh, ah, ooh / Blazin', blazin'! / [Verse 1: M.I.A.] / If I talk too much, I say less / I'll give you my word
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M.I.A. – Story to Be Told
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Track #6 off /\/\/\Y/\ .
There’s a fun story about this song – M.I.A. actually bought the internet domain: yesthelittlepeoplewillneverwinbuttheycanfuckshitup.com which hosted this
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Wrekonize – Legendary Freestyle
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This freestyle marks the first of Wrekonize’s 52 2019 freestyles.
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Genius Romanizations – EVERGLOW - SLAY (Romanized)
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[Intro: Yiren, Mia] / Slay / Yeah, yeah, okay / [Verse 1: Mia, Aisha, (Yiren), E:U, Onda] / Get out your seats now / Jeo eodum, so damn dangerous / Musimhage gireul bikyeo, alright
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Echo Dan – Affluent
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[Intro] / Hustle suh mi affi see mi pay / Tings ruff but neva stray / And mi tuff suh mi nuh play no / As early as di morning man a wake / Road fi crush a nothing nuh strange
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DizzyEight – M.I.A.
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[Verse 1] / Life ain't ever been easy / Things ain't never been sweet for me / I don't know where I need to be / I don't know what I need / I don't really getting why you believe
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Belly, Meek Mill & M.I.A. Take On The Travel Ban & Slanted News Coverage On “Immigrant”
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Meek alludes to being offered the chance to meet with Donald Trump after his release from prison.
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M.I.A. – It Takes a Muscle
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Track #7 on /\/\/\Y/\, this song is actually a cover of the 1980’s song “It Takes a Muscle to Fall in Love” by Spectral Display – a Dutch synth band.
Listen to the original here:
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M.I.A. – It Iz What It Iz
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[Verse 1] / I'm here to paint what's written on ya face / 'Cuz these are the days we are loosing our ways / To find better ways to say what nobody says / [Chorus] / 'Cuz we're
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Culture Power45 (Ft. Mr. Skurge) – Missing In Action
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Culture Power45 ft. Mr. Skurge - “Missing In Action” / [Emcee(s): Mr. Skurge] / [Producer(s): Marcellous Lovelace (AKA Infinito 2017) [Original Instrumental from Marcellous
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EVERGLOW – INTRO + SLAY (KCON Ver.)
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["SLAY (INTRO)"] / [Intro: Sihyeon] / All my girls slay / (All my girls slay) / [Pre-Drop: Yiren, Aisha] / Slay, slay! (Slay) / Slay, slay! (Slay) / Slay, slay! / Slay, slay! (Slay
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Dntel – Rock My Boat
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I was feeling pretty good / Thought I finally understood / How to be free, free, free, free / Like the birds, like the bees / Like the wind in the trees / So I went out on a limb
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Central Cee – LA Leakers Freestyle
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In “LA Leakers Freestyle,” Cench exposes UK slang and translates the meaning with American slang. He also subtly flaunts his luxurious lifestyle. In addition, he celebrates his
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Måneskin – MAMMAMIA
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Italian
“MAMMAMIA” è il primo brano inedito pubblicato dai Måneskin dopo la loro vittoria al Festival di Sanremo e l'uscita del loro album Teatro D’ira – Vol.I, nonché dopo la
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A$AP Rocky (Ft. Future, Joe Fox & M.I.A.) – Fine Whine
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This song is an ode to “lean” and broken relationships. Rocky, M.I.A. & Future have all been through breakups recently: Rocky with Chanel Iman , M.I.A. with Benjamin Bronfman
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M.I.A. – Internet Connection
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Track #13 and one of the bonuses off /\/\/\Y/\
This song is about “The Mess Age” and how we are so addicted to the internet, that the only time we want to be active and hang out
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Wrekonize – Cocky (Freestyle)
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Oh word well I’m from london on the track / And for the hunger I go Jerry Wonda dubbing on the wax / Get outta my way get outta my mind / Get outta my day get outta my grind / I
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Rony – Free Abdul
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Free Abdul, free all the real ones / Those the people that I really do this for / I’m a dog man tell me where my bone / She getting freaky she gone dance on the pole / I fake my UA
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Harlequin Jones – Soap
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I would scrub every place touched / Every inch of soiled skin / After the water runs freezing / I will come up clean / Yes I'll be M.I.A. 'cause they were D.O.A / Locked, stocked
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