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Noname – black mirror
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[Verse 1] / Yo / She's a shadow walker, moon stalker, Black author / Librarian, contrarian / The state say we dead, we say we not / That's my bitch, I believe my sister / There are
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Noname (Ft. Adam Ness & Yaw) – no name
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Fatimah is essentially telling us all the reasons she decided to go with her stage name, “Noname”. These are the parts of her life or the lives of the people around her that made
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Noname – Song 33
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“Song 33” is Noname’s first release of 2020. It is a response to J. Cole’s single, “Snow on tha Bluff,” which was released less than two days prior and is largely about Noname’s
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NF – NO NAME
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On “NO NAME,” NF talks about his success from his last album, Perception, his growth as an artist since his last project, and his fourth record.
“NO NAME” was teased on Twitter
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Noname (Ft. Cam O'bi & Raury) – Diddy Bop
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The Diddy Bop if you’re not familiar is an iconic dance move originated by the man, the myth, the legend, P. Diddy in the 90s. Now it is important to remember that the Diddy Bop
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Noname – Self
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“Self”, the opener to Noname’s Room 25 is as soulful and thoughtful as it is boisterous and braggadocios.
The two verse track features Noname spitting openly about politics
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Noname – Yesterday
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The first track from Noname’s debut mixtape Telefone, which was first announced nearly three years before the release of this track.
“Yesterday” is about the death of Noname’s
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Noname (Ft. Joseph Chilliams & Ravyn Lenae) – Forever
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The 8th song on Telefone focuses on self-belief. More specifically, to believe in yourself despite the inevitable opposition and using positivism to propel yourself forward. It
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Noname – Blaxploitation
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Released on September 14, 2018 , this song gets its title from the film genre from the 70s of the same name. This track features a funky rhythmic bass line that sounds straight
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Noname (Ft. Ravyn Lenae) – Montego Bae
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Montego Bay is one of the largest cities in Jamaica, and a popular tourist spot. The title of the song plays off the name of the city, using “Bae” instead of Bay, referring to the
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Noname – Rainforest
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[Chorus] / How you get closer to love? / How you lemonade all your sadness when you openin' up? / How you make excuses for billionaires, you broke on the bus? / I need niggas
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Noname (Ft. Phoelix, Saba & Smino) – Shadow Man
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This song is about death and mortality. Everyone on this song is young, black and talking about their funerals. This is because it’s commonplace in America for black people to be
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Noname (Ft. Adam Ness) – Prayer Song
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Noname relates sex to the current state of the United States, while also juxtaposing a black woman in the US to a cop who just killed a black woman in the US—all on on the third
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347aidan – noname
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[Intro] / Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah / [Chorus] / Love is all, love is all the same / Why would I expect to see it changed? / When every time I hold onto the blame / It means
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Noname – Freedom Interlude
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http://twitter.com/noname/status/710922572766941184
Weeks after changing her rap name, Noname dropped another single from her mixtape, Telefone. “Freedom Interlude” is a song
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Noname – Cherrypie Blues
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[Intro] / I know, I know, I know / [Verse 1] / Here we are, inside of the movies / The last time you touched me, the last time you knew me / It's a doozie how we jump back, lungs
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Noname (Ft. Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation) – hold me down
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[Verse 1: Noname] / Uh, yeah / I hope you understand, everybody scams / A little Peter Pan paranoia, polygram tell the truth / In the booth, feed the drought / Couple opps bleedin
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Noname – potentially the interlude
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[Chorus] / People say they love you, but they really love potential / Not the person that's in front of them, the person you'll grow into / People say they love you, but they
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Noname – Casket Pretty
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The seventh track off Noname’s Telefone, “Casket Pretty” is a dark song about death in Chicago.
Noname speaks on police brutality in the wake of what she calls a “brutal” summer
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Noname (Ft. Xavier Omär) – All I Need
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Noname balances the pitfalls and potential joy of dating, while acknowledging how difficult creating a project is.
On the 4th track from her debut project she remarks on wanting
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Noname (Ft. Akenya & Eryn Allen Kane) – Reality Check
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In this track, Noname raps about the fears and difficulties that kept her from completing this album and seizing the opportunities presented to her.
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Noname (Ft. Ayoni) – boomboom
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[Verse 1: Ayoni] / Tell me, baby, what you see? / When you close your eyes, can you still feel me? / When I'm out the line, do you still choose me? / With actions and words, do you
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Noname (Ft. Phoelix) – Window
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This song is the 4th track off of Noname’s highly anticipated debut album, Room 25. It tells of the short yet intense relationship Noname had with a lover, and the event of her
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Noname (Ft. theMIND) – Sunny Duet
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The second song on Telefone, “Sunny Duet” is a vibrant song about love. Noname teams up with fellow Chicago artist TheMIND, discussing love and the boundaries by which it is
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Noname (Ft. KhalafallaOsman) – Sunday Morning
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The hook has a hypnotic vibe and conjures a specific, peaceful image. I feel it has dual meaning – first, it serves as a reminder to always come back to/embrace the here and now of
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Noname (Ft. Saba & Smino) – Ace
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On this track, Noname, Saba, and Smino display their rapping abilities, proving why they are the best cards in the deck. “Ace” is partially named after the Ace Hotel chain, and
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Noname (Ft. Queen SheCago) – Paradise
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[Chorus: Queen SheCago] / Tony the Tiger told me not to lie / I’m brain dead, I’m too high / I drifted to the other side / Of blue and white of paradise, of paradise / Of paradise
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Noname (Ft. Mick Jenkins) – Samaritan
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[Chorus: Noname] / Had a dollar and a dream in my pocket / Took a step to the left and start walkin' / Talkin' like, "How am I gon' get home tonight? / I left my bus card on the
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Noname – Bye Bye Baby
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The 9th track from Noname’s debut project tells a story of an abortion. She masks a traditional birth control remedy (see number 3) with feeding a child with care.
As the song
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Noname – Don't Forget About Me
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Room 25’s fifth track finds Noname self-reflecting on her growing influence, being away from home, and life’s existential realities. As she and the things around her change, she
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Noname – Mary Jane Love
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[Verse 1] / Sweet Mary Jane, Mary-Kate, and Ashley / Two twins rolled up, I think it was a Saturday / After they learned to wear pearls all pretty / Backwoods, back porch, trees so
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Noname – afro futurism
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[Verse] / Esoteric, generic, zombie chasin' a carrot / A ferret on solid ground remembers a hound dog don't bark at the sun / This a dog-eat-dog world, she got family to hunt / It'
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Noname – beauty supply
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[Chorus] / Take a trip with me to the beauty supply / We need the standard refined / Man, if I'm cryin', cry / Take a trip with me to the beauty supply / I need the standard
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Noname – With You
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[Verse 1] / This is my happy ever suicide / My hands tied behind my breast / My silhouette did pirouettes / The curtains are closing / My baby was my ooh-lah lah, neverlasting / My
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Noname – Song 32
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Following the new years release of her politically charged single “Song 31,” Noname delivers yet another single on her 30’s series. On the track, she uses self-reflection, clever
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Noname – Regal
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[Chorus] / Make my wrong turn right, make my fists turn heaven / May the lord be with me, make me look like reverend / Make me look like regal, Southside abandon / I swear I look
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Noname – Baby
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[Intro] / You should know that / I got you on my mind / [Chorus] / At night I think of you / I want to be your lady, baby / If you were my man / If you were my man / If you were my
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Noname (Ft. Benjamin Earl Turner & Phoelix) – Part of Me
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[Chorus: Phoelix] / I have to focus on the part of me that I'm trying to be / I can't pretend I'm not myself / But if you go, wipe your shoes 'fore you leave / I have to focus on
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Noname (Ft. Phoelix) – Song 31
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Noname kicked off 2019 with the release of “Song 31.” On the track, she covers a variety of topics ranging from African American representation in television to factory farming.
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Noname – Dizzy
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The song is mostly a tribute to Dizzy Gillespie, an American jazz trumpeter known for his light-hearted personality. Always smilin'
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Noname (Ft. Saba) – Open Apology
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This song is about the self questioning and struggles faced by independent music artists that have not yet made it big.
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Noname – You and I
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[Verse 1] / I lost you to Guatemalan summertime / Damn, we was just beginning / Our city feel like water over inexperienced swimmers / How we sink into the emails, so easy, so
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Noname – toxic
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[Intro] / What do you possibly think you know about love? / You know, I'm sick and tired of men using love like it's some kind of disease you just catch / Love should've brought
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Jalopy Bungus (Ft. Quelle Chris) – J Cole & NoName
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[Hook] / On the same team once again / We ain’t finna do the J Cole and Noname / Ever heard the saying ‘no pain no gain’ / Cops beat my ass I ain’t gain no weight / [Verse 1
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Noname (Ft. Akenya & Via Rosa) – Take You Back
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[Verse 1: Noname] / If Spike Lee had a girlfriend who could rap, she'd had been me / Mo' Betta natural, ut mo' pretty weavy / Sociopolitical individual, Black with a perm / Three-
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