As triumphant as ever, Drizzy combines forces with trap king Future on What a Time to be Alive. The rumor of their collaborative tape made rap fans go crazy all over the web, and now it’s real. Nothing can go wrong when they wake up on a daily basis.
We’re all excited to be alive. What a time to be a Genius user.
It’s still a month until the release of Joe Budden’s next album, All Love Lost, but we have all the lyrics hosted exclusively here on Genius. Anyone who pre-orders the album gets access to “SlaughterMouse,” a song that can be described as Joe’s “Stan record.” Over the course of almost 5 minutes of straight rapping, Joe gives praise to his Shady Records boss Eminem, comparing and relating Em’s experiences to his own. What functions as an introspective open letter was initially thought to be a diss when Joe teased a short snippet on Instagram – watch as Budden himself sits with Genius to talk all about it.
It’s Slime Season! Fresh off the success of his controversial mixtape, Barter 6, Young Thug delivers yet again with an absolutely banging tape headlined by production by London on da Track, Metro Boomin & Sonny Digital.
Some highlights include the Gucci Mane assisted “Again,” “Freaky,”, “Quarterback,”, the latter featuring Migos members Quavo and Offset and another ATL native PeeWee Longway and Thug features his only track with his mentor, Lil Wayne titled “Take Kare”.
The sun must be shining because GO:OD AM is here! Mac’s first album under Warner Bros. Records sees him depart from the dark and depressed sound he experimented with on Watching Movies With The Sound Off, which he replaces with vibrant energy and positive vibes. Easy Mac is more grown than ever, and one could argue this is his most complete project yet. Mac also hit up Genius to discuss the single, “100 Grandkids.”
2 months ago, Lupe Fiasco dropped hints of a new project and remained relatively silent since, only popping up ready to rap battle braggadocious Yasiin Bey, after a recent leaked video got him in a bit of trouble.
Lupe took to Instagram again, with a free link to the new mixtape entitled, Pharaoh Height 2/30 . Lupe shows love to Metal Gear Solid V, in his intro track “In,” rapping over the instrumental for the game he has praised much before. Interesting instrumental choices flow throughout the album with J Dilla on “Of” and Flying Lotus on “Pyramid”. His production along with slyly political bars, like “Valleys” Bernie Sanders call out – make this album a must hear for the conscious listener.
Check all of the lyrics to Pharaoh Height 2/30 now!
A big night for music, the MTV Video Music Awards threw all kinds of surprises at the public, like a new Miley Cyrus album; however the more interesting performance came in the form of a marijuana influenced speech from Kanye West after reception of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from previously interrupted Taylor Swift.
Check the full annotated speech here!!!
After a long and crazy wait, dodging leaks and moving release dates, Jay Rock has returned with his follow-up to Follow Me Home, the sophomore album 90059.
Genius is proud to present a full cooperation with Jay Rock and Top Dawg Entertainment. On songs such as: “Gumbo,” “90059,” “Money Trees Duece,” “Money Trees” (with Kendrick Lamar’s verified annotations), and “Easy Bake” – Jay Rock has added great verified annotations to enrich the listening of the album.
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Still building off of his last year’s mixtape, Faces, which was met by generally positive reviews, Mac finally drops his long awaited project. Although this isn’t his first studio album, it is his first studio album after signing to the major label Warner Bros. for $10 Million. On July 30th, Mac, revealed on a series of tweets revealing the album’s completion and how he had 9 other projects before arriving to GO:OD AM. Nearly a week later he released the album’s first single, “100 Grandkids” and today we are blessed wtih the full, completed project.
Check our full breakdown of the album!!!
Beauty Behind The Madness is Toronto born singer The Weeknd’s highly anticipated, second studio album following his 2013 debut Kiss Land. The R&B/Pop genre blending project touches on Abel’s rumoured relationship with Bella Hadid, his shift towards the mainstream music scene and relationship with his mother. High profile features from Kanye West (production), Ed Sheeran, Lana Del Rey and Labrinth, add to this project’s mass appeal whilst bringing out new sides of The Weeknd’s musical personality. All the lyric breakdowns can be found right here on Genius!
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