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88-Keys (Ft. Mac Miller & Sia) – That's Life
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“That’s Life” is a collaboration between 88-Keys, Mac Miller and Sia. It was recorded without Sia in 2015 but unreleased until after Mac Miller’s death. A version was leaked online
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Mac Miller’s 88-Keys & Sia Collaboration “That’s Life” Is Inspired By Kanye West’s ‘The College Dropout’
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It was recorded during Mac’s ‘GO:OD AM’ sessions.
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Mac Miller – Benji The Dog (That’s Life Demo)
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[Sample] / He's never going to stop being The Juice / [Verse 1] / Yeah, they told me, "Don't make a promise you can't keep / All the drugs in your system, you can't sleep / How
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Spotify – This Is Mac Miller
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1. Mac Miller- Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza / 2. Mac Miller- Right / 3. Mac Miller- Good News / 4. Free Nationals, Mac Miller & Kali Uchis / 5. 88-Keys- That's Life (feat. Mac Miller
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TrappaChiNo (Ft. HolUp) – TrappaChiNo Notable Scribes
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This is a list of my transcriptions that are 20,000 views or more. As of 2022, I have 177 scribes that are 20K or more, including 92 that are 70k or more, 23 that are 500K or more
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Pusha T – Diet Coke
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“Diet Coke” is the lead single for Pusha T’s fourth studio album, It’s Almost Dry. It was first previewed after a snippet surfaced of Push and Kanye West recording a music video
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88-Keys (Ft. Anderson .Paak, G-Eazy & IDK) – Star Time [Version 2]
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[Intro: Fats Gonder] / So now ladies and gentlemen, this is star time / Are you ready for star time? / [Verse 1: IDK] / I'm ready / Living life through these rose-colored lenses
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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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Black Star – Thieves in the Night
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“Thieves in the Night” has some of its roots in an award-winning novel by Toni Morrison called The Bluest Eye, which focused on some really sick stuff, such as incest, molestation
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Valerie Simpson – Benjie
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[Chorus] / Ooh ooh / Ooh, I would have married you, Benjie / [Verse 1] / I can remember the hole in your breaches / Held together with some homemade stitches / You always thought I
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Kanye West & The Weeknd (Ft. Lil Baby) – Hurricane
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“Hurricane” is the lead single from Donda, the song was highly expected after being one of the biggest leaks from the Yandhi era.
The song was first previewed by Kanye West in an
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Hip Hop for Respect (Ft. ŻAL, Fre, Grafh, Invincible, Jane Doe, J-Live, Kofi Taha, Rubix, Tame One & Wordsworth) – A Tree Never Grown
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Track 4 off the Hip Hop For Respect EP released in 2000.
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88-Keys (Ft. Kanye West) – Stay Up! (Viagra)
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[Chorus] / Stay up, uh / Stay up, stay up / Stay up / Stay up, nigga / Stay up / Stay up / Stay up / Stay up / Stay- (Viagra) / Stay up / Stay up (Yeah) / Stay up (Kinda crazy
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Kanye West – New Again
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“New Again” sees Ye thanking God and describing evangelism, as he was raised as an Evangelical Christian. It could also refer to the act of (re)baptism, perhaps after a spiritual
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OutKast – Dyin' to Live
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In this song, Percy (André 3000) talks about how he wants to leave the life of death and
really live.
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Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M.
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Arguably one of the most iconic songs in hip-hop, the underlying idea of “C.R.E.A.M.” is found in its title—cash rules everything. The timeless piano riffs and background vocals
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Yasiin Bey – Love
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Third track off of Mos Def’s “Black On Both Sides”
All about the essence and importance of allowing love to drive you, and how the love of MCing made Mos successful
Contains
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JAY-Z & Kanye West (Ft. Frank Ocean & The-Dream) – No Church in the Wild
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“No Church in the Wild” is an existential renunciation of traditional, organized religious worship. Its theme is reminiscent of a famous line delivered by Cassius in Shakespeare’s
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Ryan Caraveo – One Winged Airplane
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[Chorus] / Even though I keep on fallin' / I just pick myself back up / I just keep puttin' my all in / Even though it's not enough / I've lost so much already, so what / I'm not
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MF DOOM (Ft. Pebbles the Invisible Girl) – Doomsday
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Samples “Kiss of Life” by Sade and “Poetry” by Boogie Down Productions.
DOOM explains in XXL Magazine:
[This song was] a while ago, so I’m trying to remember what inspired it. It
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Logic (Ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid) – 1-800-273-8255
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On “1-800-273-8255,” Logic shows that suicide is never the answer to anyone’s problems. He wants people to know that there is always help available, such as the National Suicide
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Theophilus London (Ft. Kanye West) – Can't Stop
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On “Can’t Stop,” Theophilus London collaborates with good friend and executive producer of the album, Kanye West.
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Billie Holiday – That’s Life I Guess
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[Verse 1] / Sometimes I wonder what's in store for me / Your love could open heaven's door to me / But you don't care a straw for me / That's life, I guess / [Verse 2] / My days
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Nicki Minaj (Ft. Drake) – Moment 4 Life
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Released as the fourth single from Nicki’s debut album, Pink Friday, “Moment 4 Life” is about the whirlwind success of becoming a rapper, and not taking moments for granted.
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Kanye West (Ft. Young Thug) – Remote Control
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On “Remote Control,” Kanye enlists his “Highlights” collaborator Young Thug for a reflection on his faith in God.
While early demos of the track saw Kanye poking fun at how
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Genius: Song Lyrics Finder
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Kanye West – Thunder
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[Chorus: Kanye West] / Gold thunder, gold thunder / Tell me if you don't want it / Feedback, I don't need that / In the mind, life is all in the mind (Ooh!) / Gold thunder, gold
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88rising & NIKI – Indigo
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“Indigo” is a single from NIKI released on August 13, 2019. It was advertised on NIKI’s instagram page 2 days before release.
The song is about NIKI’s adventure with a boy as they
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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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Yasiin Bey – Champion Requiem
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[Mos Def] / Bismillah ir Rhman ir Raheem / Peace, peace whats up y'all this is Mos Def / And this is a message to the people / If you see or hear goodness from me / Then that
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88rising, Rich Brian & NIKI (Ft. Warren Hue) – California
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[Intro: Warren Hue] / 这是88rising / Yeah / [Chorus: Warren Hue] / Yeah, I'm faded (Ayy), fake faces (Face) / I erase 'em ('Rase), California / That fragrance ('Rance), mad payments
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Quincy – No Stress
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[Verse 1] / Going through some thangs that I can't explain, yeah / Realizing what's life and what I can't change / Love is the answer, to all your questions / And all those flaws
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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi & Young Thug) – Remote Control pt 2
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“Remote Control pt 2” is an alternate version of “Remote Control” from Kanye West’s tenth studio album Donda.
This version is an amalgamation of different versions of the song
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Kanye West (Ft. The-Dream) – The Mind Is Powerful (Star Time)
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[Intro: Fats Gonder] / So now ladies and gentlemen, this is star time / Are you ready for star time? / [Verse 1: Kanye West] / Life of the rich and gorgeous / Someone gonna be
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Musiq Soulchild – Her
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[Verse 1] / Let me tell you something about her / Ain't nobody else around like her / Every time I spend some time with her / I don't be thinking about no other her / See
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Frank Ocean – Pink + White
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Produced by Pharrell Williams and featuring uncredited backing vocals from Beyoncé, “Pink + White” details Frank’s memories of his youth and someone close to him who passed away
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Pusha T – Numbers on the Boards
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“Numbers on the Boards” was the second single from My Name Is My Name. This intense, wordplay-dense track is a fan-favorite from MNIMN. Push says he wanted it to sound like a “
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Take 6 – One
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I dont know the recipe for grandpa's poundcake, yeah / The one that will make you lick your fingers (Yeah, that's the one) / Maybe there's some flour, eggs and ah, a little brown
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Kanye West (Ft. Common & Justin Bieber) – In God’s Country
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[Chorus: Justin Bieber & KayCyy] / Remind me that don't define me (Oh, yeah, oh, oh) / God will always follow your lead (Oh, baby, oh, oh) / You never steer us wrong / Cause You
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Kanye West – Heaven and Hell
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“Heaven and Hell” was first shown on the Donda tracklist posted to Instagram on July 22, 2021.
This track incorporates material from an unreleased song “Future Sounds,” which was
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DJ Khaled (Ft. Betty Wright, Big Sean & Kendrick Lamar) – Holy Key
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On “Holy Key,” Kendrick Lamar and Big Sean trade verses that focus on religion, politics, discrimination and police brutality, while soul legend Betty Wright handles the church-
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Devlin (Ft. Ed Sheeran & Labrinth) – No Church In the Wild
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[Hook: Ed Sheeran] / Human beings in a mob / What’s a mob to a king? / What’s a king to a god? / What’s a god to a non-believer / Who don’t believe in anything? / We make it out
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Coco Jones – ICU
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[Intro] / Oh, ooh / (Welcome to the camp) / Oh, ooh / Oh, ooh / Mm, mm-mm-mm / Mm, yeah, yeah / Oh, ooh / [Verse 1] / Somethin' 'bout your hands on my body / Feels better than any
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Kanye West (Ft. DaBaby & Marilyn Manson) – Jail pt 2
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For a polarizing sequel to “Jail” with JAY-Z, Kanye West enlists DaBaby – fresh off the heels of controversy regarding homophobic statements made at Rolling Loud Miami – and
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