 Genius Meanings
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Aaliyah – At Your Best (You Are Love)
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“At Your Best (You Are Love)” is a track off of Aaliyah’s debut album, “Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number”. The song is a cover of “(At Your Best) You Are Love” by the American
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Frank Ocean – At Your Best (You Are Love)
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Originally released under the title “You Are Luhh,” “At Your Best (You Are Love)” was released on what would’ve been Aaliyah’s 36th birthday. The song ended up being on Frank Ocean
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Aaliyah – At Your Best (You Are Love) (Stepper's Ball Remix)
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[Intro: R. Kelly] / (One-two checka / Baby let me know what's up) / [Bridge: Aaliyah] / If you're wondering / You gotta let me know, baby / You don't have to worry / If you're
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Sinéad Harnett – At Your Best (You Are Love)
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Released exclusively through Amazon Music, “At Your Best (You Are Love)” is Sinéad Harnett’s reinterpretation of the 1976 track originally written by The Isley Brothers, but later
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The Isley Brothers – (At Your Best) You Are Love
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[Intro] / Love, let me know, let me know / Love, let me know, let me know, let me know / [Verse 1] / When I feel what I feel / Sometimes it's hard for me to tell you so / You may
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Aaliyah – At Your Best (You Are Love) (Gangstar Child Remix)
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[Intro: R. Kelly, Aaliyah] / Oh yeah / One-two checka / Baby, let me know what's up / Check it out (Ooh) / One-two checka / Baby, let me know what's up (Ooh) / This is for the
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Aaliyah – At Your Best (You Are Love) (UK Flavour)
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[Intro: R. Kelly, Aaliyah & R. Kelly] / One-two checka / Baby, let me know what's up / Let me know, let me know, let me know, let me know / One-two checka / Baby, let me know what'
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JAY-Z – 4:44
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“4:44” is the title track from Jay Z’s 13th studio album. It is an open love/apology letter to his wife Beyoncé and is the 5th track of 4:44. In the song he discusses being a bad
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Drake (Ft. Jeezy) – Unforgettable
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Drake is a distinct artist in that he both raps and sings, and this song is his cleverly-worded tribute to the R&B genre, with emphasis on how great songs are continuously remade
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Frank Ocean – You Are Luhh
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Frank Ocean released his cover of the Isley Brothers’ 1976 song “(At Your Best) You Are Love” via Tumblr on January 17, 2015; “You Are Luhh” is performed in the rendition of
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Tamar Braxton (Ft. Future) – Let Me Know
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“Let Me Know” was the lead single from Tamar Braxton’s album Calling All Lovers, though it was only included as a bonus track the deluxe edition of the album. The song which
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Gucci Mane (Ft. Peewee Longway) – Activist
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[Bridge: Gucci Mane] / Drank, drank, drank, drank / Lean, lean, lean / Oil, oil, oil, oil / Mud, mud, mud, mud / [Verse 1: Gucci Mane] / Had my first drank on my birthday / Was a
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H.E.R. – Losing
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In “Losing,” H.E.R. kicks off her debut EP H.E.R., Vol. 1 by describing the frustration she feels at the hands of a lover who is acting distant and uninterested. She’s tired of
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Sevyn Streeter – Before I Do
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Interpolates “Let Me Know” by Isley Brothers and “At Your Best (You are Loved)” by the late R&B singer Aaliyah
Sevyn heard rumors about the guy who she’s interested in but she
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Drake – OVO Sound Radio Episode 7 Tracklist
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7th Episode of OVO Sound Radio on Apple Music’s Beats1, streamed on October 3, 2015. Hosted by Oliver, guest mixes by Boi-1da and PartyNextDoor respectively.
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American Pleasure Club – let's move to the desert
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Let’s move to the desert / Every day, falling in love / It’s not so easy / To be so sad / When you can always / Touch the sun / Let’s move to the desert / Every day, falling in
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Arca – Batusai (Arca Edit)
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“Batusai” is a more upbeat tune from Arca, played during a Benji B BBC Radio 1 mix with Bok Bok. The edit blends together overdriven club beats with slow string synths and a
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Cam'ron – Let Me Know (2007)
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[Chorus: Aaliyah sample] / Let me know, let me know.... / Ha-ah-ha, let me know / Let me know, let me know.... / [Verse 1] / See when I met the girl she had a life / Two kids, a
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Chris Brown (Ft. Aaliyah) – Don't Think They Know
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“Don’t Think They Know” is an appreciation track to both Chris' and Aaliyah’s fans, as confirmed by Chris in a June 2013 tweet. The track was released as the second single from X
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J. Cole – No Role Modelz
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J. Cole believes that shallow, materialistic “L.A. hoes” got that way because their only role models were talentless reality TV stars. But Cole also had no role models growing up
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Tony Shhnow (Ft. Brent Faiyaz) – Don’t Look At Numbers (Lost Kids Edition)
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[Intro] / (Polo Boy Shawty on the track, so I am killing it) / (Plugg) / [Chorus: Tony Shhnow] / I want it, I got it, my bitch from the tropics / I inhale exotic / I stay with the
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TLC – No Scrubs
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“No Scrubs” was the lead single from TLC’s third album, FanMail, released on February 2, 1999. The song was a huge success. Topping the charts in early 1999 and going #1 in the
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Aaliyah (Ft. Timbaland) – Are You That Somebody?
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The unusual, stuttering beat of this 1998 single recorded for the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack received great acclaim for emphasizing Aaliyah’s vocal prowess, eventually earning the
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Aaliyah – One In A Million
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The title track in Aaliyah’s second studio album, “One in a Million” was considered an atypical R&B song at the time due to its almost drum-n-bass style beats. It was one of the
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Kirko Bangz – Mind Went Blank
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South Park / South Park / South Park / (Man I'm bout to lose my mind) / South Park / South Park / (Man I'm bout to lose my mind) / South Park / South Park / (Man I'm bout to lose
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AZ – Let Me Know
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Its international players shit you know what I mean / Its big boys shit, y'all little boys get the fuck / Outta here, ya heard / Floss with me and stash holds more than 50
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Ar'mon & Trey – Let Me Know
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[Pre-Chorus] / At your best, you're bad as fuck (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) / And the man you're with never seem to tell you that enough / So if you ever feel the need to come and slide
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Inayah – Best Thing
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[Intro] / Okay, let's see / [Verse 1] / I thought I found love / But you ain't shit, no / Gave you a space in my heart / But you ain't fit, no, no / And it hurts, but I let it / I
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Bobby Caldwell – What You Won't Do for Love
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After being signed to TK Records in 1978, Caldwell recorded his first album, but it was given a redo after Henry Stone, president of the label, felt that it didn’t have a hit.
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Eric Bellinger (Ft. Marcus Black) – Or Nah
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[Verse 1: Eric Bellinger] / Can I give you that freak shit? No weak shit, or nah? / Can we do it all weekend, with your knees bent, or nah? / I know exactly what, exactly what you
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RealYungPhil – What's the Word
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Evilgiane / Surf Gang, bitch! / {Chorus} / What is the word? / Ain't about shit, nigga we could purge / You full of shit, nigga like a turd / I be talking they like "Sir yes sir
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USHER – U Got It Bad
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Second single off of 8701, a Billboard Hot 100 chart topping R&B ballad.
Lyrically, the song’s inspired by a true story. Jermaine Dupri (co-writer and co-producer of the song) and
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Aaliyah – Try Again
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The lead single of the soundtrack to the 2000 action film Romeo Must Die, later released as the 15th track of Aaliyah’s 2001 self-titled album. “Try Again” is about a woman who
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Aaliyah – 4 Page Letter
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This slow jam off of Aaliyah’s 1996 album One in a Million centers around her expressing her love for a man by sending him a love letter.
Written by Timbaland and Missy Elliott
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Tony Shhnow – Don't Look At Numbers
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[Intro] / Polo Boy Shawty on the track, so I am killing it / Plugg / [Chorus] / I want it, I got it, my bitch from the tropics / I inhale exotic / I stay with the plug (Plugg), don
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Aaliyah – Miss You
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“Miss You” is a song by American recording artist Aaliyah. Written by Johnta Austin, Ginuwine and Teddy Bishop in 1998 and initially recorded in the fall of 1999 for her self-
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Rapsody – Aaliyah
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The song, “Aaliyah” is Rapsody’s nod to the late princess of R&B, making many references to her throughout the song.
Aaliyah was a singer, actress, and model, with hits such as “
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SZA – Love Language
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“Love Language” is the fifth track on SZA’s highly anticipated sophomore album, SOS.
The song samples SZA’s own 2020 single “Hit Different” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, and it also
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J. Cole – Best Friend
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This song is about Cole’s girl best friend telling her to leave him because of his cheating habits.
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