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Beyoncé (Ft. Childish Gambino, JAY-Z & Oumou Sangaré) – MOOD 4 EVA
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“MOOD 4 EVA” is the twelfth track on Beyoncé’s specially-curated The Lion King accompaniment project, The Gift, and functions as a celebratory anthem. It features JAY-Z and her
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Beyoncé (Ft. Childish Gambino, JAY-Z & Oumou Sangaré) – MOOD 4 EVA (Black Is King Version)
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[Intro: Oumou Sangaré] / Miiri man ɲi! / Aa! dennin! k'an bɛn sɔgɔma! / Miiri man ɲi! / Aa! dennin! k'an bɛn sɔgɔma! / Aa! dennin! k'an bɛn sɔgɔma! / Aa! dennin! k'an bɛn sɔgɔma
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OutKast – Ms. Jackson
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The second single from Stankonia, “Ms. Jackson” catapulted the Southern rap duo OutKast into the mainstream, reaching the top 5 in several countries and becoming their first of
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Genius Traductions françaises – Beyoncé - MOOD 4 EVA (ft. JAY-Z & Childish Gambino) (Traduction Française)
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[Intro: Oumou Sangaré] / Hé ! mon amour ! on se voit demain matin ! / Hé ! mon amour ! on se voit demain matin ! / Mon amour attend moi, la froideur est un triste sentiment / Mon
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Beyoncé - MOOD 4 EVA ft. Childish Gambino, JAY-Z & Oumou Sangare (Tradução em Português)
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[Intro: Oumou Sangaré] / Miiri man ɲi! / Aa! dennin! k'an bɛn sɔgɔma! / Miiri man ɲi! / Aa! dennin! k'an bɛn sɔgɔma! / Aa! dennin! k'an bɛn sɔgɔma! / Aa! dennin! k'an bɛn sɔgɔma
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Beyoncé – I'M THAT GIRL
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With “IM THAT GIRL” the theme and message for Beyoncé’s seventh studio album are made abundantly clear and set out in a thesis-like manner. From the Tommy Wright III, Mac-T Dog
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This Week On Genius [7/15 - 7/22]
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Hey everyone!
This Week On Genius highlights all the dope stuff that’s happened in the Genius Community in the past week. It drops every Monday and includes stuff like hot annotations, dope scribes, cool articles, fresh editors, and those up and coming users who might not be on your radar yet. If you have any suggestions on what should be included, send it to a community staffer before Sunday and one of us will make sure we include it :)
Check out the last edition of this thread here.
Hot tates
@rainelm @deontic and @audreyxuan posted a cool tweet to compliment Bey’s name drop:
https://genius.com/17623192
@patrickcash found a funny tweet:
https://genius.com/17622420
@aintnojigga makes a comeback with this one:
https://genius.com/17622425
Fire transcriptions
S/o to the @transcribers who helped out with last week’s releases:
Beyoncé, The Lion King: The Gift: @GnarlingtonTX @Chancelorr @WaterGod @yungdirty @Babatee @Maxenn @jbotting347 @snares @raulmenciaaa
Iggy Azalea, In My Defense: @
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Oumou Sangaré – Diaraby Nene
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Aa! dennin! k'an bɛn sɔgɔma! / Aa! dennin! k'an bɛn sɔgɔma! / N jarabi, n makɔnɔ yan! dennin! miiri man ɲi! / N jarabi, n makɔnɔ yan! dennin! nɛnɛ man ɲi! / Nnn! nɛnɛ man ɲi! / Nnn
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Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar – NILE
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“NILE” serves as the tenth track on Beyoncé’s specially curated The Lion King soundtrack. The project dropped on July 19, 2019, along with the film’s worldwide theatrical release.
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Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, Beyoncé & Wizkid – BROWN SKIN GIRL
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With help from Wizkid, SAINt JHN and her own daughter Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé uses “BROWN SKIN GIRL” to tell young “brown skinned” girls to be proud of their skin and embrace it.
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Read All The Lyrics To The Beyoncé-Curated ‘Black Is King’ Soundtrack
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Beyoncé released a deluxe edition of ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ to coincide with the visual album.
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Beyoncé – OTHERSIDE
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[Verse 1: Beyoncé] / If the storm comes / If we burn up / If the wells run dry / You're my reason / To believe in / Another life / [Chorus: Beyoncé] / If it all ends / And it's
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Beyoncé – All Night
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“All Night” is a groovy love ballad. The song illustrates a wise love, one that has experienced deep pain and disappointment yet was able to come out the other side determined to
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Beyoncé (Ft. Busiswa, Moonchild Sanelly, Nija, Tierra Whack & Yemi Alade) – MY POWER
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In this team up with Tierra Whack, Moonchild Sanelly, and Nija, Beyonce quotes the crowd’s cheer for Muhammad Ali in his famous “Rumble in the Jungle” fight against George Foreman
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JAY-Z (Ft. Alicia Keys) – Empire State of Mind
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The Blueprint 3’s third single is a love song to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' home city of New York, which is also known as “the Empire State.” The title alludes to the Billy Joel ballad
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The Best Annotations of July 2019
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Genius contributors broke down Post Malone’s tattoos, Big Sean’s break-up and more this month.
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SALATIEL (Ft. Beyoncé & Pharrell Williams) – WATER
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In this groovy African collaboration -between
Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, and SALATIEL- the lyrics nod to the loving moment between Simba and Nala in 2019’s hyperrealistic remake
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JAY-Z (Ft. Kanye West & Rihanna) – Run This Town
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The three principal artists of Jay-Z’s newly-formed Roc Nation record label—Kanye West, Rihanna, and the Hov himself—announce to the world that they “run the town.” Jay explained
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Beyoncé (Ft. Grace Jones & Tems) – MOVE
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“MOVE” explores a mixture of afrobeats, funk & bounce with the help of Grace Jones on the chorus & refrain as well as a brief addition from rising Nigerian artist Tems. This is
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Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, Beyoncé & Wizkid – BROWN SKIN GIRL (Black Is King Version)
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[Intro: SAINt JHN & Blue Ivy Carter, Blue Ivy Carter] / Brown skin girl / Your skin just like pearls / The best thing in the world / I'd never trade you for anybody else, singin
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Beyoncé – FIND YOUR WAY BACK
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On “Find Your Way Back” Beyonce plays with Simba’s story and narrative within The Lion King to talk about fathers and finding your own way. This is notable as Beyonce has had her
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Beyoncé – BLACK PARADE
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“BLACK PARADE” is a song celebrating blackness. It was released in the final hours of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United
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Beyoncé – SPIRIT
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An uplifting song, “Spirit” is Beyoncé’s official ascent into lioness stardom. On the track, she sings of the approaching greatness of a future leader as well as the importance of
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Madonna – Vogue
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Madonna’s 1990 smash hit “Vogue” was inspired by the dance of the same name and helped make the Queen of Pop a gay icon. Voguing was popular in New York’s underground gay club
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Tekno, Lord Afrixana, Yemi Alade & Mr Eazi – DON'T JEALOUS ME
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As the 6th track of the album, this is one of the songs that gives selected artists their time to shine.
“Don’t Jealous Me” (don’t be jealous of me) features all Nigerian artists
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Beyoncé (Ft. Nicki Minaj) – Flawless Remix
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The “Queen B” and the “Queen of Rap” united for the first time ever on “***Flawless (Remix)” in August 2014, nine months after the release of the original “***Flawless.” It is one
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Tiwa Savage (Ft. Mr Eazi) – KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
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[Intro: Tiwa Savage] / See how the sun and the moon bow for you? / But you won't open your eyes / Omo oba ma gbagbe / Ranti oruko baba e / Oh / [Pre-Chorus: Tiwa Savage] / Tick
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Burna Boy – JA ARA E
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“Ja Ara E” is a slang phrase used in the Yoruba language spoken principally in the African countries of Nigeria and Benin, which simply translate to "Wise Up”. It is often used to
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Megan Thee Stallion (Ft. Beyoncé) – Savage Remix
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On the remix to Megan Thee Stallion’s hot single “Savage,” Meg teams up with fellow Houston native Beyoncé for the first time. The two first met at a New Year’s Eve party in
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Julie London – I’m in the Mood for Love
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[Verse 1] / I'm in the mood for love / Simply because you're near me / Honey but when you're near me / I'm in the mood for love / [Verse 2] / Heaven is in your eyes / Bright as the
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Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z) – Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)
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Both this remix and the original were singles from Kanye’s Late Registration album. Kanye uses the remix to go into more detail on “conflict diamonds”: diamonds which are mined
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Beyoncé – CUFF IT (Mixed) [Barbie]
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[Verse 1] / I feel like fallin' in love (Fallin' in love) / I'm in the mood to roll somethin' up (Tonight, I'm rollin' somethin' up, baby) / I need some drink in my cup (I need a
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Beyoncé – BLACK PARADE (Extended)
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This extended version of Bey’s “BLACK PARADE” was released alongside the original version as a Tidal exclusive on the evening of Juneteenth. This version contains a horn intro
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