Genius Meanings
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 – 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 – 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 (Ft. RAYE) – BIGGER
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“Bigger” takes its themes from “balance (mufasa interlude)” which precedes it; like Mufasa, Beyoncé encourages her audience to see themselves as a crucial piece of a larger whole.
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Beyoncé, Shatta Wale & Major Lazer – ALREADY
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[Chorus: Beyoncé] / Long live the king, you a king, you know it / King already, already, you know it / Top everything, everything, you know it / King already, already, you know it
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Coldplay – Yellow
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“Yellow” is the fifth track and second single from Coldplay’s 2000 debut album Parachutes. It is one of their oldest and most enduring hits, continuing to be a celebrated staple 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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Travis Scott (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – goosebumps
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“goosebumps” is an eerie love song. Travis and Kendrick detail the unique feelings they have for their love interests—especially when she’s not actually there.
Before performing
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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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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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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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KIDZ BOP Kids – CUFF IT
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[Verse 1] / I feel like fallin' in love (Fallin' in love) / I'm in the mood to do it all up (Tonight, I'm doin' it all up, baby) / I need soda in my cup (I need a drink), hey (I
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Destiny's Child – Say My Name
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Destiny’s Child released “Say My Name” in 1999 as the third single from their second album Writings on the Wall. This album was their breakthrough success, and this song
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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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Cardi B (Ft. Megan Thee Stallion) – WAP
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“WAP” (Wet-Ass Pussy) is Cardi B’s fourth number 1 hit on Billboard, her first release of 2020, and her first single since 2019’s “Press.” It is expected to appear on her upcoming
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