 Genius Meanings
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Chairmen of the Board – Give Me Just a Little More Time
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Give me just a little more time / And our love will surely grow / Give me just a little more time / And our love will surely grow / Life's too short to make a mistake / Let's think
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Angela Clemmons – Give Me Just A Little More Time
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Give me, give me, give me / Hey, won't you give me / Please baby, give me more time / Give me, give me, give me / Ooh, can you give me / Baby, just a little more time / Give me
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Heritage Singers – Just A Little More Time
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Well the world got so crazy / And I had some places I needed to go / In such a hurry and so full of worry / To get it all done / And I didn't notice that He was calling / Didn't
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David Dallas (Ft. Niko (NZ)) – I Get the Feelin’
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[Intro: Chairmen of the Board] / Just a-just a little more time / And our love will surely grow / [Chorus: Niko, David Dallas, Niko & David Dallas] / Don’t, don’t you say it, you
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Kylie Minogue – Give Me Just a Little More Time
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“Give Me Just a Little More Time” was covered in 1992 by Kylie Minogue. Her version was featured in a commercial for Accurist watches at the time. It was one of the last tracks to
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Chairmen of the Board – Bless You
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Bless you / Darling, bless you / Bless you / Darling, bless you / Heaven only knows how much I love you / Ooh, I love you better than I love myself / And I'd wish nothing on earth
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Chairmen of the Board – (You've Got Me) Dangling on a String
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You've got me dangling on a string / Please don't let me drop / My life will surely stop / Cause I'm wrapped in a / Dream of needing you so / My heart's in a noose / And I can't
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Jens Lekman – The Opposite of Hallelujah
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[Verse 1] / I took my sister down to the ocean / But the ocean made me feel stupid / Those words of wisdom I had prepared / All seemed to vanish into thin air / Into the waves, I
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Chairmen of the Board – Patches
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I was born and raised down in Alabama / On a farm way back up in the woods / I was so ragged that folks used to call me Patches / Papa used to tease me about it / Cause deep down
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A Tribe Called Quest – Bonita Applebum
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“Bonita Applebum” is the second single off A Tribe Called Quest’s debut album People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990). It was a popular song in its time and has
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Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
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On the ironically braggadocious track “HUMBLE.” Kendrick Lamar challenges his competition. It was released a week after the first promotional single, “The Heart Part 4,” with a
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Sam Hunt – Body Like a Back Road
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“Body Like A Back Road” is an uplifting ode to Sam Hunt’s fiancée Hannah Lee Fowler, who’s been his on-and-off girlfriend since 2008. It was put together just after he got engaged
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Stan Freberg – Green Chri$tma$
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SCROOGE: Bah, humbug, everybody / CHORUS: Good morning, Mr. Scrooge! / SCROOGE: Well, the meeting will come to order, if you please. Are all the advertising people represented here
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Lauryn Hill – Lost Ones
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Lost Ones is the second track from Lauryn Hill’s 5-time Grammy winning album, the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
This song is written to an ex, following a relationship break-up. It
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John Steinbeck – Of Mice and Men: Chapter 3
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A classic 1937 novella by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men tells the story of migrant ranch workers George Milton and Lennie Small and their struggles to
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U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability – Blackwater USA Hearing, October 2, 2007 -- Part III: Questioning of Erik Prince, Chairman, Blackwater USA
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Chairman Waxman. Thank you very much, Mr. Prince. / I am going to start off with the questions. / The issue before us that I see that is important to / understand is we have gone
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DJ Kay Slay (Ft. 3D Na'Tee, Aobie, AZ, Big Daddy Kane, Big Dubez, Billy Danze, Black Thought, Bodega Bamz, Bun B, Bynoe, Cassidy, Chris Rivers, Chuck D, Coke La Rock, Consequence, Conway the Machine, Cory Gunz, Dave East, DJ Doo Wop, Drag-On, E-A-Ski, E.D.I. Mean, Freddie Foxxx, Fredro Starr, Fred the Godson, Ghostface Killah, Gillie Da Kid, Grandmaster Caz, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Grand Puba, Greg Nice, Gunplay, Havoc, Hocus45th, Ice-T, Inspectah Deck, Jim Jones, Joell Ortiz, Jon Connor, J.R. Writer, Junior Reid, Kaflow Kaboom, King Kirk, Kool DJ Red Alert, Kool G Rap, KRS-One, KXNG Crooked, Lil' Cease, Lil' Fame, Loaded Lux, Locksmith, Lord Jamar, Lord Tariq, Maino, McGruff, MC Serch, MC Shan, Merkules, Metta Sandiford-Artest, Mike Cee, Millyz, Mistah F.A.B., Ms. Hustle, Mysonne, Nino Man, Omar Epps, OT the Real, Oun-P, Page Kennedy, Papoose, Peter Gunz, Pretty Tone Capone, PTKNY, Raekwon, Rah Digga, Ransom, Ras Kass, Redman, RJ Payne, Rock (Heltah Sk
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[Intro: DJ Kay Slay & Sheek Louch] / Trackateering Music / Man, y'all did it with this one here, y'all / People love to use that quote, "I'm doin' it for the culture" / But what
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Noisey (Ft. Action Bronson, Alexander Spit, A$ton Matthews, Bobby Creekwater, Bodega Bamz, Bryant Dope, CUZ Lightyear, CyHi, Danny Brown, Da$H, Del Harris, Flatbush Zombies, Heems, Killer Mike, Kilo Kish, Meyhem Lauren, Mike G, Nigel Nasty, Nipsey Hussle, Pill, Pregnant Boy, Problem, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Pusha T, Raekwon, Remy Banks, Renegade El Rey, RetcH, Rockie Fresh, Scotty ATL, Two-9, Vado, Yak Ballz, YG, Young Thug & Zebra Katz) – The Rap Monument
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44 Emcees all rapped a verse for Noisey’s “The Rap Monument”, the song was recorded during three sessions (held in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New York) everything was put together
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Eminem (Ft. Dina Rae) – Drug Ballad
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Em’s love song!
Slim tells us about his love/hate relationship with alcohol, solvents, ecstasy, and who knows what else. Basically any substance he can cram in to his body, a
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Drake – Champagne Poetry
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“Champagne Poetry” is the intro track to Drake’s album Certified Lover Boy.
Initially revealed in an Instagram post of Drake’s son, Adonis, holding up a whiteboard, he captioned:
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Grover Washington Jr. – Just the Two of Us
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“Just the Two of Us” is a smooth-jazz/R&B single that establishes an emphasis on how love ebbs and flows. Particularly, the protagonist doesn’t wish to plunder his opportunity to
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Halsey – Nightmare
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“Nightmare,” a song dedicated to young women, is Halsey’s first solo release from 2019, following hit single “Without Me”. Despite “Without Me” featuring on Halsey’s third LP, “
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Gwen Stefani (Ft. Akon) – The Sweet Escape
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“The Sweet Escape” was released as the second single from Stefani’s album of the same name. The song features guest vocals from Akon, which marks the first collaboration between
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Suicidal Tendencies – Institutionalized
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The song that launched Venice, California punk legends Suicidal Tendencies onto the national scene, “Institutionalized” was the lead single of their self-titled debut.
The song
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Juice WRLD – Juice WRLD Hour Freestyle of Fire Over Eminem Beats
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[Intro: Tim Westwood & Juice WRLD] / Yo, it's TimWestwoodTV, up at Capital Xtra / Got my man Juice WRLD in the building / It's time to shut down the city again / Last freestyle
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Tears for Fears – Head Over Heels / Broken
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The shimmering, cascading “Head Over Heels” is a romantic love song that “gets a bit perverse” according to Roland Orzabal, as it tackles on the fears and anxieties involved in a
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Michelle Obama – Speech on Youth Violence in Chicago
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Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. It’s good to be home. It is. (Applause.) Even though it’s freezing cold in April, it’s good to be home. (Applause.) / It is
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T) – Runaway
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The piano, the echoing voice in the background, the distortion on his singing, the vocoder solo: every single element of this track is spine-tingling, hauntingly beautiful. Combine
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Tyler Childers – Whitehouse Road
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[Verse 1] / Early in the mornin' when the sun does rise / Layin' in the bed with bloodshot eyes / Late in the evenin' when the sun sinks low / That's about time my rooster crows
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Petey Pablo – Freek-A-Leek
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Released in December 2003, this song is the first single from his second album Still Writing In My Diary: 2nd Entry. It was produced by Lil Jon.
It should also be noted that
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Kendrick Lamar – The Blacker the Berry
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Released via Empire star Taraji P. Henson’s twitter, this comes the day after Kendrick won Best Rap Song & Performance for “i” at the 2015 Grammy Awards. The song shares the name
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URLtv (Ft. Calicoe & Loaded Lux) – Loaded Lux vs. Calicoe
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This was Loaded Lux’s first battle back in the URL after a long break. Lux is considered a pioneer and legend in battle rap. Lux used this battle to showcase that a battle could be
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Ariana Grande – thank u, next
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On the lead single and titular track to her fifth studio album, thank u, next, Ariana Grande discusses themes of self-love, growth, and empowerment after a breakup. She also
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Eminem – Bad Guy
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“Bad Guy” is a sequel to Eminem’s song “Stan”, which was released as a single from The Marshall Mathers LP. “Stan” is about a crazed fan who kills himself, his girlfriend and their
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Lupe Fiasco – Kick, Push
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Lupe Fiasco’s debut single from his first album Food & Liquor tells the story of young boy and his love for skateboarding. The lyrics follow the skateboarder through many stages of
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