Genius Meanings
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De La Soul – Me Myself and I
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Released in 1989, De La Soul’s third single “Me Myself and I” established the group’s characteristic style of combining hip hop with humor and social commentary. The group’s
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De La Soul (Ft. Butta Verses & Yummy Bingham) – No
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No is a braggadocios song where De La Soul and Butta Verses rap about how their grind has paid back dividends: they are never last place, whether it’s with work, girls, or life
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De La Soul (Ft. Little Dragon) – Drawn
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From Update #49 sent to Kickstarter backers;
Yukimi Nagano from Little Dragon describes “Drawn” as “a dreamy journey about not taking anything for granted in life. About love and
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De La Soul – Exodus
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[Hook] / It's the years that we own and we earned them / See the bridges we built now are burned down / Even though a few friends just returned them / Shit and shit there we affirm
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De La Soul – This is a Recording for Living in a Fulltime Era (L.I.F.E.)
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[Hook] / (This is a recording) (Life) / [Verse 1: Pos & Dove] / Living in everyday is something / Something everyday like this is our livin' / Giving something sheer for the crowd
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De La Soul (Ft. Jungle Brothers & Q-Tip) – Buddy
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“Buddy” is the fourth single off of De La Soul’s debut album 3 Feet High and Rising, reaching #2 on the US Rap Chart in early 1990. The song features the Jungle Brothers and Q-Tip
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De La Soul – Stakes Is High
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The climactic point of De La Soul’s “Stakes is High” album serves as a criticism to the state of the world in 1996, along with a declaration that the Native Tongues are back in
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De La Soul (Ft. Jill Scott) – Genesis
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Huh! I couldn't be nobody but myself, you know that / But then they all started talking / They were talking about love being gone / In my house / They said that there ain't much
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De La Soul – The Magic Number
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The song is built on the drum beat from Double Dee and Steinski’s “Lesson 3” – which itself is a sample of Led Zeppelin’s “The Crunge,” making Pos’s claim of “no rock and roll
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De La Soul (Ft. David Byrne) – Snoopies
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[Verse 1: David Byrne] / In a hundred years from now / We will not recognize this place / The dollar store is filled with love / The parking lot is full of grace / Now, judges put
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De La Soul – Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)
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[Verse 1: Dove] / Access to her code / Lovestruck was my mode / Took a look, dropped my textbook / Jenifa (Oh) / Breakfast, broke it fast / She was in my English class / Asked for
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De La Soul (Ft. USHER) – Greyhounds
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On “Greyhounds,” Posdnuos and Dave each rap a verse where they recount a tale about somebody attempting to discover their way throughout everyday life and taking a greyhound bus to
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De La Soul (Ft. Otis Redding) – Eye Know
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“Eye Know” is the fifth single from De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising. It was not released as a single in the US, but made the top 30 in several countries overseas, including a #
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De La Soul (Ft. CeeLo Green) – Held Down
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Posdnuos teams up with Cee-Lo Green on this track about being an individual and making your own decisions in life, instead of following the crowd.
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De La Soul (Ft. Guru) – Patti Dooke
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In a nutshell, De La Soul’s “Patti Dooke” is a meditation on the never-ending phenomenon of the misappropriation of Black influence into mainstream musical culture without proper
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De La Soul – Trainwreck
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De La Soul started a Kickstarter campaign in 2015. After reaching their goal they announced that they would be releasing an album on April 29, 2016. However, they pushed back the
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De La Soul – Ego Trippin' (Part Two)
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De La’s “Ego Trippin' (Part Two)” is a continuation of the original “Ego Trippin'” by the Ultramagnetic MC’s.
Note that the entire song is a parody of braggadocio Hip Hop with
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De La Soul – Brakes
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The title of the song is a reference to Kurtis Blow’s seminal 1980 hip-hop hit, “The Breaks”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZDUEilS5M4
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De La Soul (Ft. 2 Chainz) – Whoodeeni
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This song title is a reference to the old school hip hop group Whodini and their hit song ‘The Freaks Come Out At Night’ to which this beat is inspired by.
https://www.youtube.com
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De La Soul – Dinninit
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[Chorus] / Now, where the ladies at? / "Yo, we're chillin' over here" / And all the fellas? / "Takin over this year" / I heard the party's round here, right? / "You know that's
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De La Soul (Ft. Maceo Parker) – I Be Blowin'
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De La Soul continued hip hop’s experimentation with jazz music and allowed a veteran jazz musician to play a whole song for their album.
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De La Soul – Change in Speak
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The main samples comes from
“No Strings Attached” by the Mad Lads…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9KXydf0e6k
…and “Bra” by Cymande.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuLnxjVo6bk
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De La Soul (Ft. Biz Markie) – Stone Age
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[Intro] / Watch this / Beatbox / I'll beatbox / I'll beatbox / I'll beatbox / I'll beatbox / I'll beatbox / I'll beatbox / I'll beatbox / [Bridge: De La Soul, Biz Markie, Trugoy
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De La Soul – Verbal Clap
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Produced by the late J Dilla
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Gorillaz (Ft. De La Soul) – Feel Good Inc.
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“Feel Good Inc.” is about criticism of herd mentality, isolation, and escapism.
The music video features computer-generated imagery combined with 2D animation. The inspiration for
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De La Soul – CBGB'S
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[Verse 1: Posdnuos] / Beach boy bonanza, sunrise, get up / Surfin' on a curb from inception of a set-up / Planet in black granite, halos above it / The autopsy can't top me
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