Genius Meanings
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Future (Ft. Drake) – Life Is Good
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On “Life Is Good,” Future enlists the help of frequent collaborator Drake for their first collaboration since June 2018’s “Blue Tint.” Although the song was released as a
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Feat Drake (Ft. Feat Future) – LIFE IS GOOD
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[Verse 1] / Life, yeah, life is really good / I'm gonna go, I'm gonna go and smell your foot / Life, yeah, life is really good / I'm gonna go, I'm gonna go and smell your foot / [
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Future (Ft. DaBaby, Drake & Lil Baby) – Life Is Good (Remix)
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On February 12, 2020, Future teased two snippets of the “Life Is Good” remix via his Instagram story, where vocals from DaBaby and Lil Baby were audible. Later that day, Future
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Drake & 21 Savage – Treacherous Twins
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In “Treacherous Twins,” Drake and 21 Savage rap on a warm, mellow-like beat—which samples Ginuwine’s 1996 track “Lonely Daze”—about loyalty between close friends.
“Twin” is often
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Galaxy Goats – Life Is Good (Minecraft Parody)
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[Part I] / [Chorus] / Dying in the ender like usual / Fell into the dark void like usual / Stevies swear they masters, they lyin' too much / Haven't ate this apple, I'm too hyped
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Drake (Ft. Future) – Desires
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“Desires” is Drake and Future’s second collaboration of 2020, following January’s “Life Is Good.”
On August 29, 2019, Future teased a snippet of this track via his Instagram Story
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Drake – Over
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On “Over,” Drake raps about his introduction to fame and how his career is just only beginning. It was released as the first single from Drake’s debut album, Thank Me Later. In an
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Lil Wayne – Life Is Good
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[Part I] / [Verse] / Working while they sleeping as usual / Percocets, I eat them like chewables / These niggas think they passed up, they think too much / If these niggas get too
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Preme (Ft. Drake & Future) – DnF
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To hype fans up for the release of Dear America on September 2nd, P. Reign unleashes this joint featuring Drake and Future and lets us know the two things everyone wants to do.
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Drake – Blem
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“Blem” is the seventh track on Drake’s More Life playlist. Continuing his Caribbean-pillaged flow from “Madiba Riddim,” Drake uses the situation of being “blem,” that is, high on
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Drake – You & The 6
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This song is dedicated to Drake’s mother, Sandi Graham. Drake discusses many of the issues he had growing up, and how both his city and his mother helped him cope with all of it.
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Drake – Passionfruit
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“Passionfruit” details Drake’s struggle to maintain trust in a long-distance relationship. Throughout the song, Drake explores how he is unable to maintain trust and faithfulness
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Timbaland (Ft. Drake) – Say Something
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[Chorus: Drake] / This shit was all I knew, you and me only / I did it all for you, still you were lonely / We could've worked it out, uh, but I guess things change / It's funny
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Drake (Ft. Travis Scott) – Fair Trade
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On “Fair Trade,” Drake denounces fake friends, asserting that his life is better without them. Scott, on the other hand, talks about his women, cars, and money. The track was
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Drake – Over My Dead Body
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The introductory track on Take Care finds Drake luxuriating in his own success and clapping back at the haters… or is that luxuriating in the haters and clapping back at his own
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Drake (Ft. Future) – N 2 Deep
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The first part of this song shows a seemingly sober Drake going into a club ready to have a blast whilst also trying to convince a girl in Houston that he is a decent man.
The
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Drake – God's Plan
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“God’s Plan” is a feel-good track that discusses Drake’s future. Being who he is in the industry, he knows that people want him to fail; however, God won’t let him do that.
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Drake – Sweeterman (Remix)
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Drake premiered his remix to Ramriddlz’s “Sweeterman” on the first episode of OVOSOUND Radio.
When a snippet leaked in May 2015, fans assumed it to be a new song in the making
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Kanye West & André 3000 – Life Of The Party
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“Life Of The Party” is a collaboration with André 3000. Its title is a term Ye has used in his song “Jesus Lord” to refer to his late mother Donda West.
A version of the song was
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Lil Baby & Drake – Yes Indeed
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“Yes Indeed” is the first collaboration between Drake and Lil Baby. It was premiered by Lil Baby himself on April 6, 2018, at Atlanta’s Empire Lounge. The song was originally
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Drake (Ft. Lil Baby) – Wants and Needs
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On “Wants and Needs,” Drake and Lil Baby go back and forth on aspects of life involved in the balance of what is wanted versus what is needed.
Between women, money, inner-circles
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Nicki Minaj (Ft. Drake) – Moment 4 Life
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Released as the fourth single from Nicki’s debut album, Pink Friday, “Moment 4 Life” is about the whirlwind success of becoming a rapper, and not taking moments for granted.
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Drake) – Poetic Justice
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Kendrick explained “Poetic Justice” in a 2012 interview with Complex magazine, saying:
If you listen to ‘Poetic Justice,’ it’s a song about a chick saying these legs are poems. On
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Drake (Ft. Rihanna) – Too Good
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“Too Good” is about a couple who go out of their way to treat each other well, while they feel like their love is taken for granted.
Carrying the same Caribbean and dancehall beat
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Drake (Ft. Kid Cudi) – IMY2
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On “IMY2,” which stands for “I miss you too,” Drake enlists Kid Cudi, marking the duo’s first collaboration since Kanye West’s 2010 track “All of the Lights,” on which they both
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Drake – Is There More
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Throughout “Is There More,” Drake discusses how life is about more than the rapper life that artists (including himself) talk about, while at the same time pondering what that “
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J. Cole – Love Yourz
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Cole draws back to the intro and its main themes as he comes full circle back to present day. A much wiser Cole reflects on the most important things in life, such as love and
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Future, Drake & Young Thug – D4L
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Drake reunites with Atlanta trap artists Future and Young Thug for a tribute to the Atlanta rap collective D4L, which consisted of members Fabo, Mook-B, Stoney, and Shawty Lo.
The
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Drake – Tuscan Leather
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The six minute, six second introductory (and highly-anticipated) song off Drake’s third outing, Nothing Was The Same. The song’s title borrows from Tom Ford’s designer cologne
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Drake (Ft. Future & Young Thug) – Way 2 Sexy
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On “Way 2 Sexy,” Drake enlists frequent collaborators Future and Young Thug, who previously united on the track “D4L” from Drake’s May 2020 mixtape Dark Lane Demo Tapes, for a
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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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Drake – Lose You
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In “Lose You” Drake speaks to his lover, his family, and his friends, asking them if he has lost them due to his commitment to his career as a rapper taking most of his time and
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Drake (Ft. Lil Wayne & Trey Songz) – Successful
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Drake, Wayne, and Trey converse about wanting fame and fortune, passing through the consequences.
This song was included on Drake’s So Far Gone mixtape as well as Trey Songz' Ready
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Drake (Ft. Nicki Minaj) – Make Me Proud
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The second single from Drake’s album Take Care.
A love note to Drake’s main squeeze/Nicki Minaj asserting the fact that she’s the queen of the game. Drake’s verse is deliberately
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Drake – 9
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”9" is an homage to Drake’s hometown Toronto (“the 6”) and an assertion of his influence there.
Drake uses the number 9 to describe his influence over Toronto, saying he “turned
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Drake (Ft. Lil Wayne) – Ransom
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The song of Wayne and Drake’s union, recorded soon after they met
No hooks on this song because Weezy and Drizzy are giving lectures – QUIET IN THE BACK!
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Drake – Do Not Disturb
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As the final cut on More Life, “Do Not Disturb” picks up where “Lose You” left off, showing Drake at his most pensive state. With Drake’s vulnerability on full-display, “Do Not
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Drake – Wu-Tang Forever
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This track isn’t just about a woman, it’s also a metaphor for the game and for creative influence, intellectual property and the transmission of taste.
Drake takes on a trip
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Drake – Thank Me Now
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The closer to Thank Me Later provides us an introspective look into Drake’s career, where he describes his influence in hip-hop and his success, as well as his personal life
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