 Genius Meanings
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PARTYNEXTDOOR (Ft. Drake) – LOYAL
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PARTYNEXTDOOR reunites with his OVO label boss Drake on “Loyal,” an ode to their significant others. They reflect on their respective love lives and the loyalty that their women
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Chris Brown (Ft. Lil Wayne & Tyga) – Loyal
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“Loyal” is an ode to unfaithful women that Chris can bag with ease. The track was released as the fourth single from X and is one of Chris' most popular tracks to date, peaking at
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Drake – U With Me?
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On “U With Me?,” Drake questions his girl’s loyalty, reflecting on the past and how certain issues in their relationship caused them to drift. As a result, Drizzy begins to doubt
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Rihanna) – LOYALTY.
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On “LOYALTY.,” Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna muse on the value and necessity of complete loyalty and honesty in both platonic and romantic relationships. The song marks the first
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Drake – Jaded
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“Jaded” is about Drake feeling used by his love interest. The term describes a person who has been hurt so much that they’ve become numb to pain and indifferent about relationships
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Drake (Ft. JAY-Z) – Love All
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“Love All” is a collaboration of Drake with rapper JAY-Z for the album Certified Lover Boy. Before its release, the song was leaked on June 23, 2020, and was likely recorded in
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Kendrick Lamar – DNA.
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On “DNA.,” Kendrick Lamar adopts multiple viewpoints; celebrating, critiquing, and exploring his black heritage and culture. In the music video, Kendrick and actor Don Cheadle
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PARTYNEXTDOOR (Ft. Bad Bunny & Drake) – LOYAL (Remix)
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“LOYAL (Remix)” is the remix to PARTYNEXTDOOR’s November 2019 single “LOYAL,” featuring a new contribution from Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny as well as the original contributions
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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 & 21 Savage – Hours In Silence
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Drake & 21 get emotional about a distant lover on this heartfelt track.
Drake talks about taking his lover out from the hood, and how she wouldnt be here without him. He takes
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Drake (Ft. dvsn & Pimp C) – Faithful
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“Faithful” mirrors the sensitive and emotional vibe on Drake’s 2011 album Take Care. Drake explains his fondness for a girl; however she’s too busy working to engage in a
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Young Money (Ft. Lloyd) – BedRock
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“BedRock” is an assemblage of 2009’s up-and-coming Young Money artists discussing love with a special person. It was released as the second single from Young Money’s We Are Young
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Lil Durk – Set It Off (Loyal Bros 2)
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[Intro] / (Hahaha) / Go, go, go / (DJ Bandz, oh, man) / Go, go / (Cicero) / DJ Bandz, what the fuck goin' on broski? (Brrat) / (Threats) Pluto, you know what the fuck goin' on / (
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Drake – A Keeper
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On “A Keeper,” Drake uses his vocal range and melodies to reflect on the decisions made whilst in previous relationships, questioning why he would return to an ex-lover.
In the
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Young Thug (Ft. Drake) – Parade on Cleveland
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[Part I] / [Intro: Drake] / Woah / [Verse: Drake] / How the fuck you out here goin' tit for tat? (Tit for tat) / I should've saw the signs, how could I miss that? (How could I miss
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Drake – Behind Barz (Link Up TV Freestyle)
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While in London, Drake performed a freestyle on the British rap platform Link Up TV – his first media freestyle since his 2009 Hot 97 Freestyle. It was released a week after his
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21 Savage – ball w/o you
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On “ball w/o you,” 21 Savage reflects on multiple past relationships and realizes that he has become disillusioned with love, which he considers artificial. 21 prefers loyalty
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PARTYNEXTDOOR – THE NEWS
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“The News” was released alongside ‘'Loyal’,' featuring Drake, on November 22nd, 2019. The songs were the first two singles for PARTYNEXTDOOR’s long awaited project, PARTYMOBILE.
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Drake – Views
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An ode to loyalty and faithfulness, “Views” samples The Winans' “The Question Is”—a song about faith in God. But the 6 God speaks of a non-religious faith.
The title track on
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Drake – Draft Day
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This song is dedicated to the rookie, Johnny Manziel. The football player has very close ties to Drake. He even sports an OVO tattoo on his wrist.
He is also in the album art
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Odetari – GOOD LOYAL THOTS
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[Intro] / World don't revolve around you / Girl, you not the only one / World don't revolve around you / Girl, you not the only one / World don't revolve around you / Girl, you not
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21 Savage & Metro Boomin – Runnin
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On the album’s first song, 21 Savage raps about how he frightens his enemies. They start running away when Savage is around because they know that he won’t spare them. Savage also
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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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DJ Khaled (Ft. Drake) – POPSTAR
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“POPSTAR” is one of the dual lead singles—along with “GREECE”—from DJ Khaled’s twelfth studio album, KHALED KHALED. Both tracks feature Drake and are Khaled’s first releases since
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The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?
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“Is There Someone Else?” is the tenth track on The Weeknd’s fifth studio album, Dawn FM. This song was highly anticipated, for it was first seen as a snippet on his Instagram on
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Kanye West – Bound 2
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As opposed to the industrial, electronic influences found throughout Yeezus, this warm soulful track sees Kanye “Bound 2” his partner, Kim Kardashian. Reminiscent of West’s
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