 Genius Meanings
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Fall Out Boy (Ft. Debbie Harry) – West Coast Smoker
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OVERVIEW
“West Coast Smoker” closes Folie a Deux in a spectacularly aggressive fashion. The speaker of the song (and by extension, the entire album) admits to their own insanity
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Fall Out Boy – Songs That Have Yet to be Performed Live by Fall Out Boy
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This is a catalogue of every Fall Out Boy song that hasn’t been played live. Covers, demos, and remixes are not counted in this list. Partial performances, e.g. “20 Dollar Nose
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Fall Out Boy – XO
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“XO” is the final track on the album and reiterates themes found throughout the record but with an increased amount of pessimism and angst. This is done in a similar manner to
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Fall Out Boy (Ft. Brendon Urie) – 20 Dollar Nose Bleed
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The song name refers to the drug mentioned in it – Benzedrine, a form of amphetamine known to cause nosebleeds.
Around the time of this song’s release it was sold for about $20
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Fall Out Boy – 27
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“27” is the 9th track from Fall out Boy’s fourth studio album Folie à Deux. The title is a reference to the 27 Club, the name given to the unusually long list of musicians who have
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just an emo kid trying to make it in a post-emo world
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Fall Out Boy – Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet
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The song name is possibly a reference to the baseball player Pete Rose, who was known for headfirst slides. He was accused in a betting scandal, for which he’ll most likely kept
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Fall Out Boy – She's My Winona
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This song appeared as the third song on Fall Out Boy’s sixth album, “Folie a Deux.” The title of the song is most likely a reference to one of two things. Firstly, Winona County is
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Fall Out Boy – w.a.m.s.
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The title stands for “waiter/actress/model/singer”, as confirmed by Fall Out Boy’s drummer Andy Hurley on Twitter.
This is a reference to the stereotype of people who often move
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Fall Out Boy (Ft. Bohnes & Lil Wayne) – Tiffany Blews
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OVERVIEW
The true experimentation of Folie a Deux begins with “Tiffany Blews”, which features some significant adjustments to Fall Out Boy’s typical sound. The bass-heavy song
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Fall Out Boy – The (Shipped) Gold Standard
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OVERVIEW
Contrary to most songs on the rest of the album, the speaker in “The (Shipped) Gold Standard” seems to be opposed to the self-centered narcissistic attitude of their
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Fall Out Boy – I Don't Care
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The lead single to their fourth album, “I Don’t Care” depicts the narcissistic tendencies of the current generation while also continuing commentary on the pros and cons of fame
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Fall Out Boy (Ft. Bohnes, Brendon Urie, Doug Neumann, Elvis Costello, Gabe Saporta, Travie McCoy & William Beckett) – What a Catch, Donnie
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MUSIC
“What a Catch, Donnie” is one of Fall Out Boy’s only ballads, and features guest vocalists from the band’s associated acts. There are several references to the Donnie
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Fall Out Boy – Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes
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OVERVIEW
Fall Out Boy chooses to open the album with a slow introduction that launches into an anthem of heartbreak and misfortune. “Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes” introduces
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Fall Out Boy – (Coffee's for Closers)
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The song title comes from the 1992 movie Glengarry Glen Ross, in which “closer” is the term for real estate salesmen who close their sales. The title (Coffee’s For Closers) is
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Fall Out Boy – America's Suitehearts
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Music
“America’s Suitehearts” was the first song that most fans heard in anticipation of the new album, as its demo was included in the “Welcome to the New Administration” mixtape
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Fall Out Boy – Lullabye
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“Lullabye” was written by the bassist/lyricist of the band, Pete Wentz, to his son Bronx Mowgli Wentz. It was inspired by Bob Dylan.
It was hidden on Folie à Deux as a track that
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Fall Out Boy – Pavlove
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OVERVIEW
“Pavlove” was included in the CD Deluxe Edition of Fall Out Boy’s fourth album, Folie a Deux, as a bonus track. As of December 15th, 2023, it is now available on music
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Hittman, Kurupt, Nate Dogg & Six2) – Xxplosive
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A classic of West Coast rap by some of the masters of the art. This track off Dr. Dre’s classic album 2001 features his old pals from Death Row Records Kurupt and Nate Dogg, as
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Kanye West & Lil Wayne) – SMUCKERS
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After the tracklist dropped, this song was the most hyped in hip-hop circles. Tyler claims he made the beat for the first part of the song in 2011 for Watch The Throne, but he took
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N.W.A – Gangsta Gangsta
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Off of N.W.A’s 1st album Straight Outta Compton.
You can also hear this song on the radio channel West Coast Classics in Grand Theft Auto V.
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Tom Petty – Free Fallin'
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“Free Fallin',” one of Tom Petty’s biggest hits, is an escapist’s ode to Los Angeles, California. The song, which peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, was inspired by what Petty
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Kendrick Lamar – DUCKWORTH.
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“DUCKWORTH.” is a street tale about how Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith was planning a second robbery at a local KFC where Kendrick’s father, nicknamed “Ducky,” was working back in the
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A$AP Rocky (Ft. Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T., Danny Brown, Joey Bada$$, Kendrick Lamar & Yelawolf) – 1Train
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Featuring a slew of upcoming popular MCs over a beat crafted by Hit-Boy—the producer behind “Niggas in Paris”—"1Train" was the most anticipated track for many prior to the release
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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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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Craig Mack, G-Dep & Missy Elliott) – Let Me Get Down
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Perhaps ghostproduced by Kanye West. Via Vice:
We all know that Kanye produced a bunch of tracks and essentially allowed Jay Z a new lease of life. But, he first gained a great
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Kanye West (Ft. Fivio Foreign & Playboi Carti) – Off The Grid
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A recording of the fourth track off of Kanye West’s Donda, “Off The Grid,” with vocals from American rapper Playboi Carti, played off of Kanye’s speakers in a Belgian hotel during
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N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton
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The title track from N.W.A.’s 1988 classic album. Though they had released one prior EP, this was the song that gave the wider world its first sampling of Ice Cube, MC Ren, Eazy
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Ice Cube – Friday
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“Friday” is featured on the soundtrack of the 1995 comedy film of the same name. The film was co-written by Ice Cube and co-stars Chris Tucker.
This track was the beginning of a
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Snoop Dogg) – Still D.R.E.
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“Still D.R.E.” was the first single released from Dr. Dre’s sophomore album, 2001. While “Still D.R.E.” is seen as a classic West Coast anthem, the song’s lyrics were completely
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JAY-Z – Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
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As the first single from his classic The Blueprint album, “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” was Hov’s very first top-10 showing on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart.
The first verse deals with the
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JAY-Z – Never Change
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Jay-Z drapes his vocals over a sample from David Ruffin’s “Common Man”, rapping about some of his familiar life stages: growing up poor, selling crack, making music, getting rich
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Lil Wayne – Twist Made Me (Sure Thing)
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Weezy does a slow, trance-like freestyle that includes a big shout-out to his hometown over the beat from “Sure Thing” by Miguel
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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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ScHoolboy Q – Hoover Street
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Hoover Street is the quintessential time-travel song. On this song, Q is taking us back to his youth. This song details the various things Q experienced, witnessed and observed as
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Beanie Sigel (Ft. Journalist & Major Figgas) – Philly’s Finest [The Rulers Back Pt. II!!]
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(mixed and scratched sample) / P-H-I-L-L-Y, North, West, Southwest South side / P-H-I-L-L-Y, Give it to them bitches and niggas who stay fly / [Verse 1 - Beanie] / You know my
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Smoke DZA – Achieve
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[Intro: Smoke DZA & Pete Rock] / This is dedicated to all them fuck ass lists you left me out / All them conversations 'bout New York / I wasn't mentioned, like I moved or
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Terror Squad (Ft. Fat Joe & Remy Ma) – Lean Back
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“Lean Back” is the Terror Squad collaboration between Fat Joe and Remy Ma over a Scott Storch production. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved gold status. The song
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Kendrick Lamar – Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
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The content of this song doesn’t advance the narrative of the album. It is told from the perspective of present-day Kendrick Lamar, who isn’t happy with the state of rap music, and
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