Genius Meanings
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Ice Cube – Chase Down The Bully
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In “Chase Down The Bully,” Ice Cube attacks white supremacists, racists, and Trump supporters.
He also critiques the lack of resistance in the black community against racism and
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Ice Cube – One For The Money
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[Intro] / They ask me why I'm still in the game / Is it for the love or for the money? / And if everybody gettin' paid in love, I'm in it for the love / But if everybody gettin
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Ice Cube (Ft. Too $hort) – Ain't Got No Haters
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[Chorus: Ice Cube] / Sorry, y'all, I ain't got no haters / All I got is motherfuckin' players / We get money in motherfuckin' layers / Sorry, y'all, I ain't got no haters / Sorry
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Ice Cube (Ft. DOM KENNEDY) – That New Funkadelic
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The song shows that it’s like Funkadelic’s music, only more modern. This makes sense as the song contains a sample of Funkadelic themselves.
The song is third on Ice Cube’s tenth
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Ice Cube – Super OG (Intro)
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The intro of Everythangs Corrupt is dark and serious and sets the tone for the rest of the album.
It also shows the listener that Ice Cube will talk about social and political
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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 – Still In The Kitchen
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[Intro] / The almighty E-A-Ski track / Cook it up / Yeah / [Verse 1] / Raised a man, bake a man, roll that dough / Smokin' on a Swisha, bloody as a butcher / Cut you in two with
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Ice Cube – Fire Water
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[Intro] / A lot of people wonder how they gon' die / How'm I gon' die? / Will it be a bullet wound? / Will they die at the hands of the police? / Here's how I think I'ma go / [
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Ice Cube – Non Believers
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[Intro] / To all the non-believers (Non-believers, non-believers, non-believers) / (Non-believers, non-believers, non-believers, non-believers) / [Verse 1] / I make a non-believer
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Ice Cube – Arrest The President
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As a former member of N.W.A., Ice Cube is no stranger to politically charged lyrics. The West Coast rapper pushed the envelope with records that addressed issues in America such as
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Ice Cube – On Them Pills
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[Intro] / Now who is the public enemy? / He should be too embarrassed to even walk back through this motherfucker again / When he-when he comes down, somebody's gonna say some shit
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Ice Cube – Don't Bring Me No Bag
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[Intro] / Hey man, get the door / These mother fuckers think it's CVS around this bitch / Tell him we ain't 'bout that shit / [Interlude: Menace II Society (1993): Chauncy & Nick
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Ice Cube (Ft. Shameia Crawford) – Streets Shed Tears
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[Intro] / Ooh, ooh, ooh / When the cold wind blows in the heart of the city and I'm gone / I know the streets will shed tears for me / When my story is over and my song is done / I
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Ice Cube (Ft. Hallway Productionz) – Can You Dig It?
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[Intro: Airplane (1980)] / Randy: Can I get you something? / Second Jive Dude: 'S'mofo butter layin' me to da' bone. Jackin' me up, tight me / Randy: I'm sorry, I don't understand
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Ice Cube – Everythang's Corrupt
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From the album “Everything’s Corrupt”.
In this song, Ice Cube raps about the politic system, government, clearly gets frustrated as usual.
In HHDX interview, Cube claimed he raps
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Ice Cube – Bad Dope
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[Chorus] / Bad dope (Bad dope, bad dope) / I'm like a bad drug / I'm a bad drug about to fuck you up / Bad dope (Bad dope, bad dope) / (There's no prescription to this addiction
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JAY-Z – 30 Something
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Jay’s classic ode to that most rare of rap topics, maturity. Produced by Dr. Dre, it was released as a promotional single, which didn’t even make it on to the Billboard charts.
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Ghostface Killah (Ft. Beanie Sigel) – Toney Sigel A.K.A. The Barrel Brothers
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Toney Sigel samples the song “Falling (In Love With You) by Al Wilson
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Geto Boys – Scarface
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(All I have in this world) / (All I have in this world) / (All I have in) / (All I have in) / (All I have in this world) / (All I have in) / (All I have in) / (All I have in) / (
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URLtv (Ft. Aye Verb & Math Hoffa) – Math Hoffa vs Aye Verb
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[Round 1: Math Hoffa] / Now he gon talk about my battles, all classics by the way / And probably try to say I ain’t win em, all right, okay / He gon talk about the videos he seen
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URLtv (Ft. Aye Verb & Math Hoffa) – Math Hoffa vs Aye Verb
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[Round 1: Math Hoffa] / Now he gon talk about my battles, all classics by the way / And probably try to say I ain’t win em, all right, okay / He gon talk about the videos he seen
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Yasiin Bey (Ft. Nate Dogg & Pharoahe Monch) – Oh No!
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[Intro: Mos Def] / Yeah, one for the treble, two for the bass / Welcome to the great, incredible paper chase (Chase) / Keep your boots laced if you wanna keep pace (Pace) / [Chorus
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Kendrick Lamar – You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said)
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The song’s theme is based on common phrases, such as:
The loudest in the room is the weakest in the room.
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Those who tell don’t know and those who know don’t tell.
Its title
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Beast Coast (Ft. AKTHESAVIOR, Big Tigger, CJ Fly, Erick the Architect, Issa Gold, Joey Bada$$, Kirk Knight, Meechy Darko, Nyck Caution & Zombie Juice) – Basement Cypher
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“Basement Cypher” is an all-star posse cut, that features verses from ten different New York MCs. Each artist appears to freestyle their verse and the topics discuss range from
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Crypt (Ft. 100 Kufis, D.I.L.E.M.A. (Rapper), DumbLoud, Elijah Kyle, Futuristic, Gatsb7, GAWNE, Grizzy Hendrix, HollaAtKrazy, KING BLITZ, Lex Bratcher, Mile High, Murkemz, PFV, Samad Savage, Seppi, Vin Jay & We Skeem) – The Cookout Cypher
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[Intro: GAWNE] / Brrt! / Samad cook it up, yer / [Verse 1: GAWNE] / Uh, yeah / I'm the chosen one, Luke, not Obi Wan / I've been skywalkin', sky's the limit so I float above (Ha
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Eminem (Ft. D12 & Obie Trice) – Doe Rae Me
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This song serves as Eminem joining in on the 50 Cent/Ja Rule beef. Eminem joined after being outraged that Ja referenced Eminem’s daughter, Hailie, in one of his diss tracks. The
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CunninLynguists (Ft. Deacon The Villain, Mr. SOS & Natti) – Pump It Up Freestyle
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Freestyle over Joe Budden’s ‘Pump It Up’. Produced by Just Blaze.
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King of the Dot (Ft. Illmac & Pat Stay) – Pat Stay vs. Illmaculate (Title Match)
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For the first time in nearly two years, King Of The Dot has a new champion.
The close of Day 2’s proceedings at “World Domination 5” in Toronto on Aug. 22 saw Pat Stay lose in his
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Tay B (Ft. FMB DZ) – Back 2 Back, Pt. 2
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[Intro: FMB DZ] / Hmm, hmm, woo (Helluva made this beat, baby) / Yeah, hmm / [Verse 1: FMB DZ & Tay B] / Put the Glock on 'em, we gon' pull down the block on 'em / Got a drop on '
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Nardo Wick (Ft. Lakeyah) – Baby Wyd?
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“Baby Wyd?” is a collaboration between Nardo Wick and Wisconsin-native rapper Lakeyah for the album Who is Nardo Wick?. The track sees both rappers describing their sexual desires
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