 Genius Meanings
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Young Thug (Ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott) – The London
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On “The London,” Young Thug, J. Cole, and Travis Scott rap about what they would do with their significant others at “The London,” which could refer to a luxury hotel in either
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BIA & J. Cole – LONDON
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[Intro: BIA] / I'm in London, I like to go to shop in the mall (Yeah) / Shop at the store, shop in the—, ah, ah (Yeah) / Aziz, Aziz / BIA, BIA, yeah (Buss) / Yeah / [Chorus: BIA
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J. Cole, Bas & 6LACK – l e t . g o . m y . h a n d
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On “l e t . g o . m y . h a n d,” J. Cole analyzes his life and career, detailing some of the doubts he has had over the years and the fears he has as the father of two black sons
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J. Cole (Ft. Trey Songz) – Can't Get Enough
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The second radio single from Cole World: The Sideline Story demonstrates why J Cole is widely considered to be the Simba of Hip-hop... He mixes his lyrical skill over this summer
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J. Cole – A Tale of 2 Citiez
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A Tale of Two Cities is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. Some of its major themes–rebellion, conflict between rich and
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BIA Breaks Down The Meaning of “LONDON”
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Learn about the song’s lyrics on the latest episode of ‘Verified.’
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J. Cole – No Role Modelz
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J. Cole believes that shallow, materialistic “L.A. hoes” got that way because their only role models were talentless reality TV stars. But Cole also had no role models growing up
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J. Cole – MIDDLE CHILD
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J. Cole’s first offering of 2019 serves as a warning in advance of an extensive rollout of Dreamville material. On the track, Cole envisions himself in the center of the old and
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BIA Breaks Down The Meaning of "LONDON"
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BIA Breaks Down The Meaning of "LONDON". By: ButterflyHoney ... The song features hip hop heavyweight J.Cole and is produced by Tim Nihan, Jon Glass & ...
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Nitin Randhawa – The London
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[Intro: Nitin Randhawa, J. Cole, and Logic] / Nitin Randhawa / You are watching a master at work / Yeah, yeah, yeah / Oh, oh, woah / Rest in peace Mac Miller, It's been like ten
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Dreamville, JID & J. Cole (Ft. Kenny Mason & Sheck Wes) – Stick
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On “Stick,” all four performing rappers discuss their habit of keeping a gun on them at all times, with either, or sometimes both, protective or aggressive motivations.
JID
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Young Thug – The London Samples
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See all of “The London” by Young Thug’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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J. Cole – MIDDLE CHILD Interpolations
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See all of “MIDDLE CHILD” by J. Cole’s interpolations
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30-Minute Young Thug Song “Thug N 30” Leaks Online
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Thug references his 2016 ‘GQ’ cover in the track.
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downtime – London
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[Instrumental Break] / [Chorus: Travis Scott] / Me-meet me at The London / If you find time, we can run one / Talk about some things we can't undo / You just send the pin, I can
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6LACK (Ft. J. Cole) – Pretty Little Fears
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“Pretty Little Fears” is the first collaboration between 6LACK and J. Cole, arriving as a promotional single hours before East Atlanta Love Letter’s full release. 6LACK speaks on a
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J. Cole – A Tale of 2 Citiez Samples
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See all of “A Tale of 2 Citiez” by J. Cole’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Young Thug (Ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott) – The London (Demo)
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“The London (Demo)” is a leaked, early mix of Young Thug’s May 2019 single “The London.” The demo is similar to the completed version, but Travis Scott’s chorus is unfinished, his
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J. Cole – Let Nas Down
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The story goes that when Nas heard J.Cole’s radio single, “Work Out,” he was apparently disappointed in Cole for abandoning lyricism. Now, No I.D. was in the same room when Nas
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Chance the Rapper (Ft. J. Cole) – Thotty
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Chance premiered his verse along with the hook to the song on the Toca Tuesday radio show on Shade 45 (3/26/14). While he didn’t give an official title to the track, he did say the
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Dreamville & J. Cole – Heavens EP
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Three days before embarking on The Off-Season tour, J. Cole randomly dropped the music video for “Heaven’s EP” as a YouTube exclusive. Utilizing the same beat from Drake’s “Pipe
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J. Cole – St. Tropez (Live)
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As stated by Cole during his second spoken interlude, St. Tropez is a metaphor for the type of place that really rich people go to vacation, and represents making it out of the
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Big Sean (Ft. Miguel) – Ashley
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This song is about Sean’s ex Ashley who he split up with in early 2013. He wrote the song when he was still with her, and he recruited Miguel to sing the hook, much like J Cole did
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London Yellow – Serious Music [Grow Up]
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[Intro] / "Hey you stupid fucking slut, let me tell you what / I think, uh, if you want to pursue actual real music, you’d be pretty good at it" / "Make serious music or you’re a
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Smino (Ft. J. Cole) – 90 Proof
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“90 Proof” was first debuted on September 22, 2022 on Hot 104.1 St. Louis during an interview with Smi, where he revealed that it would be a single on his upcoming third studio
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – Niggas in Paris
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Kanye West, XXL Magazine, October 2010:
I am where art meets commercial. The sweet spot between the hood and Hollywood. Having a conversation with Karl Lagerfeld and Jay-Z within
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BIA & Giggs – LONDON (GIGGS MIX)
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[Intro: BIA] / I'm in London, I like to go to shop in the mall (Yeah) / Shop at the store, shop in the—, ah, ah (Yeah) / Aziz, Aziz / BIA, BIA, yeah (Buss) / Yeah / [Chorus: BIA
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J. Cole & Bas – Paper Cuts
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[Pre-Chorus: Bas] / Yeah, I suppose / Made my mistakes, you know how it goes / Yeah, I've been told / "You got what it takes to be great" / [Chorus: Bas] / Nigga, you dumb? / Paper
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Drake (Ft. 21 Savage) – Jimmy Cooks
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Concluding the house-inspired Honestly, Nevermind, Drake switches up for the album’s final song, trading bars with 21 Savage, on a hard-hitting instrumental. Chock-full of name-
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