 Genius Meanings
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J Dilla – One Eleven
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This song clocks in at 1:11 in length, hence the name One Eleven.
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Lil B – Dress For The Occasion
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On this track off of “Basedword 2” mixtape, Lil B is bragging about how he’s going to “kill” all the other rappers int the rap game with his sick flow. The instrumental is “One
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J Dilla – One for Ghost
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The title “One for Ghost” is directed at Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan. J Dilla made this song just for him and this sample appears on Ghost’s track “Whip You With a Strap” from
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J Dilla – Two Can Win
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[Produced by J Dilla] / [Intro] / Only one can win / Ooh only / Only one can win / Only one can win / Ooh only / [Verse] / Can win, only one can win your love / Ohoo / One can win
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J Dilla – Hi.
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[Produced by J Dilla] / ...Standing at the bus stop and I hear a voice behind me say / "Hi, baby" / Aw, I just fell all apart inside / Because I hadn't heard that voice in such a
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J Dilla – Stop!
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[Produced by J Dilla] / [Jadakiss sample] / *Laugh* / It's dat real / [Dionne Warwick sample] / Mmm, you're gonna want me back in your arms / You're gonna need me, one day / Mmm
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J Dilla – Stepson of the Clapper
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This song primarily features a sample from Mountain’s “Long Red,” one of the most sampled drum beats in history. However, unlike most other tracks that simply keep the beginning
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J Dilla – Lightworks
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J Dilla’s “Lightworks” mainly samples a Raymond Scott track with the same name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWbzAa_c1VY
J Dilla’s rendition of the track was described by his
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J Dilla – Gobstopper
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The instrumental basically speaks for itself. The two things that can be noted here is that Nas and Jay Electronica used this instrumental.
Nas – The Season
Jay Electronica
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J Dilla – Don't Cry
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In a 2012 XXL interview, Questlove, a close friend and collaborator of Dilla’s, said “Don’t Cry” was a message to his mother.
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J Dilla – Airworks
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[Produced by J Dilla] / I don't really care / I never never needed..
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J Dilla – Workinonit
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With one of the most memorable beats on the album, Dilla uses choppy samples to create a smooth sound scape at a perfect opening track to his last record created while alive
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J Dilla – Thunder
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[Produced by J Dilla] / Ladies and gentleman / Ladies and gentleman / Ladies and gentleman / The Original
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J Dilla – Glazed
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One of the handful of tracks on the record that actually refer to donuts, “Glazed” is a dynamic instrumental track that is a companion piece of sorts to “Mash” in that both feature
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J Dilla – The Factory
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[Produced by J Dilla] / ..This ungodly hour? / ...Is a factory / It can hurt / It can hurt / Hold your hand out / Give a shout / ...Free
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J Dilla – Walkinonit
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In one of the many examples of mirroring and progression on the album, the title alludes to the earlier, similarly titled track “Workinonit.” However, unlike the earlier upbeat
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J Dilla – Bye.
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Another message is getting across: he’s leaving.
While this doesn’t sound true and rather more disrespectful, it isn’t. Donuts is a deep album, even though it is a beat tape. In
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J Dilla – Light My Fire
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[Produced by J. Dilla] / [Intro] / Yea, yea, yea, yea, yea / [Chorus] / Come on baby, light my fire / (Light my fire now baby) / Come on baby, light my fire / (Light my fire baby
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J Dilla – The Diff'rence
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[Produced by J Dilla] / The fruit man / The fruit man / The fruit man / The fruit man / You will see the diff'rence / The diff'rence / Come on / The diff'rence / The diff'rence
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J Dilla – Last Donut of the Night
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Second to last beat off of Donuts. Dilla’s label, Stones Throw Records put out a beautifully made music video to accompany this, and for further meaning on that (the music video is
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J Dilla – Mash
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The bulk of J Dilla’s “Mash” consists of two primary samples: a looped, tuned-down piano sample of Galt MacDermot’s “Golden Apple” and vocals from Frank Zappa’s “Dance Contest”. In
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J Dilla – Anti-American Graffiti
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My family tree, my family, it's my history, my family / My family tree, my family, it's my history / Ah! Ah! / What's up... he-hey baby! / Have mercy, have mercy, you bet your life
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Wale – Mother Nature
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This is the 6th track on Wale’s Mixtape The Eleven One Eleven Theory. It is subtitled “slow jammin” for its sample of the Babyface song Slow Jam.
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J Dilla – The Twister (Huh, What)
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[Produced by J Dilla] / Would you join me please in welcoming / The Tempt... / Long before I knew / Someone warm like you / Huh, what / Huh, what
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J Dilla – Welcome to the Show
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On some editions this track is titled “Donuts (Intro).” In both that case and when it is called “Welcome to the Show,” the irony of its title and purpose is immediately apparent
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J Dilla – Time: The Donut of the Heart
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Timeless track from the late great J Dilla.
Black Thought used this beat for the track “Can’t Stop This,” a tribute song to James Yancey on The Roots’ album Game Theory (Def Jam
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J Dilla – Waves
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J Dilla’s final message to his younger brother, John “Illa J” Yancey.
This is the second track on the album to feature extensive sampling from 10cc, following the previous song “
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J Dilla – U-Love
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Just because I really love you / Just because I really love you / Love you / Love you / I love you / I love you / I love you / I love you / I love you / I love you, baby / Really
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J Dilla – The New
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[Produced by J Dilla] / [Beastie Boys Sample] / And on the cool check in / Center stage on the mic / And we're puttin' it on wax / It's the new... / It's the new / It's the new
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J Dilla – Donuts (Outro)
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This track opens Donuts and already introduces the major thematic concern of the record: Dilla himself. Donuts is a highly autobiographical work, and a meditation on life itself as
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J Dilla – People
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[Produced by J Dilla] / People! / People, the time has come / Alright / Say it say it say it / My people...Hold on / My people / My people... Hold on / Say it say it say it / My
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J Dilla – Dilla Says Go
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“Dilla Says Go” is built around a few samples. J Dilla primarily lifted the instrumental from The Trammps‘ 1972 track “Rubber Band,” and looped snippets of the vocals to give this
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Conway the Machine – Fish Fry
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[Intro] / When nose pop it's a dome shot / Out come the yellow tape, road blocks / [Verse 1] / Look, I'm like monster in the gold drop / Gloves on while I'm loading shots in the
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Nas – One Time 4 Your Mind
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“One Time 4 Your Mind” features a jazzy breakbeat from the 1969 track “Walter L” by Jimmy Gordon & His Jazznpops Band, courtesy of producer Large Professor, who spoke about the
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Phife Dawg – Thought U Wuz Nice
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The sample is Barney Kessel – On a Clear Day, You Can See Forever
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The Pharcyde – Drop
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Drop is arguably the most popular song on The Pharcyde’s second studio album Labcabincalifornia. The production of this album was mainly handled by J. Dilla as opposed to J-Swift
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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – A Legend In Its Own Time
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[Intro] / Oh, oh / Mmm-hmm / Mmm-hmm / [Verse 1] / In the past, there have been / Many loves, many men / Have written about (Have written about, have written about) / Oh yeah, oh
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Drake – Red Button
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The first song on For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition, “Red Button,” sees Drake delve into a darker mindset than previous releases, taking shots at Kanye West and other unnamed
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A Tribe Called Quest (Ft. Consequence) – Word Play
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On “Word Play,” Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and Consequence trade short verses, with the intention of schooling MC’s. Each verse presents a topic followed up by a “lyrical spray” that
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Run–DMC – Here We Go (Live At The Funhouse)
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[Run] How y'all feel out there? / [D.M.C.] / Aww yeah! Alright! Aight, check this out / One two three, in the place to be / As it is plain to see / He is DJ Run, and I am D.M.C
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Common (Ft. D'Angelo) – Geto Heaven Part Two
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God bless... / [Hook: D'Angelo] / Know I love my baby; my baby loves me / Day gets so hectic, need a little company / It's quarter to eleven, time to get some Geto Heaven / Geto
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Otomania (Ft. 初音ミク (Hatsune Miku)) – Ievan Polkka
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[Instrumental Intro] / [Refrain] / Ratsatsaa ja ripidabi dilla / Beritstan dillan dellan doo / A baribbattaa baribbariiba / Ribiribi distan dellan doo / Ja barillas dillan deia
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Joey Bada$$ – Christ Conscious
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Since mid 2014, Joey has performed the full verse during shows in North America and Europe. In addition, Joey previewed this song on Tim Westwood, along with “Big Dusty”, previous
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Madvillain (Ft. Quasimoto) – America's Most Blunted
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A humorous ode to cannabis, “America’s Most Blunted” features verses by MF DOOM and Madlib’s rapping alter-ego Quasimoto, with the title being a pun on “America’s Most Wanted”.
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Akrobatik (Ft. Talib Kweli) – Put Ya Stamp On It
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Yeah / [Cuts by DJ Jayceeoh] / "Akrobatik-batikkkkk" (uh, uh) (what?) / "And Talib, Talib, Kw-Kw-Kw-Kweli, Kweli" (yeah, word) / "I blow the back out" / "Back out, the track out
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. BJ the Chicago Kid) – R.O.T.C (Interlude)
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“R.O.T.C (Interlude)” features Kendrick Lamar’s thoughts on life and the music industry on a typical morning in June—just eleven days before what would have been his 23rd birthday
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Plain White T's – Hey There Delilah
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Plain White T’s hit, “Hey There Delilah,” was in the running for two Grammy awards, and people are still talking about the girl from the popular tune. Delilah DiCrescenzo, a very
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Westside Gunn (Ft. Benny the Butcher) – Bon Jovi
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[Intro] / Fuck / [Verse 1: Westside Gunn] / Ayo / Money green MAC-11 / Money blue Tec's, we chopping in the duplex / Running around like who next? / Pump in the London Fog 2X / Hit
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GZA – Publicity
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This was the first track released off of GZA’s third solo album Beneath the Surface.
This track mimics “Labels” from GZA’s second album Liquid Swords in that it uses the names of
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autumnn – All the songs i enjoy listening to because i feel like making it
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now that ive spent hours on this i have no motivation to update it so this is all you get
im actually done with this one so if i stop liking anything i probably wont remove it
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