Genius Meanings
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JAY-Z – D'Evils
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A meditation about how the desire for money and power corrupts the ghetto and all of its inhabitants, leading to violence and betrayal.
The song title means “da evils” but is
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JAY-Z – D'Evils Samples
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See all of “D'Evils” by JAY-Z’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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SiR – D'Evils
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D'Evils (a reference to the Jamaican Patois pronunciation of “the evils) is an ode to marijuana smoking. By smoking one spliff a day, he is keeping the "the evils” and stresses of
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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Jay-Z didn't worry about rapping and never prayed ... Jay-Z in Decoded explains this line saying,. This ... The whole idea of “D'Evils” is that the narrator ...
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Armand Hammer – The Eucharist
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[Verse: billy woods] / My mother used to say / A bad penny finds its own way to hell / They lovingly fashion they own crosses / Beg me to drive the nails / Followed the devil to
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Mike Myers – Hard Knock Life (Dr. Evil Remix)
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A parody of Jay Z’s song of the same name, which was featured in the third Austin Powers movie: Goldmember.
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JAY-Z (Ft. James Blake) – MaNyfaCedGod
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“MaNyfaCedGod” finds JAY-Z delving back into the state of his relationship with wife Beyoncé and how they have conquered any trouble in their way.
In the television series Game of
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JAY-Z – Blunts And Armadale - Freestyle
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Taken from the only official Jay-Z mixtape The S. Carter Collection. The mixtape contained rare songs, remixes & freestyles over either hot beats at that time or throwback beats.
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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D'Evils by JAY-Z · We used to fight for building ... The “building blocks” here have multiple meanings here. ... This progressed to literally “building blocks” ...
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JAY-Z (Ft. Briant "B-High" Biggs, Clark Kent, DJ Premier, Emory Jones, Gee Robertson, Jonathan Mannion, Kareem Burke, Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua, Memphis Bleek, Peter Panic, Ski Beatz, Tone Hooker & Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith) – RD20
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Released exclusively via Tidal on the 20th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt, the 25th of June 2016, the 35 minute film features exclusive interviews with major players behind Jay’s
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Genius Brasil Traduções – JAY-Z - D'Evils (Tradução em Português)
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[Samples no Refrão: Snoop Dogg + Prodigy] / "Querido Deus – eu me pergunto, você pode me salvar?" / "Os Illuminati querem a minha mente, alma e o meu corpo" / "Querido Deus – eu me
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JAY-Z – Can I Live
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Irv Gotti samples “The Look of Love” by Isaac Hayes as Jay asks a simple yet resonant question. A sequel was created with a feature from Memphis Bleek and was added as a bonus
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Ten Crack Commandments
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In “Ten Crack Commandments,” Biggie presents himself as the Moses of the drug game, juxtaposing the force of God with the dark forces of capitalism, much like Jay Z’s “D'Evils” As
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JAY-Z – Dead Presidents II
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“Dead Presidents II” is all about getting money that has drawings of dead presidents on it (and/or Benjamin Franklin & Alexander Hamilton, who were not ever President, but whatever
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JAY-Z (Ft. Angela “Mecca” Scott) – Feelin' It
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Released on April 15, 1997, “Feelin’ It” was the fourth and final single from Jaÿ-Z’s debut album Reasonable Doubt, while the DJ Premier produced “Friend or Foe” was the single’s B
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French Montana – State Of Mind
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New York made French the artist he is today because to make it in the Big Apple requires survival tactics and restless hustle.
Harry Fraud samples Allen Toussaint – Go Back Home
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JAY-Z (Ft. Mary J. Blige & Pain In Da Ass) – Can't Knock the Hustle
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“Can’t Knock the Hustle” was released as the third single from JAY-Z’s debut album Reasonable Doubt and featured a guest appearance from R&B superstar Mary J. Blige. She got on the
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JAY-Z – Cashmere Thoughts
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“Cashmere Thoughts” finds Jay dropping pimp lines over a Clark Kent track that samples “Save Their Souls” by Hamilton Bohannon. Clark talked about the track in an interview with
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JAY-Z – Regrets
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The closing track of Jay-Z’s classic debut album Reasonable Doubt, “Regrets” is a vulnerable meditation on the moral compromises a Gangster has to make in order to survive.
The
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JAY-Z (Ft. The Notorious B.I.G.) – Brooklyn's Finest
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Two of “Brooklyn’s Finest,” Biggie and JAY-Z, collaborate over a DJ Clark Kent track built around a sample from “Ecstasy” by the Ohio Players. Clark detailed how the track came
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JAY-Z – Politics as Usual
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When you are a drug dealer, your “body politic” consists of your supplier, your customers, the police, and the competition. To paraphrase former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill
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JAY-Z – D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
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The Blueprint 3’s first single was a straight-up attack on the overuse of auto-tune in the music industry. The title is a play on the term D.O.A. which traditionally means “Dead on
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Termanology (Ft. Lil' Fame & Papoose) – Watch How It Go Down (Remix)
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[Intro: Premier talking] / Primo. Yo, what up Term'? You know we had to do it. Remix, remix. Guess who? / "Watch how it go down" - M.O.P. 'World Famous' / First family / [Verse One
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JAY-Z – Tidal Freestyle (Stream Of Consciousness)
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This song addresses Spotify and other streaming services, along with the way TIDAL has been portrayed in the media. The song was performed during his “TIDAL X: Jaÿ-Z B-Sides
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JAY-Z (Ft. Jaz-O & Sauce Money) – Bring It On
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“Bring It On” finds JAY-Z, Jaz-O, and Sauce Money come together over a DJ Premier beat that could have originally featured Nas and AZ, according to Dame Dash:
Nas and AZ was
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Allen Toussaint – Go Back Home
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Where is the love that I miss so much? / Where is the warm, sweet and tender touch? / I'm so tired of being all alone / I guess I have to / (Go back home) / I guess I have to / (Go
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JAY-Z – 22 Two's
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“22 Two’s” is Jay’s extended word game — go ahead, count the two/too/to’s!
In an interview with Spin magazine, producer Ski Beatz talked about “22 Two’s”:
That’s like my
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JAY-Z (Ft. Foxy Brown) – Ain't No Nigga
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JAY-Z puts his own twist on The Four Tops' “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” to create the second single off Reasonable Doubt. The clean version is “Ain’t No Playa.”
The
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JAY-Z (Ft. Memphis Bleek) – Coming of Age
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“Coming of Age” sees big homie JAY-Z giving game to his little homie Memphis Bleek from the Marcy Projects over a DJ Clark Kent track that samples Eddie Henderson’s “Inside You
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Young Prophet (Ft. ZIA (USA)) – HERO
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[Intro: Jay-Z] / That’s what people don’t understand about me / It ain’t that— / I could make so many albums and just keep goin’ like, “how the fuck he do that?” Cuz it’s me / It’s
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JAY-Z (Ft. Memphis Bleek) – Can I Live II
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The sequel to “Can I Live” from Reasonable Doubt.
“Can I Live II” came out as a bonus track on the 1998 re-issue of the album.
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JAY-Z – Friend or Foe
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In this short track from his first album, Reasonable Doubt, JAY-Z plays drug kingpin and condescendingly dismisses an outsider Jay believes is planning to take over his market.
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LL COOL J – I Shot Ya (Remix) Samples
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See all of “I Shot Ya (Remix)” by LL COOL J’s samples
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Jay Electronica (Ft. JAY-Z & The-Dream) – The Neverending Story
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[Verse 1: Jay Electronica] / Have you ever heard the tale of / The noblest of gentlemen who rose up from squalor? / Tall, dark, and decked out in customary regalia / Smellin' like
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Kanye West (Ft. Baby Keem & Travis Scott) – Praise God
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“Praise God” has the collaboration of Baby Keem and well-known protégé of Kanye, Travis Scott, as well as speech from the person the album is named after, Kanye’s late mother Donda
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The Weeknd – MEMENTO MORI Ep. 4 Tracklist
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MEMENTO MORI is a Beats1 Radio show hosted by The Weeknd. Episode 4 was released on The Weeknd’s 29th birthday and was nicknamed “Bella Hadid” after The Weeknd’s girlfriend who
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. RZA) – Ronald Reagan Era (His Evils)
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Kendrick once again vividly paints the dystopian picture of Compton, while simultaneously telling us that he’s on the good lists of all the local gangs. Ab-Soul provides the song
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JAY-Z (Ft. Angela “Mecca” Scott) – Feelin' It (Video Version)
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[Intro: JAY-Z] / What.. '96 and forever / Rok-A-Blok, Roc-A-Fella / [Chorus: Mecca] / I'm feeling it, fill the glass to the top with Moët / Feeling it, feel the Lex' pushing up on
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KEEGAN THE VEGAN (Ft. KEEGAN THE VEGAN) – Vegan
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I don’t need no honeys, I got drinking fudge to fill up my tummy / I got all this money, all of my vegan sweets life is lovely / I’ve been changing up the game / Swerve switch on
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Kendrick Lamar – Blow My High (Members Only)
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Kendrick Lamar’s track in honor of Aaliyah..
(RIP)
It samples a portion of Pimp C’s verse from his UGK collaboration on Jay Z’s Big Pimpin'
It also samples 4 Page Letter by
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The Game (Ft. Anderson .Paak) – Magnus Carlsen
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Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian chess grandmaster, ranked as the #1 player in the world and reigning World Chess Champion in classical, rapid and blitz. His peak rating is
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Kendrick Lamar – HiiiPoWeR
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The first song released from Kendrick Lamar’s Section.80, “HiiiPower” talks of self enlightenment through reflection and active work. It constantly touches on racial subjects
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Grome.mm – FruityLoops
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[Verse 1] / Yo, pass the mic for a hot second / Lemme spit and verbalise with my deadly weapon / I might just land assault with a battery / All these rappers seem to be very
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Nas (Ft. AZ, Cormega & Foxy Brown) – Affirmative Action
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“Affirmative Action” is track eight from It Was Written. It was a posse cut, introducing The Firm.
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JAY-Z (Ft. Meli'sa Morgan) – Can't Knock the Hustle (Fool's Paradise Remix)
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[Intro: Meli'sa Morgan (Jay-Z)] / ('Cause you can't knock the hustle...) / Ohh, uuuuuuahyeah, uuuuuuooooooh / Foooooool's, paradise / (Jay-Z, ha ha, Meli'sa Morgan) / You better
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Virtuoso (Ft. Ali Bey & Hashim Misah) – Two
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[Ali Bey] / Judas did it for the money and so do these world leaders / They cheat us like George Bush at the polls / They hearts must be cold like the winds of the poles / Either
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