Genius Meanings
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JAY-Z – Girls, Girls, Girls
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“Girls, Girls, Girls” is the second single from Jay-Z’s sixth studio album The Blueprint. The song gives a detailed, almost comical, description of the many women who play a part
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JAY-Z – Girls, Girls, Girls (MTV Unplugged)
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[Intro] / Where all my ladies at out there / Help me out on this one / Course I love you / I love all y'all / For real / [Hook] / I love girls, girls, girls, girls / Girls, I do
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JAY-Z – Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)
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A hidden track off the classic Blueprint album, featuring production by Kanye. It samples “Trying Girls Out” by The Persuaders and also features vocals from Michael Jackson and
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JAY-Z – Girls, Girls, Girls (Remix)
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A 2002 remix of Girls, Girls, Girls Pt.2 where Kanye hops on for a verse. Kanye’s verse is also used on his Freshman Adjustment Vol. 2 tape for his remix of Girls, Girls, Girls
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YBN Cordae Channels JAY-Z’s “Girls, Girls, Girls” On “Locationships”
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Cordae has called JAY one of his major influences.
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JAY-Z – Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2) Samples
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See all of “Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)” by JAY-Z’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Rod Wave (Ft. 21 Savage) – Turks & Caicos
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[Intro: Rod Wave] / (Yo, yo, this beat actually really hard) / Girls, girls, girls, girls / Girls all over the world / The world / Look, look / [Verse 1: Rod Wave] / She’s a real
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Dreamville & JID (Ft. T.I.) – Ladies, Ladies, Ladies
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By both paying homage to and borrowing the concept of “Girls, Girls, Girls” by JAY-Z, first-time collaborators T.I and JID come together to reminisce about their past relationships
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JAY-Z – Song Cry
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“Song Cry” is an emotional ballad in which Jay describes the pain of a long-term relationship ending, caused by his professional schedule and personal philandering. Since his pride
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Kanye West – Girls, Girls, Girls (Re-Remix)
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It's Kanye West straight outta Chi-Town / Super producer brought you joints like / H to the Izzo, Takeover and that new Scarface single / And I'm chillin with the leader of the new
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Lil B – The Old Days
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The beat for this track consists of the first 2:40 of Jay Z’s 2001 hit, Girls, Girls, Girls.
Sample appears at 0:11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUg7G3CPos0#t=11
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JAY-Z & R. Kelly – Pretty Girls
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Uhh, y'all know what this is / Now would be a good time to start bobbin your heads / Kels, and it, and it, uhh / [R. Kelly] / Excuse me miss, don't mean to interrupt / But you're
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JAY-Z – 9/11 Freestyle
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Jay-Z delivered this freestyle during his “Blueprint Lounge Tour” on September 14, 2001 – just five days after the 9/11 tragedy.
The release of Hov’s sixth studio album The
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Rap Genius Users (Ft. GreenGorilla & WC-DRS) – The Blueprint VS. Paid in Full
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Match 11 of the first round of Rap Genius’s second ever Debate Tournament.
The participants can edit this page for each section up until the deadlines listed here.
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The Persuaders – Trying Girls Out
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[Chorus] / I'm trying girls out / Just trying girls out / [Verse 1] / I'm not a one girl's guy and they know it / When it comes to love, I don't lie / And the girls respect me for
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Nas – Ether
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Ether is the second track on Nas' 2001 album Stillmatic. The song was a response to Jay-Z’s “Takeover” – a diss track which appears as the second track on Jay-Z’s album The
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JAY-Z (Ft. Diddy & Lil' Kim) – I Know What Girls Like
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A contemporary and inner city take on the song “I Know What Boys Like” by The Waitresses. Jay-Z shares how he entices the women with his “jewels” and luxurious cars. In a sharp
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JAY-Z – Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)
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“Momma Loves Me” is the first part of the Track “Blueprint”, which is the outro of Jay’s 6th studio album “The Blueprint”.
“The Blueprint” was certified double platinum as sales
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JAY-Z – Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2) Interpolations
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See all of “Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)” by JAY-Z’s interpolations
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JAY-Z – Tom Ford
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Jay Z’s “Tom Ford” includes a sample from M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls,” the lyrics of which follow the same cadence and flow.
Get back, get down
Pull me closer if you think you can hang
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Nas – Ether Samples
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See all of “Ether” by Nas’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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G-Eazy (Ft. Christoph Andersson) – Tumblr Girls
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One of three B-Sides that wasn’t originally going make the cut for These Things Happen, “Tumblr Girls” achieved massive popularity on Soundcloud and worked its way back on at Track
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – That's My Bitch
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This drum-heavy, James Brown-sampling track is Jay & Kanye’s ‘old school’ track for their album Watch the Throne. They use this one to claim their stakes in the Hip Hop game – that
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Genius English Translations – GOT7 - Girls Girls Girls (English Translation)
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[Verse 1: Jay B, Jinyoung] / I don’t have to try, don’t know why / Just seeing me makes them go crazy / My look, my style, my swagger / Oh, I don’t do anything, just love myself
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JAY-Z – Anything
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“Anything” is a Jay-Z single found on Beanie Sigel’s 2000 album The Truth. It was also was included as a bonus track on the European version of Jay-Z’s Vol. 3… Life and Times of S
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Nobodyknowsjas – Girls Love Beyoncé (Boys Love Jay-Z) (Snippet)
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A lot of references to Jhené Aiko because I really idolise her and a lot of her music and writing impacts my perspective on music, hope you all enjoy! :)
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JAY-Z (Ft. Alicia Keys) – Empire State of Mind
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The Blueprint 3’s third single is a love song to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' home city of New York, which is also known as “the Empire State.” The title alludes to the Billy Joel ballad
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JAY-Z (Ft. Kanye West & Rihanna) – Run This Town
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The three principal artists of Jay-Z’s newly-formed Roc Nation record label—Kanye West, Rihanna, and the Hov himself—announce to the world that they “run the town.” Jay explained
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Drake (Ft. JAY-Z) – Love All
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“Love All” is a collaboration of Drake with rapper JAY-Z for the album Certified Lover Boy. Before its release, the song was leaked on June 23, 2020, and was likely recorded in
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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Girls, Girls, Girls (Remix) by JAY-Z · I always had a Ph.D: A pretty huge dick ... PhD usually means Philosophiae Doctor (Doctor of Philosophy). In Kanye's world ...
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YBN Cordae & Chance The Rapper’s “Bad Idea” Pays Tribute To A 1971 Gil Scott-Heron Record
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The poet is often called the “Godfather of Rap.”
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THE CARTERS – APESHIT
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On “APESHIT,” JAY and Beyoncé flex about their luxurious lifestyles and come up, emphasizing that they are on the top of the music game. The track also bears strong thematic
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Genius Romanizations – GOT7 - Girls Girls Girls (Romanized)
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[Verse 1: Jay B, Jinyoung] / Noryeokhaji anhado wae geureonji molla / Naman bomyeon jajireojyeo nolla / Nae look nae style nae swagger / Oh amu geosdo an haedo geunyang naega joha
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Knowledge Drop: Here’s The Photo That Inspired JAY-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’ Cover Art
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It’s based on a photo from Jocelyn Bain Hogg’s series documenting South London gangsters.
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SE7EN (Ft. Lil' Kim) – Girls
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[Intro:] / Them Girls (Feat. Lil Kim) / Yeah, it's another Darkchild Production / And my homie Se7en, let's go / [Chorus:] / I like them girls that's hard to get / I like them
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JAY-Z & R. Kelly – Pretty Girls (2)
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Uhh, y'all know what this is / Now would be a good time to start bobbin your heads / Kels, and it, and it, uhh / [R. Kelly] / Excuse me miss, don't mean to interrupt / But you're
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THE CARTERS – 713
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This song is about Beyoncé and JAY-Z, but specifically, Beyoncé’s love for her hometown of Houston, where the title comes from, as 713 is the area code for Houston. Beyoncé and JAY
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JAY-Z & R. Kelly – Honey
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[Intro: Jay-Z (R. Kelly)] / Uhh.. uhh, it's the boy Jay-Z, and the boy R. Kel / (It's, the best of both worlds) / The best of both worlds, (of both worlds) please believe it
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JAY-Z – December 4th
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“December 4th” is Jay-Z’s lyrical autobiography, based around distinct phases in his life. He rhymes about his birth on December 4th, his days as a drug dealer, and his transition
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JAYBeatz #HVLM – Girls Need Love (Girls' Edition)
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This is a popular, yet unofficial, blend of various female vocalists on Summer Walker’s “Girls Need Love” beat. The other verses, aside from hers, are taken from acapellas from
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JAY-Z (Ft. Kanye West) – Hate
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This duet with Kanye West deals with a subject near and dear to both artists – people who are jealous of their success and money
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JAY-Z (Ft. Mr. Hudson) – Young Forever
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Over a sample of Alphaville’s “Forever Young,” Jay-Z contemplates his place in the rap game and whether or not he’ll be around forever in our memories.
It also is a play on one of
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