Genius Meanings
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Kanye West (Ft. 2 Chainz & DaBaby) – Nah Nah Nah (Remix)
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The remix of Kanye West’s “Nah Nah Nah” marks the first collaboration between Kanye and Carolina native DaBaby. Kanye first teased the remix in a tweet on 18 October 2020.
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Kanye West – Nah Nah Nah
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This track was first previewed in a tweet by Kanye West on October 14, 2020 as a snippet, with the full song dropping 48 hours later on October 16, 2020.
Produced by Ye himself
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Kanye West (Ft. 2 Chainz & DaBaby) – Nah Nah Nah (New Version)
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[Intro: Kanye West] / Next time you text, can it wait? / You are talkin' to a presidential candidate / I know you think Obi-Wan gettin' tired now / Don't jump, Anakin, I got the
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Kanye West – Nah Nah Nah (Donda Demo)
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[Intro: Kanye West] / Next time you text, can it wait? / You are talkin' to a presidential candidate / I know you think Obi-Wan gettin' tired now / Don't jump, Anakin, I got the
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Kanye West (Ft. 2 Chainz) – God’s Test
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[Intro: Kanye West] / It's power in the name, it's power in the- / It's power in the-, It's power in the name / It's power in the name / It's all yeah, yeah, yeah / It's all yeah
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Jay Rock) – Money Trees
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As explained in this, credits to Feeding Time of KTT for this summary.
K.Dot recaps the story so far. He talks about robbing the house, “Home invasion was persuasive/From 9 to 5 I
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Chance the Rapper (Ft. Chicago Childrens Choir & Kanye West) – All We Got
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“All We Got” talks about Chance’s life at the time of the release of his third mixtape Coloring Book and serves as the intro to the tape. It features Chance’s idol and hometown
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Kanye West (Ft. The-Dream & Young Thug) – Highlights
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“Highlights” is a celebration of Kanye’s career and accomplishments. He reflects on 21 Grammy wins and promises fans he’s only going to make more “highlights” in the future.
This
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JAY-Z & Kanye West (Ft. Otis Redding) – Otis
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The second single from Watch the Throne, “Otis” has Yeezus flipping a portion of a classic Otis Redding track into an entire instrumental. He formed the track after his mentor No I
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Spotify – RapCaviar 12/18/20
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1. Young Stoner Life, Young Thug & Gunna- Take It To Trial (feat. Yak Gotti) / 2. Future & Lil Uzi Vert- Drankin N Smokin / 3. Kid Cudi, Skepta & Pop Smoke- Show Out / 4. CJ
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Spotify – RapCaviar 12/11/20
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1. Jack Harlow- Way Out (feat. Big Sean) / 2. Juice WRLD & The Kid LAROI- Reminds Me Of You / 3. Pop Smoke- Hello (feat. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie) / 4. Lil Baby- On Me / 5. Future
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Kanye West – School Spirit
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College is a great place… a great place to smoke weed, great place to have shady hook-ups…
… but not the best place to learn stuff, or so this song says. As Mark Twain once (
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Apple Music – Kanye West Essentials
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1. Kanye West- Nah Nah Nah / 2. Kanye West- All Falls Down (feat. Syleena Johnson) / 3. Kanye West- Power / 4. JAY-Z & Kanye West- Niggas in Paris / 5. Kanye West- Can't Tell Me
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toasty digital – NAH NAH NAH (Charlie Heat Version)
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[Intro] / Incoming / G-G-G-Good work, Charlie / [Verse] / Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman / Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman / (You!) / Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy
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Kanye West – Stronger (Snippet)
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[Intro: Daft Punk] / Work it, make it, do it, makes us / Harder, better, faster, stronger / [Hook: Kanye West] / N-now th-that that don't kill me / Can only make me stronger / I
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Kanye West – When I See It
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“When I See It” was a surprise release on October 19th, 2015 on Soundcloud. Although Kanye has had an account for several years (according to Complex), this was the first time he
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Kanye West – City of Lost Angels
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[Intro] / One thing / The one thing / The one ting / The one ting / My, the one- my / The one ting / The one ting / [Chorus] / City of lost angels, nah, nah, nah / City of lost
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david halo (Ft. Eighty Eight) – YOUNG KANYE WEST
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[Verse 1: Naturally Trash] / I'm in a lonely place, I call the shots now / Shit, I know the feeling, the devil's locked out / I'm doing something different, I wanna call it quits
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Spotify – This Is DaBaby
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1. DaBaby - Gucci Peacoat / 2. DaBaby - Masterpiece / 3. Dua Lipa - Levitating (feat. DaBaby) / 4. DaBaby - ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch) / 5. Pop Smoke - For The Night (feat. Lil
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Kanye West – Never See Me Again
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“Never See Me Again” displays a spotlight for Kanye West’s mental state, being recorded before his infamous self exile out of the United States.
Leading up to the songs eventual
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Kanye West – All Eyes on Ye
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“All Eyes On Ye” is the name given to an unreleased throwaway demo of Kanye West. It leaked online on May 10, 2019.
The song was thought to have been recorded during sessions for
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Kanye West, Chief Keef, Pusha T, Big Sean & Jadakiss – Don't Like.1
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Remix of Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like” from his debut album Finally Rich.
Kanye’s remix features a prominent vocal sample from Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist Barrington Levy’s
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Kanye West – Can't Tell Me Nothing
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A single off Kanye’s 3rd album, Graduation, “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” is considered a bit of a sleeper hit, as the single “Stronger” was much more popular, especially at the time.
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Kanye West – Freeee (Demo)
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“Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)” appears on Kanye West and Kid Cudi’s collaborative project, KIDS SEE GHOSTS. This is an early demo by Kanye that leaked on June 19, 2019.
As is
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Kanye West – Feedback
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“Feedback” is Kanye’s unapologetic ode to success. After nearly 3 years since the release of Yeezus, the Chicago-bred rapper joyfully announces his return to the rap arena. He
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Chamillionaire – Nothin' But Lies
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This song utilises the beat from Kanye West’s “Can’t Tell Me Nothing”.
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Kanye West (Ft. Fivio Foreign & Playboi Carti) – Off The Grid
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A recording of the fourth track off of Kanye West’s Donda, “Off The Grid,” with vocals from American rapper Playboi Carti, played off of Kanye’s speakers in a Belgian hotel during
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Sampha) – Father Time
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On “Father Time,” Kendrick concerns himself with his daddy issues, while the title refers to time personified, usually as an older man with a scythe or an hourglass.
Kendrick
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Kanye West (Ft. Caroline Shaw, Paul McCartney & Ty Dolla $ign) – Only One (Demo)
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[Intro: Caroline Shaw] / Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh / (Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah) / Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah) / Hello my only one / You keep on, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh / (
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Kanye West – 24 / You're Gonna Be OK (LP1 Version)
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[Intro: Sunday Service Choir] / Dear lord make it alright / Nothing else ever feels right / Dear god make it alright / Nothing else ever feels right / Nah nah nah / Nothing else
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Dilated Peoples (Ft. Kanye West) – This Way
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From the album Neighborhood Watch, this song is Dilated Peoples' greatest commercial success
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Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z & J. Ivy) – Never Let Me Down
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Originally recorded by Hov for his seventh studio album The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse, “Never Let Me Down” finds the track’s inherent hope being interpreted differently by
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Kanye West (Ft. Beyoncé, Big Sean & Charlie Wilson) – See Me Now
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The original leak of this song featured only Beyoncé and Charlie Wilson, but the album version that ended up as a bonus track on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy featured G.O.O.D
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Kid Cudi (Ft. MGMT & Ratatat) – Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)
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Released as the third single from Kid Cudi’s debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day.
In his collaboration with MGMT and Ratatat, Kid Cudi discusses the lowlights of fame and
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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi) – Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1
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In “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1,” Kanye reflects on an argument he had with a girl he loves. By the end of the verse, he realizes nothing else matters but waking up next to her
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Post Malone (Ft. Kanye West) – Fuck The Internet
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This is an early version of the “Internet” from Post Malone’s 2019 effort, Hollywood’s Bleeding, featuring reference vocals from Kanye West that leaked on May 24, 2019.
In an
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Kanye West – Never Letting Go (The Stalker Song)
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Yo what you doing here huh? / (Hi I thought I'd drop by so nice to see you) / Nice to see you too okay / (It's been too long) / Yeah you can leave now / [Verse 1] / Kanye that
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Kanye West (Ft. 2 Chainz & KayCyy) – God’s Test (Demo)
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[Intro: KayCyy] / Yeah, uh / There's power in the name (Yeah), there's power in the (Uh) / There's power in the name (Yeah), yeah, yeah / There's power in the name, I suffer from
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Chief Keef (Ft. Lil Reese) – I Don't Like
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Produced by the alleged “hipmo,” Young Chop; “I Don’t Like” is indeed a track oriented around factors Keef holds in a negligible regard.
The song itself has achieved international
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Kanye West (Ft. Mykki Blanco) – Bye Bye Baby
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“Bye Bye Baby” is a track that originally appeared on the preliminary tracklist for Kanye West’s scrapped ninth studio album Yandhi. The track was originally believed to be the
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Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys – City of Gods
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“City of Gods” is a collaboration between Fivio Foreign, Kanye West, and Alicia Keys and is a triumphant ode to Fivio and Keys’ hometown of New York City. The song serves as the
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Kanye West – 2004 Tim Westwood Freestyle
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[Verse 1] / I told her to drive over after dude crib / Bring a couple new friends / Them last girls was too thick / How you expect me to hit? / You wanna watch Clueless / I wanna
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A$AP Rocky (Ft. Joe Fox & Kanye West) – Jukebox Joints
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This song is the first collaboration between two of hip-hop’s most fashion famous emcees.
The song samples an Indonesian song by Rasela, titled “Doa Untuk Kasih”, as well as “Much
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Kanye West (Ft. Drake & The Weeknd) – When I See It (Demo)
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[Chorus: The Weeknd] / Go tell your friends about it (About it) / Go tell your friends about it (About it) / Go tell 'em what you know, what you seen / How I roll, how I get it on
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