 Genius Meanings
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Kanye West – Someday We’ll All Be Free
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This song was made in one day, after Ye’s ex-fiancé called out their engagement after reading his comments on InfoWars. Ye sent this to Alex Jones, who released it exclusively on
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Kanye West – Someday We’ll All Be Free (Demo)
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[Intro] / Take it from me, someday we'll all be free / Take it from me, someday we'll all be free / Just wait and see, someday we'll all be free / Take it from me, someday, someday
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Kanye West (Ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR) – Ghost Town
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“Ghost Town” is perhaps the standout track on ye—at any rate, it’s the album’s sonic climax. Assisted by PARTYNEXTDOOR and long-time collaborator Kid Cudi, Kanye places Jersey
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Donny Hathaway – Someday We'll All Be Free
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“Someday We’ll All Be Free” was a standout song from Donny Hathaway’s 1973 Extensions of a Man album. Edward Howard wrote lyrics about the mental anguish Donny was going through:
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Kanye West – Censori Overload
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“Censori Overload” is an ode to Kanye West’s unofficial wife, Bianca Censori. It is the first song Ye has previewed since his problematic comments on Alex Jones’s InfoWars podcast.
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Kanye West - Someday We'll All Be Free (Tradução em Português)
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[Intro] / Confie em mim, algum dia todos seremos livres / Confie em mim, algum dia todos seremos livres / Apenas espere e veja, algum dia todos seremos livres / Confie em mim
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Aretha Franklin – Someday We'll All Be Free
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[Intro] / (Some, someday) Someday / Someday we'll all, we'll all be free / (Someday) Some, some, someday / Someday, we'll all, we sure gon' be free / (Freedom) One of these hard
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Kanye West - Someday We’ll All Be Free (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Kanye West - Someday We’ll All Be Free (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro] / Tómalo de mí; algún día todos seremos libres / Tómalo de mí; algún día todos seremos libres
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Donny Hathaway – Jealous Guy
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Donny Hathaway covers a John Lennon classic.
Although his live version is probably better-remembered, it was the studio recording which Kanye West sampled for Pusha T’s “Dreamin
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Kanye West & Sunday Service Choir – Ghost Town
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[Intro: Shirley Ann Lee] / Someday, someday / Someday I'll, I wanna wear a starry crown / [Verse 1: PARTYNEXTDOOR] / Someday, someday, someday / I wanna lay down, like God did, on
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T) – Runaway
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The piano, the echoing voice in the background, the distortion on his singing, the vocoder solo: every single element of this track is spine-tingling, hauntingly beautiful. Combine
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Kanye West (Ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR & The Royal Jesters) – Ghost Town (Demo)
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[Intro: Shirley Ann Lee] / Some day, some day / Some day I'll, I wanna wear a starry crown / [Verse 1: PARTYNEXTDOOR] / Some day, some day, some day / I wanna lay down, like God
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Estelle (Ft. Kanye West) – American Boy
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“American Boy,” Estelle’s breakout solo single, is a slice of modern disco that is the perfect backdrop for the song’s cross-continental romance featuring Kanye West.
The song hit
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Kanye West – Low Lights
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Kanye took to Twitter to explain why he added “Low Lights” to the album, stating: “I put Lowlights on my album just thinking about all the moms driving they kids to school then
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Kanye West (Ft. The Boys Choir of Harlem, Freeway & Yasiin Bey) – Two Words
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Off of 2004’s The College Dropout, Kanye, Mos Def and Freeway drop this fast-paced track dedicated to the titular purpose: the verses are done with two words (or two stressed
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Kanye West – Hell of a Life
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With the thematic of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy centered around pros and cons of fame, “Hell of a Life” is the culminating ode to the corrupt use of it to have a one-night
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Kanye West (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – No More Parties in LA
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This song is the first collaboration between Kanye West & Kendrick Lamar. The L.A. based artists swap stories on “No More Parties in LA,” playfully venting their frustrations with
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Kanye West (Ft. 070 Shake, Desiigner, Jeremih, Kid Cudi & Ty Dolla $ign) – Sky City
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“Sky City” is a motivational track from Kanye West and frequent collaborators 070 Shake and Ty Dolla $ign that was reportedly recorded during the Yandhi studio sessions. The track
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The Game & Kanye West – Eazy
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“Eazy” is a track from The Game and Ye, marking the duo’s ninth officially released collaboration.
The song is named after the late West Coast rapper Eazy-E, whose 1988 debut
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Kanye West – I'll Fly Away
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This track is a rendition of “I’ll Fly Away,” a gospel hymn that was written by Albert E. Brumley in 1929. Widely referred to as the most recorded gospel song in history, its
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John Lennon – Imagine
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The antithesis of a call to arms, John Lennon’s “Imagine” is one of the most beautiful and awe inspiring songs of all time.
Released in 1971, deep in the heart of the Vietnam War
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Playboi Carti – Control
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“Control” starts off by a sampled voice clip from the hip-hop media personality Akademiks. The clip is from a Twitch stream where Akademiks announced the release date of the album.
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Kanye West – All Mine
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Opening with church-like organ music, “All Mine” ironically deals with infidelity.
To “let the genie out of the bottle” means to allow something to happen that cannot then be
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Five Stairsteps – O-o-h Child
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From Chicago in the mid-60’s came this five member sibling act who scored a number of hits on the R&B charts before this 1970 iconic song became their only crossover into the pop
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Drake – 6PM in New York
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Drake continues with this third installment in his time series, following “9AM In Dallas” and “5AM In Toronto”. This hook-less track features Drake attacking several figures in the
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Julius Bailey – When Apollo and Dionysus Clash: A Nietzschean Perspective on the Work of Kanye West (excerpt)
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The ability of popular art to offer societal critiques and challenge received ideas has been recognized throughout history. Through rap and hip-hop, composers, singers, and
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G-Eazy (Ft. Devon Baldwin) – Let's Get Lost
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Released on April 29th, 2014 alongside the pre-order for G-Eazy’s second studio album, These Things Happen, “Let’s Get Lost” marks the fifth collaboration between Gillum and Bay
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Mástein Bennett – Ego
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Part I / [Intro: Mástein Bennett] / You're such a fucking selfish / Just care about yourself / You don't give a shit about anyone, you little piece of shit / Is this what you
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Kendrick Lamar – The Art of Peer Pressure
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The song where the album’s narrative truly begins to set itself in motion, Kendrick takes you through a vivid story of how he learned ‘Peer Pressure’ the hard way.
This samples
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Frank Ocean (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt) – Super Rich Kids
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Continuing a major theme on the album, Frank evokes the lux and glamorous like no other (see “Sweet Life” and “Lost”). Only “Super Rich Kids” is a bit more harrowing—there’s
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Nyoil – Ya'll Should All Get Lynched
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[Intro]: / Yo all y'all bullshit MC's / "Someday there'll be a time for you" / Y'all are on notice. Pay very close attention, cause the Drop Squad is on it's way for you. Word born
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Kendrick Lamar – Black Friday
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This song is a counterpart to J. Cole’s rhyme over K.Dot’s “Alright” — both freestyles were released simultaneously on November 27, 2015. The two rappers have long been associated
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Chloe George – ghost town (voice memo)
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[Chorus] / And nothin' hurts anymore, I feel kinda free / We're still the kids we used to be / I put my hand on the stove to see if I still bleed / And nothin' hurts anymore, I
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Common – Be (Intro)
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The titular, introductory track off Common’s album Be exemplifies every possible element that makes Be the classic that it is: from Common’s poetic lyricism to Kanye West’s soulful
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