 Genius Meanings
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Kanye West – Good Morning
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Kanye’s intro to his third album, Graduation, is a wake-up call to himself and the world. It also gives Kanye a chance to show off his polished lyrical abilities.
The song is part
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Kanye West – Wake Up Mr. West Samples
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See all of “Wake Up Mr. West” by Kanye West’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Kanye West – Wake Up Mr. West
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In this skit, DeRay Davis impersonates the late Bernie Mac in the same style as the school administrator previously seen in The College Dropout’s Intro.
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Kanye West (Ft. Rihanna) – Famous
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“Famous” explores what it means to be famous—Rihanna personifies fame on the hook.
Kanye premiered the music video for “Famous” on June 24th, 2016, at The Forum in Los Angeles
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Kanye West (Ft. Adam Levine) – Heard 'Em Say
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“Heard ‘Em Say” was released as the third single from Late Registration. The single achieved gold status while peaking at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the Hot Rap Tracks
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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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Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem – Forever
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Four of hip-hop’s heavyweights take turns going in over a hard beat by Boi-1da.
During his Detroit stop on his Summer Sixteen tour, Drake brought out Eminem to perform his epic
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Kanye West – Late
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[Intro] / Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha) / Please stop your crying (Stop your cryin', baby) / [Chorus] / I'll be late for that, baby, I'll wait for that / If you had a taste of that
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Kanye West (Ft. Cam'ron & Consequence) – Gone
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In the closing track off 2005’s Late Registration, Cam'ron, Consequence, and Kanye West himself deliver some of their best verses ever over a classic sample of Otis Redding’s “It’s
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JAY-Z & T.I. (Ft. Kanye West & Lil Wayne) – Swagga Like Us
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West produced the track, building the beat around a sample from M.I.A.’s critically-acclaimed single “Paper Planes.” It was his first production since the untimely passing of his
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BIG ASS DOGE – Wake Up Mr. George
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I love Minecraft / I know I was gon' see, I know I was gon' see you again! I know I was gon' see you again! / Where your goddamn blocks at? / Blocks, nobody wants to see that
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Kanye West - Wake Up Mr. West (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Kanye West - Wake Up Mr. West (Traducción al Español)"] / [Sketch Satírico] / Oh, ho-ho-ho! / Sabía que iba a verte, sabía que iba a verte otra vez, sabía que iba a
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AJR – Role Models
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[Intro] / 3, 4 / [Chorus] / All my role models are on TV for the wrong reasons / And, I will unravel if you rip away my best pieces / Would've never come so far without someone
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Kanye West (Ft. Brandy) – Bring Me Down
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A big ol' “fuck you” to the haters from Mr. West and Brandy.
Some of these lines from this were previously in a January 2004 freestyle with Tim Westwood.
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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 (Ft. Lupe Fiasco) – Touch the Sky
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Produced by Just Blaze, using a slowed down sample from Curtis Mayfield’s “Move On Up”, a style that Kanye also employs.
This song notably features Lupe Fiasco’s first big
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Kanye West (Ft. DJ Premier) – Everything I Am
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On the 10th track from Graduation, ‘Ye claims his personality is what got him where he is today.
Contains samples of “If We Can’t Be Lovers” by Prince Phillip Mitchell and “Bring
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Kanye West – Skit #2
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The second skit which continues with the collegiate theme of the Late Registration album.
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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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Kanye West – Intro
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“Intro” is the opening track to The College Dropout, features vocals done by DeRay Davis, who is impersonating Bernie Mac as a school administrator. This character would later come
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Kanye West (Ft. Chris Brown) – Waves
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“Waves” is about Kanye’s relationships with loved ones. Waves never truly die; they flux and reflux, but are ever present. The song features Chris Brown, who first worked with ‘Ye
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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 – Selah
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In October 2018, Kanye West teased a snippet of the Ronny J-produced “Selah” during an Instagram livestream. A second snippet of the track appeared online on September 25, 2019
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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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Kanye West (Ft. Chance the Rapper, Rihanna & Swizz Beatz) – Famous (Original Version)
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This track serves as the original version of Kanye West’s February 2016 hit, “Famous.” The unreleased version features a feature from Chicago rapper Chance the Rapper, who also
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Kanye West (Ft. Jamie Foxx) – Gold Digger
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Kanye examines the “gold digger” phenomenon and sheds light on relationships on this hit single. The song’s hook was originally written for Shawnna and performed from a female’s
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Kanye West (Ft. Al Be Back & Yasiin Bey) – Good Night
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This is a bonus track from Kanye’s Graduation album, released via iTunes, certain international versions (such as the Japanese, British, and Australian versions), and as a Pre-Gap
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Kanye West (Ft. Lil Wayne) – Barry Bonds
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An extended brag-rap exchange between Kanye and Lil Wayne off Kanye’s Graduation. The two brag about their high-cash lifestyles, and, of course, the ease with which they create hit
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Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z) – Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)
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Both this remix and the original were singles from Kanye’s Late Registration album. Kanye uses the remix to go into more detail on “conflict diamonds”: diamonds which are mined
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Kanye West (Ft. Common) – My Way Home
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“My Way Home” is the seventh track on Kanye’s second studio album, Late Registration (2005). It samples “Home is Where the Hatred Is” by Gil Scott-Heron.
This is the only track on
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Kanye West – Diamonds from Sierra Leone
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This was Late Registration’s lead single, and it was technically a bonus track on the album.
Jay-Z would later jump on the track for the remix.
West explained the inspiration for
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Babyface) – Comfortable
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Comfy track off Lil Wayne’s epic Tha Carter III.
Even if Weezy loves a girl, he tries to keep in mind she’s replaceable.
Although it’s slightly egotistical to say that you can
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Kanye West – Last Call
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On The College Dropout’s final track (hence the title), Kanye West tells his story from being just a producer to the Yeezy we all know and love.
The track was originally produced
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Lana Del Rey – The greatest
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On “The greatest,” Lana Del Rey expresses extreme nostalgia for relationships, places, and the music industry of the past in the light of the chaos of the present. In the lyrics
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Rap Boulevard – Kanye West - Famous 𝘙𝘌𝘔𝘐𝘟 (feat. Rick Ross, Rihanna)
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[Intro: Nina Simone & 𝘙𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢, 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁] / Do what you gotta do / Come on back, see me when you can / 𝘔𝘢𝘯, 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 / 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦
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The Game – Mr. West / Money The Power
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One of the coolest songs off The Game’s latest mixtape “HoodMorning (No Typo) : Candy Coronas”.
The whole track sounds as a big reference to Kanye West, but it’s not a diss
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Kanye West – Skit #1
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The first of four “Broke Phi Broke” skits that are interspersed throughout Late Registration.
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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 – Hey Mama
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This song is a ballad dedicated to Kanye West’s mom Donda West and was written in 2000. It later appeared in its final version on Kanye’s 2005 album Late Registration.
West
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CHIKA – A Letter to Kanye Omari West
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Now, Mr. West, take a seat, I implore ya / Over time it seems it's gotten harder to ignore ya / You undo the progresses of geniuses before ya / Kim gave you the box and now we know
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Kanye West – I Wonder
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Revered among fans, “I Wonder” is an emotional anthem that deals with the theme of finding one’s dreams.
This song is largely inspired by U2’s “City of Blinding Lights,” which the
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