 Genius Meanings
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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. CyHi, JAY-Z, Pusha T, RZA & Swizz Beatz) – So Appalled
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“So Appalled” was originally released as part of the G.O.O.D Fridays series on September 24, 2010. The song touches on fame, critics and popular culture.
At one point, the song
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Kanye West (Ft. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Pusha T) – Mercy
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Matthew 5:7, which states “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy,” contrasts starkly with the song’s portrayal of “Mercy” as a symbol of materialism and excess
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Pusha T (Ft. Kanye West) – What Would Meek Do?
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Originally titled “How Do You Respond,” the sixth track of DAYTONA finds Pusha T and Kanye West responding to their haters.
Pusha lays a braggadocious verse about being among the
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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 (Ft. Clipse & Kenny G) – Use This Gospel
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“Use This Gospel” is a spiritual track from Kanye West and rap group Clipse—a former duo that was comprised of Pusha T and No Malice—which is centered around asking God for
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Kanye West & André 3000 – Life Of The Party
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“Life Of The Party” is a collaboration with André 3000. Its title is a term Ye has used in his song “Jesus Lord” to refer to his late mother Donda West.
A version of the song was
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Pop Smoke (Ft. Kanye West & Pusha T) – Tell the Vision
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On “Tell The Vision,” the late Pop Smoke, along with the veteran rappers Kanye West and Pusha T, rap about how they made it to the top and how their lifestyle has changed due to
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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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Pusha T (Ft. Rick Ross) – Hold On
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On “Hold On,” Pusha T and Rick Ross offer their verses as encouragement for people in disenfranchised environments who have to survive by hustling on the streets—both legally and
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KIDS SEE GHOSTS (Ft. Pusha T) – Feel the Love
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The opening track of Kanye West’s and Kid Cudi’s first collaborative album, KIDS SEE GHOSTS, features fellow G.O.O.D. Music artist Pusha-T.
Pusha delivers the song’s sole rap
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Kanye West, Pusha T & Ghostface Killah – New God Flow.1
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“I’m Kanye West, that don’t make no sense!”
Kanye West and Pusha T drop quotable after quotable over smooth yet anthemic production, driven by the oft-used breakbeat from Melvin
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Pusha T (Ft. Kanye West) – Dreamin Of The Past
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On “Dreamin Of The Past,” Pusha T and Kanye both reminisce over luxurious moments from their life that past versions of themselves never thought they would experience. The title
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Kanye West (Ft. 2 Chainz, Andrea Martin, Common, CyHi, D'Banj, Kid Cudi, Pusha T & Raekwon) – The Morning
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“The Morning” is track number five off of the G.O.O.D. Music compilation album Cruel Summer. Featuring recent G.O.O.D. Music signee D'Banj (a Nigerian artist), this song is his
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Pusha T – Infrared
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Infrared light is light that is usually invisible to human eyes, but using special kinds of film or devices, you can see things you wouldn’t usually see.
In this way, Pusha T can
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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. Big Sean, CyHi, J. Cole & Pusha T) – Looking for Trouble
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Another GOOD Friday release with verses from Kanye West, Pusha T, CyHi The Prynce, Big Sean and J. Cole.
The song samples Steel Pulse’s “Blues Dance Raid”, which is the same song
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Pusha T – The Games We Play
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Similar to the intro of DAYTONA, Pusha goes into further details about drug dealing on “The Games We Play.” King Push talks about his wealth and celebrates his success while
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Pusha T – If You Know You Know
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On the opening track of his 2018 album, DAYTONA, Pusha T touches on a subject that he has been talking about most of his career: crack/cocaine. King Push brags about how he is on
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Pusha T – Diet Coke
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“Diet Coke” is the lead single for Pusha T’s fourth studio album, It’s Almost Dry. It was first previewed after a snippet surfaced of Push and Kanye West recording a music video
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Kanye West – Lord I Need You
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On “Lord I Need You,” Kanye reflects on his strained relationship with estranged wife Kim Kardashian in light of the couple’s separation.
In the bittersweet song, Ye accepts the
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Kanye West – Yikes
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“Yikes” is a song about drugs, specifically about addiction and intoxication.
Ye alludes to hallucinogens and prescription opioids, and describes the highs that these can induce
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Kanye West – Guilt Trip
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According to S1, this song was originally intended for the Watch the Throne album, but Kanye wanted to save it for something else. It also had a Jay Z verse on it.
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Pusha T (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Nosetalgia
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This track illustrates the balance of the drug game. On one side you have Pusha T who’s sold cocaine half his life and on the other you have Kendrick Lamar, the kid who had to
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Pusha T (Ft. Rick Ross) – Hard Piano
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King Push is joined by Maybach Music’s lead MC, Rick Ross, to discuss the woes and blessings that come with success—all over Ye’s hard-tinged piano beat.
The title of the song is
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Kanye West – After You
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, this shit is everything / Said he wanted diamonds in the wedding ring / [?] in my Hedi jeans / [?] with the [?] / I got [?] / Made whole lot of money though / I
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Pusha T (Ft. Kanye West & Kid Cudi) – Rock N Roll
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Pusha T recruits ex-G.O.O.D. Music collaborators, Kanye West and Kid Cudi for “Rock N Roll.” The artists, who previously collaborated on “Feel the Love,” take up an old-school
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Kanye West (Ft. Big Sean, Charlie Wilson, Common, Kid Cudi & Pusha T) – G.O.O.D. Friday
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“GOOD Friday,” which contains Kanye’s label’s name (Getting Out Our Dreams = G.O.O.D.), features some of the label’s premier talents. Kanye, Common and Cudi have a limited presence
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Pusha T – Santeria
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On “Santeria,” Push discusses the tragic murder of his friend and road manager De'Von “Day Day” Pickett. Santería—“The Way of the Saints”—is a Yoruba religion that uses mediums and
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Pusha T (Ft. A$AP Rocky, Kanye West & The-Dream) – M.P.A.
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Kanye and Pusha T collaborate once again on “M.P.A.,” an acronym for Money, Pussy, Alcohol. On the set of the video, Push explained that the song “sort of describes my perspective
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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi & Raekwon) – Gorgeous
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“Gorgeous” sees Kanye describing the ugly nature of social injustice in America, ironically calling the nation “gorgeous” because of it.
Recorded during his self-imposed exile in
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Pusha T – Numbers on the Boards
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“Numbers on the Boards” was the second single from My Name Is My Name. This intense, wordplay-dense track is a fan-favorite from MNIMN. Push says he wanted it to sound like a “
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Kanye West – LIKE THAT REMIX
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[Intro: Kanye West, Future & The Inter Milan Ultras] / You know we had to get The Hooligans up here, we gon' take this pussy nigga out / Yo, Dot, I got you / Woah-oah-oah-oah, woah
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Kanye West, JAY-Z & Big Sean – Clique
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“Clique” is the third single off of G.O.O.D. Music’s compilation album, Cruel Summer, following “Mercy” and “New God Flow”. The beat was produced by Hit-Boy (his second credit for
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Pusha T – Come Back Baby
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“Come Back Baby” is about Pusha T’s love for dope and the money he makes from it. Push has been rapping about cocaine since the beginning of his career, mainly because he used to
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Kanye West – Dark Fantasy
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Preceded by the darkest period of Kanye’s life, which culminated in the infamous Taylor Swift incident, this conceptual album digs deeper into the dark side of fame.
This track
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T) – Hot 97 Freestyle
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[Pusha T] / Malice found religion, Tony found prison / I’m just tryna find my way out this fucking kitchen / A birdseye view got me channelling my vision / Turn one to two now the
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Kanye West – On Pusha-T
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This the heart of the muthafuckin city. Act like y'all ain't have the muthafuckin Clipse album and shit. Act like y'all ain't based your whole shit your whole lifestyle off this
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Kanye West (Ft. John Legend, Kid Cudi, Lloyd Banks, Pusha T & Ryan Leslie) – Christian Dior Denim Flow
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In late August 2010, Kanye announced that he would be releasing new tracks every weekend until Christmas in the form of a free music away titled GOOD Friday. On this eighth
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Kanye West (Ft. Rooga & Shenseea) – Ok Ok pt 2
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“Ok Ok pt 2” is a remix of “Ok Ok”, which is the eighth track on the album. This version replaces the second verse by Lil Yachty with a verse sung by Jamaican dancehall artist
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Kanye West (Ft. Playboi Carti) – Junya
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“Junya” is a tribute to elusive Japanese fashion designer Junya Watanabe.
Watanabe, a protégé of Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo, is best known for his work with CDG as
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Pusha T (Ft. JAY-Z & Pharrell Williams) – Neck & Wrist
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Pusha T and JAY-Z reunite for a third time on “Neck & Wrist,” the third single for Pusha’s fourth studio album, It’s Almost Dry. On the cut, the ‘cocaine rap’ legends reflect on
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Kanye West – No Mistakes
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On “No Mistakes,” Kanye reflects on the financial and mental health issues he has struggled with since his 2016 hospitalization. He also takes shots at Drake following his “Duppy
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