Genius Meanings
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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. 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 – Roses
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Around the time that Late Registration came out, Kanye West’s grandmother had a near death experience.
This song samples “Rosie” by Bill Withers
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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 – 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. Common & Talib Kweli) – Get Em High
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A crowd-pleaser and smoking anthem, Kanye, Talib, and Common take turns flexing their skills.
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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. 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 – Addiction
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In this song Kanye raps out the many addictions that fame has given him such as money, girls, and weed. He questions himself on whether he can deal with his addictions and keep his
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Kanye West (Ft. The Game) – Crack Music
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Theme of the song is comparing the crack cocaine epidemic in America to the addiction of hip-hop in America. Also, he talks about conspiracy theories that have to do with politics.
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Kanye West (Ft. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream) – Ultralight Beam
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“Ultralight Beam” is about Kanye’s faith in God. This track establishes strong parallels for The Life of Pablo with the life of Saint Paul the Apostle. Paul (Saul at the time) was
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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 – 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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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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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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Kanye West – Stronger
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The biggest hit and second single from Kanye’s third studio album, Graduation, “Stronger” samples French electronic music duo Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger,” which
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Kanye West – Celebration
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Coming as the seventeenth track off of Late Registration, Kanye West’s “Celebration” is exactly what the title suggests. Full of references to sex, alcohol, and glamour, Kanye
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Taylor Swift – Innocent
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Taylor penned “Innocent” after Kanye West stormed the stage at the 2009 Video Music Awards after Taylor won an award for her “You Belong With Me” music video. In the song, she
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Kanye West (Ft. Ty Dolla $ign) – Real Friends
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“Real Friends” is an introspective look at Kanye’s relationship struggles with his friends and family. As a father, husband and artist, his hectic lifestyle has caught up to him
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Kanye West (Ft. Baby Keem & Travis Scott) – Praise God
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“Praise God” has the collaboration of Baby Keem and well-known protégé of Kanye, Travis Scott, as well as speech from the person the album is named after, Kanye’s late mother Donda
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – Primetime
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This track is called “Primetime” because No ID’s first name is “Dion” (and Deion Sanders' nickname is “Primetime”.. you follow?)
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Kanye West (Ft. Don Toliver & Kid Cudi) – Moon
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The mellow and calming sound of “Moon” evolved majorly throughout the course of its existence, originally acting as an interlude with a repetitive chorus sung by Don Toliver. “Moon
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Kanye West – RoboCop
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In the seventh track of 808s & Heartbreak, Kanye constantly uses references to the film series, RoboCop, to describe a girl’s distrust in him. He talks about her problems as a
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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi) – Welcome To Heartbreak
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In “Welcome to Heartbreak,” Kanye describes how, despite all the money and fame he has accumulated through his career, or rather because of them, he finds himself trapped and
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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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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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Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY
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Lil Nas X recruits Louisville native Jack Harlow for “INDUSTRY BABY,” a boisterous song where the duo rap about their fame and success, blowing up, and their newfound statuses in
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