 Genius Meanings
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. Tinashe) – The Worst In Me
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“The Worst In Me” marks KAYTRANADA’s first collaboration with R&B singer, Tinashe. Kaytra has gone on the record with Zane Lowe saying this is his favorite song on the album
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Bad Omens – The Worst in Me
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[Verse 1] / Is there nothing left to keep myself awake? / To keep the walls from caving in / When all they ever do is try to bend and break? / Is there forgiveness in the end? / [
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. Kali Uchis) – 10%
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“10%” was the lead single for KAYTRANADA’s album Bubba. It is his fourth collaboration with R&B singer Kali Uchis, the others being “Rush”, “Only Girl”, and “Water to Wine.” The
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. Ari PenSmith, Eight9FLY & GoldLink) – Vex Oh
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“Vex Oh” is an afro-beat inspired collaboration between KAYTRANADA, South London singer Ari PenSmith, American rapper Goldlink, and Eight9FLY. The phrase “no vex” is very common in
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. Durand Bernarr) – Freefall
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[Chorus] / I just wanna let go, freefall / I don't wanna not trust no more / I just wanna let go, freefall / Catch me, baby, here I come (Oh) / Catch me, baby, here I come (Oh
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. Mick Jenkins) – Gray Area
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“Gray Area” marks the 12th collaboration between Mick Jenkins and Kaytranada. On the song Jenkins raps about an encounter with a girl he’s trying to smoke with. The track features
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. Charlotte Day Wilson) – What You Need
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[Intro] / Hoo, hoo / Oh, oh / [Verse 1] / I never wanted you to see this part of me / I wish you woulda told the truth / Oh, than make us settle / [Pre-Chorus] / Doin' something
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Kendrick Lamar – LUST.
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“LUST.” can be seen as Kendrick Lamar’s perspective on the repetetive nature of life. Centered around themes of sexual intimacy, Kendrick explores the monotonous routine of daily
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. Masego) – Need It
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[Verse 1] / Ayy, don't mess this up, they can have my money / Come too far to rely on punting / Set me up for a life of honey / Milk and, yeah, hide it in that building / Trust a
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. Estelle) – Oh No
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[Verse 1] / Gimme a reason, gimme a reason, to go / ‘Cause I can’t stand to be here watching you break some soul / Gimme your silence, watching me walk out the door / Yeah, I’ma
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – Midsection
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“Midsection” is Kaytranada’s first collaboration with his inspiration and idol Pharrell Williams. The two had spoken about collaborating when he was a guest on Pharrell’s Beats 1
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Modjo – Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
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The debut single from Modjo is also their best known track, taking the UK by storm by leaping straight in at #1, as well as reaching the top ten in more than ten other countries
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. SiR) – Go DJ
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[Chorus: SiR] / The blunt still burnin', the clock still turnin' / The waist keep winin' while her ass keep twerkin' / The DJ's on my team, I'm certain the DJ's on my team / Can I
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Common – I Want You (KAYTRANADA Remix) [Mixed]
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[Chorus: will.i.am] / Was strong / Now it's long, long gone / 'Cause the pain came down like a storm / I remained, holding on / 'Cause I want you, 'cause I want you / I want you, I
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. Kali Uchis) – 10% [Homeless Remix] [Mixed]
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[Refrain: Kali Uchis] / You keep on takin' from me / But where's my ten percent? / You keep on takin' from me / I wonder where you went / You keep on takin' from me / But where's
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KAYTRANADA – September 21
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The autumnal equinox typically begins on the 22nd or 23rd of September, when the Sun’s annual pathway intersects with and crosses the celestial equator going south. September 21st
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Beyoncé – CUFF IT
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“CUFF IT” sees Beyoncé soar on a dance-pop and funk leaning record where the thematic concept matches the groove sparked in the production.
The track is simply about falling in
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. Teedra Moses) – Culture
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[Intro] / XO, XO, XO, XO / XO, XO, XO, XO / [Verse 1] / I need a lover / I need someone who understands / I ain't the others / Don't spend my time with just any man / Well / Are
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KAYTRANADA – Puff Lah
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[Instrumental]
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Mick Jenkins – What Am I to Do
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[Intro] / Well I bet ya / Well I bet ya / Well I bet ya / Well I bet— / [Verse 1] / Ali's jabbin' them shit feel like hooks / The less you got stuffed in your pocket books / The
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Aaliyah – Rock the Boat
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“Rock the Boat” is Aaliyah’s second single from her eponymous album released one month before the tragic airplane crash that killed her and eight others in the Bahamas on August 25
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Chloe x Halle – Ungodly Hour
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Chloe x Halle team up with English duo Disclosure for “Ungodly Hour,” the album’s title track. Speaking with Pop Sugar in January 2020, the Atlanta natives elaborated on the
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KAYTRANADA (Ft. VanJess) – Taste
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[Chorus] / If you want a taste, what you bring to the plate? / If you want a taste, bring something to the plate, yeah / If you want a taste, what you bring to the plate? / If you
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Vory – Happy Birthday 2U
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[Verse] / Hope you didn't think you'll find me where you left me, I know / Hope you never thought I loved you how you loved me, I don't / I was fallin' for your best friend, she
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Freddie Gibbs – Alexys
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Premiered on Dr. Dre’s Beats 1 Radio show The Pharmacy, “Alexys” is the second single from You Only Live 2wice.
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Dua Lipa – Don't Start Now
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“Don’t Start Now” is the lead single from Dua Lipa’s second studio album, her second release of 2019, following “Swan Song” in January. The disco-inspired track kick starts Dua’s
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KAYTRANADA – DO IT
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Yeah, do it / Yeah, do it / Yeah, do it / Yeah, do it / Woah, woah (Yeah) / Woah, woah (Do it) / Woah, woah (Yeah) / Woah, woah (Do it) / Yeah, do it / Yeah, do it / Woah, woah (
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Robert Glasper (Ft. H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegéocello) – Better Than I Imagined
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While at the New York premiere for The Photograph, which Glasper scored (H.E.R.’s single “Comfortable” was also on the soundtrack), H.E.R. turned around to Glasper and suggested
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Buddy – Guillotine
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[Hook] / Pull up in a limousine / Lookin' like a guillotine / Sippin' on that Hennessy / What you know about me? (Not a goddamn thing) / [Verse 1] / Back to the first time / Nothin
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Genius Brasil Traduções – KAYTRANADA - Oh No ft. Estelle (Tradução em Português)
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[Verso 1] / Me dê um motivo, me dê um motivo, para ir / Porque não consigo ficar parada aqui assistindo você quebrar alguma alma / Me dê seu silêncio, me observando sair pela porta
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Azealia Banks – 1991
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1991 is the title track of Azealia Banks’s first ever EP, referring to the rapper/singer’s birth date of May 31st, 1991.
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KAYTRANADA – Scared To Death
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[Instrumental]
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Nas (Ft. Ginuwine) – You Owe Me
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This is probably the most negatively criticized and misogynistic rap song to ever be published by the legendary rapper Nasir Jones.
The whole song is about Nas asking a woman for
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KITTYSAYWORD – Wasting Time [Daye Remix] [Mixed]
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[Verse 1: Brent Faiyaz] / You can't even sit in peace / 'Cause all of these niggas be on you / I'm just sayin' I can be (Yeah) / The one that you call and you talk to, girl / I'll
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Sunlike Brothers, LANNÉ, Brenton Matteus – Mistakes
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I gave you all that I had / But you don't want me / You took it all, everything / And now I'm empty / I don't wanna think about you anymore / At times I can't help it / I don't
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Teedra Moses – Complex Simplicity
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Life is just complex simplicity / Thug it out / [Verse 1:] / Everybody's worried about tomorrow / Will they see tomorrow? / I'm just tryna get mine off today / Momma said
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USHER – Climax
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2012, a year where pop icons like Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift married their own musical agendas to the moment’s most popular sound– DUBSTEP– Usher’s gurgling collaboration with
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Jorja Smith (Ft. Burna Boy) – Be Honest [Mixed]
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[Verse 1: Jorja Smith] / Every day, not only when you're lonely, yeah / You see me think you know me / But you don't even know nothing about me, yeah / You see my thick thighs
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Dabeull & Holybrune – Day & Night (Mixed)
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[Refrain] / Feel like, loving you tonight / What I feel for you, makes me feel alright, feel alright, oh / [Verse 1] / That boy is sweet like a warm summer weather / I can't help
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Dexter Wansel – The Sweetest Pain (OOFT! Remix) [Mixed]
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Feel so good / Words can't explain / It's got to be the sweetest pain / When I'm in your arms / Hold me tight / Turn out the light / Turn out the light / And when you kiss me / I
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KW Griff – Be Ya Girl (Mixed)
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[Verse] / Don't know if you got a girl / Don't mean no disrespect / But thoughts of you rule my world / I even dream of you, I swear / Visions of you and I / See you all around my
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Frank Ocean – Solo (JD. Reid Remix) [Mixed]
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[Verse 1] / Hand me a towel, I'm dirty dancing / By myself, gone off tabs of that acid / Form me a circle, watch my Jagger / Might lose my jacket and hit a solo, one time / We too
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Lynda Dawn – Move (Mixed) [KITTYSAYWORD Mix]
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[Verse] / High on your energies and vibes / Oh I, I really think you're outta sight / You move me and halt the hands of time / Did I, know you in a former life? (Yeah) / [Pre-
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Radical One – Mi Chula (Mixed)
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[Verse 1] / You say you want me, I don't ignore you / You said it first, but I need more of you, of you / Oh, yeah / You got potential, I can't explain it / You're so persuasive, I
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Jungle – Casio (Mixed)
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[Verse 1] / Casio, playing on my heart just like a Casio / Breaking it apart so you can let it go / Wait another year, that's not original / Or cynical, alright, let's go now / [
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Emeli Sandé (Ft. Jaykae) – Look What You've Done
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[Pre-Chorus] / It's not usually like me / To stutter my words / To lose out on sleep / But with you, cat's got my tongue / And I'm wide awake, quarter to one / [Chorus] / Ah, look
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Genius Brasil Traduções – KAYTRANADA - Vex Oh ft. Ari PenSmith, Eight9FLY & GoldLink (Tradução em Português)
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[Intro: Ari PenSmith] / (Preocupe, oh) / (Meu amor, não se preocupe, oh) / (Meu amor, não se preocupe, oh, ah) / (Não se preocupe, oh) / (Não se preocupe, oh) / (Meu amor, não se
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