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Primal Scream – Movin' On Up
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Despite never being released as a single, this track from Scottish rock band Primal Scream has gone on to become their signature song. It is the opening track on their now iconic
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Curtis Mayfield – Move on Up
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“Move On Up” is what some would call the pièce de résistance in American soul music legend Curtis Mayfield’s catalogue. Released on his eponymous 1970 album Curtis, you may have
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M People – Smile
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I glance back a the time I spent with you, oh / I know you feel the same way too / A kiss to wipe away the tears / Can't keep on pushing back the years / We gave up this thing long
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M People – Just For You
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Just for you / Written by - Mike Pickering, Paul Heard, Heather Small / I will climb the highest mountain / Just for you / Bring gold and silver to your door / Just for you / I
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M People – One Night in Heaven
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Intro: / One night in heaven. One night in heaven / One night in heaven. One night in heaven. (One Night) / One night in heaven. One night in heaven / One night in heaven. One
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M People – Testify
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A boy and girl / In a mixed up world / But ain't nothing wrong with the life that we can make / Shelter me, help me breathe / Let's celebrate a life that's made for us / The longer
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M People – Renaissance
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I'm coming, I'm coming / I'm coming, I'm coming / I'm coming, I'm coming / I'm coming, I'm coming / Boy there's so many things to give / I've been aware of your charms for so long
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The Script – The Man Who Can't Be Moved
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“The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” paints a picture of the most dedicated man in the world, who has run out of options to find the girl that left him. He has resorted to simply living on
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Phoebe Bridgers) – Nothing New (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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Swift mentions “Nothing New” in the journals she released alongside her 2019 record Lover. In the journal, she reveals she wrote it for her 2012 record Red — she later included it
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Tame Impala – Yes I'm Changing
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On “Yes I’m Changing,” Kevin Parker sings straight from the heart about his very public break-up with Melody Prochet.
The lyrics are perhaps so stream-of-consciousness that he
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – Niggas in Paris
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Kanye West, XXL Magazine, October 2010:
I am where art meets commercial. The sweet spot between the hood and Hollywood. Having a conversation with Karl Lagerfeld and Jay-Z within
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Cynthia Erivo – Stand Up
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[Verse 1] / I been walkin' with my face turned to the sun / Weight on my shoulders, a bullet in my gun / Oh, I got eyes in the back of my head just in case I have to run / I do
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M People – Little Packet
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Chorus 1: / Take the fast lane baby. You travel so light / The fast lane mother. Your bark is your bite / Fast lane baby. It's all such a gas / Fast lane honey. You wave as you
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Drake – 0 to 100 / The Catch Up
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This song features two parts. The first, “0 to 100,” is a typical braggadocio rap song resembling Drake’s smash “Started from The Bottom.” The second, “The Catch Up,” features an
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OneRepublic – Stop and Stare
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This song was OneRepublic’s second big hit, and it marked a crucial, “make it or break it” moment in their history, as recounted in the mini-documentary Don’t Look Down. Would “
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Kevin Gates – Truth Be Told
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[Intro] / We all go through shit in life, you know I suffer, but, uh (Hahahaha, Nick, you're stupid) / After all discomfort, Allah grants us ease / [Pre-Chorus] / This may not
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Drake – Trophies
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“Trophies” is a track that did not make the final cut for Nothing Was The Same because it wasn’t finished in time.
This beat was originally sent to Childish Gambino, but he didn’t
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Drake – Emotionless
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On “Emotionless,” Drake ultimately acknowledges the existence of his child, Adonis. While Drake having a child was rumored in early 2017, Pusha-T’s “The Story of Adidon” brought
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Janet Jackson – Any Time, Any Place
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“Any Time, Any Place” is the fifth single from janet. The song is about how Janet can have intercourse anywhere. The single reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. It’s
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Sugarhill Gang – Rapper's Delight
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“Rapper’s Delight” has gone down in history as the first commercially successful hip-hop single, and one of the longest at nearly 15 minutes. It is, and will continue to be, one of
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Ja'net Dubois – Movin' on Up (The Jeffersons Theme Song)
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Well we're movin' on up, to the east side / To a deluxe apartment in the sky / Movin on up / To the east side / We finally got a piece of the pie / Fish don't fry in the kitchen
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Jack Harlow – They Don't Love It
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[Intro] / Can't live without you, baby / Live without you / It's like (Oh, baby) / [Verse 1] / I been smooth for so long, I'm tryna get rough / Fuck buffin' my nails, dawg, I'm
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Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
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“Shake It Off” is an upbeat track that encourages listeners to let go of small problems. It spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 song chart, staying on the chart for a
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Ledisi – Shut Up
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[Verse 1] / Stuck in the middle, I can see where I've been / My eyes are open and I know where I'm going / (So much is in the way) / There are people who like being negative / And
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Saweetie – ICY GRL
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“ICY GRL” serves as Saweetie’s introduction to the mainstream rap scene. The track, a freestyle over the beat of Khia’s “My Neck, My Back,” was first uploaded to Instagram. After
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half•alive – Nobody
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[Verse 1] / So exhausted with ego / And feelings that freeload / And leave me so empty / All the parties of people / Moving the needle / Obsessing, never-ending (Doesn't really
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Ludacris (Ft. Shawnna) – Stand Up
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“Stand Up” is a song by Ludacris, released as the second official single in 2003, and taken from his fourth album Chicken-n-Beer. It was his first number-one single, with
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The Presidents of the United States of America – Peaches
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One of the most recognisable riffs of the ‘90s, “Peaches” was the third single from their self titled album. Chris Ballew said he wrote the track about a girl he desired, and
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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (Ft. Duke Bootee & Grandmaster Melle Mel) – The Message
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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “The Message” may not have been the origin of conscious-rap in the early ‘80s, but it took the idea, ran away with it, married it, had
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Future (Ft. Drake) – Used to This
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“Used to This” sees Future and Drake celebrating their successes. They spit braggadocios bars about partying with “the real Madonna,” and making lifestyle choices like purchasing
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M People – Search for the Hero
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Sometimes the river flows but nothing breathes / A train arrives but never leaves / It's a shame / Oh life / Like love that walks out of the door / Of being rich or being poor
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