 Genius Meanings
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Machine Gun Kelly Teams Up With Lil Wayne On New Song “ay!”
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It’s the first collaboration for the tatted-up superstars.
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Machine Gun Kelly & Lil Wayne – ay!
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Departing from the pop punk style of his 2020 album, Tickets To My Downfall, and his previous single, “emo girl”, “ay!” sees Machine Gun Kelly team up with rapper Lil Wayne for an
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Spotify – This Is Machine Gun Kelly
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Update Playlist / 1. Machine Gun Kelly - make up sex (feat. blackbear) / 2. Machine Gun Kelly - 5150 / 3. Machine Gun Kelly - die in california (feat. Gunna, Young Thug & Landon
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Machine Gun Kelly (Ft. Lil Wayne) – drug dealer
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[Chorus: Machine Gun Kelly] / I wake up, my head hurts / But she got a couple blunts and Percocets in her purse / I can't front, I want first / If she got the good bag, I'ma pay
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Machine Gun Kelly – RAP DEVIL
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Machine Gun Kelly released this track as a response to Eminem’s disses from his surprise 2018 album, Kamikaze. On “Not Alike,” Em raps:
He wants to keep up his tough demeanor
So
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Genius – March 2022 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' MARCH 2022 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For March 2022 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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Spotify – Today's Top Hits 9/4/20
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1. 24kGoldn- Mood (feat. iann dior) / 2. Cardi B- WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) / 3. Harry Styles- Watermelon Sugar / 4. BTS- Dynamite / 5. Topic & A7S- Breaking Me / 6. DaBaby
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Machine Gun Kelly (Ft. DubXX) – Ohio (I'm From That)
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[Intro] / Entourage DJ / [Verse 1, Dub - O] / Ay, ay, I'm from that / [?] with the blocks / [?] let you holler the shot / I hit your body hotty when [?] / Giving on my Glock like
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French Montana – Highest To Lowest
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French Montana's Songs: Highest To Lowest / - Unforgettable (feat. Swae Lee) (1,378,897,155) / - No Stylist (feat. Drake) (376,024,566) / - Welcome to the Party (feat. Lil Pump
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Rap Genius – Ad-libs Explained
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THE RAP BOARD
You’d be surprised, but ad-libs aren’t just cool sounds – they’re deeper than rap!
Don’t annotate names please and thank you.
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Drake (Ft. Lil Wayne) – Miss Me
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In an April 2010 interview with MTV News, Drake explained what “Miss Me” is about:
It’s a song about being away from what you love and hoping that when you’re gone, doing you
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Ol' Dirty Bastard – Shimmy Shimmy Ya
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“Shimmy Shimmy Ya” was released as the second single off of Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version. It went on to become ODB’s most famous song and has been sampled in
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Genius – December 2019 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' DECEMBER 2019 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For December 2019 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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Jack Harlow – WHATS POPPIN
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Being produced by the duo of jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz—the primary producers of one of Summer 2019’s hit songs, “Suge”—and being accompanied by a Lyrical Lemonade music video, this
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Lil Uzi Vert – XO Tour Llif3
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“XO Tour Llif3” is a chronicle of Uzi’s relationship issues with ex-girlfriend, Brittany Byrd, and substance abuse. It’s delivered over bassy and upbeat production but addresses
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Kendrick Lamar – Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
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The content of this song doesn’t advance the narrative of the album. It is told from the perspective of present-day Kendrick Lamar, who isn’t happy with the state of rap music, and
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Kanye West (Ft. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Pusha T) – Mercy
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Originally titled “Lamborghini, Murci,” this cut is the first single from Cruel Summer.
The beat was originally produced by Lifted (signed to G.O.O.D. Music). Kanye added the
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Rihanna (Ft. JAY-Z) – Umbrella
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Rihanna comforts her lover by telling him she will be there for him, in good times and bad. The umbrella is a metaphor for her support.
“Umbrella” stayed on top of the UK Singles
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Playboi Carti – Magnolia
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Considered one of his most popular songs, “Magnolia” is an emblem of Playboi Carti’s fast and loose lifestyle—he rhymes about cops, sex, and drugs, all over a beat by Pi'erre
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JAY-Z (Ft. Kanye West & Rihanna) – Run This Town
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The three principal artists of Jay-Z’s newly-formed Roc Nation record label—Kanye West, Rihanna, and the Hov himself—announce to the world that they “run the town.” Jay explained
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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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E-Class and Young Poppa – The Hoodies (2017)
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New York rap duo The Hoodies, made up of E-Class and his younger brother Young Poppa, dropped in at HOT 97 to spit some bars with Funkmaster Flex on November 1, 2017. The freestyle
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N.W.A – Gangsta Gangsta
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Off of N.W.A’s 1st album Straight Outta Compton.
You can also hear this song on the radio channel West Coast Classics in Grand Theft Auto V.
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Paramore – Misery Business
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The lead single from Paramore’s second album Riot!. It’s been featured in numerous video games and also nominated for the Best Video award from 2007’s Kerrang! Awards.
Hayley went
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Eminem – Not Afraid
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An inspirational and brutally honest anthem for Eminem’s fans addressing that of his struggles and triumphs, and encouraging his fans to reach their triumphs as well.
When
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Migos (Ft. Gucci Mane) – Slippery
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On “Slippery,” the Migos team up with fellow Atlantan Gucci Mane for a song about drugs, jewelry, and Quavo’s aunts and uncles.
The track features a beat produced by Deko and OG
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Spotify – This Is Fredo
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1. Fredo- Hickory Dickory Dock / 2. Fredo- Scorpion / 3. Fredo-Netflix & Chill / 4. Dave & Fredo- Funky Friday / 5. Fredo- They Ain't 100 / 6. Fredo- Freddy / 7. Lil Dotz & Fredo
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Russ Millions & Tion Wayne (Ft. ArrDee, Bugzy Malone, Buni, DARKOO, E1 (3x3), Fivio Foreign & ZT (3x3)) – Body (Remix)
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This is the remix to Russ & Tion Wayne’s viral hit “Body” featuring a star studded list of rappers including ArrDee, 3x3’s ZT & E1, Darkoo, Bugzy Malone, Russ' blood brother Buni
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize
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Biggie’s first number one hit “Hypnotize” was released just a week before his death on March 9, 1997. The song was the first single from his second album Life After Death.
The
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JAY-Z (Ft. Beanie Sigel) – Ignorant Shit
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Sampling “Between The Sheets” by the Isley Brothers, famously used by Workin in the classic Notorious B.I.G. track “Big Poppa,” Just Blaze creates an urgent beat for Jay to spit
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Nas – Ether
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Ether is the second track on Nas' 2001 album Stillmatic. The song was a response to Jay-Z’s “Takeover” – a diss track which appears as the second track on Jay-Z’s album The
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Playboi Carti (Ft. Lil Uzi Vert) – wokeuplikethis*
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“wokeuplikethis*” is a direct confrontation to imitators of Playboi Carti and Lil Uzi Vert’s distinct and unique style. The track features the classic hip-hop tropes of money
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Future (Ft. Drake) – Life Is Good
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On “Life Is Good,” Future enlists the help of frequent collaborator Drake for their first collaboration since June 2018’s “Blue Tint.” Although the song was released as a
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