 Genius Meanings
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Noname – black mirror
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[Verse 1] / Yo / She's a shadow walker, moon stalker, Black author / Librarian, contrarian / The state say we dead, we say we not / That's my bitch, I believe my sister / There are
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Noname (Ft. Eryn Allen Kane & Jay Electronica) – balloons
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“balloons” is the third track on Noname’s second full-length album Sundial. In the song, Noname talks openly about her struggles and how Black trauma gets exploited in the
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Noname (Ft. billy woods, $ilkMoney & STOUT (R&B)) – gospel?
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[Intro] / God will make a way / God will make a way / Oh, yes, He will / [Verse 1: Noname] / Uh, make-believe, mustard seed, move the mountain / Assume the outcome is safety and
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Noname (Ft. Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation) – hold me down
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[Verse 1: Noname] / Uh, yeah / I hope you understand, everybody scams / A little Peter Pan paranoia, polygram tell the truth / In the booth, feed the drought / Couple opps bleedin
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Noname – beauty supply
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[Chorus] / Take a trip with me to the beauty supply / We need the standard refined / Man, if I'm cryin', cry / Take a trip with me to the beauty supply / I need the standard
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Noname (Ft. Ayoni) – boomboom
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[Verse 1: Ayoni] / Tell me, baby, what you see? / When you close your eyes, can you still feel me? / When I'm out the line, do you still choose me? / With actions and words, do you
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Noname (Ft. Ayoni & Common) – oblivion
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[Intro] / Into oblivion / [Verse 1: Noname] / Sacrificial lambs scam the church / The whole world berserk, the product is a perk / Cirque du Soleil, monkey see, monkey do / Clown
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Noname – afro futurism
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[Verse] / Esoteric, generic, zombie chasin' a carrot / A ferret on solid ground remembers a hound dog don't bark at the sun / This a dog-eat-dog world, she got family to hunt / It'
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Noname – potentially the interlude
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[Chorus] / People say they love you, but they really love potential / Not the person that's in front of them, the person you'll grow into / People say they love you, but they
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Mick Jenkins (Ft. Noname & Xavier Omär) – Angles
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The 14th track on Mick Jenkins' debut album, The Healing Component, featuring fellow Chicago rapper Noname and singer Xavier Omar.
A video containing a snippet of the outro to
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Noname – namesake
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[Verse 1] / Itty-bitty titty committee / The world with me, your girl with me / And I don't even really like pussy / That's the homie / Stony Island, call Poseidon / Cry me a river
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Noname – toxic
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[Intro] / What do you possibly think you know about love? / You know, I'm sick and tired of men using love like it's some kind of disease you just catch / Love should've brought
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Noname – Dizzy
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The song is mostly a tribute to Dizzy Gillespie, an American jazz trumpeter known for his light-hearted personality. Always smilin'
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DANGERDOOM (Ft. Money Mark) – No Names
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The opening and closing dialogue are from episodes of Sealab 2021, an [adult swim] cartoon. The entire dangerdoom album is inspired by various [adult swim] programs.
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No name faces – Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
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[Verse 1] / I turn around, look into the mirror / What have we become / A sinister, menacing monster / A narcissistic scum / Alone again, stuck with my demons / Deep inside my head
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Anderson .Paak (Ft. Jay Rock, JID & Noname) – Lockdown (Remix)
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For the official remix of his June 2020 protest single, “Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak recruits Jay Rock, JID, and Noname. These three artists are each allotted a verse in which they
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Maxine Hong Kingston – Woman Warrior (No Name Woman)
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The opening to Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston, is one of the groundbreaking works of Asian American Literature. The first chapter
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Mick Jenkins (Ft. Noname) – Comfortable
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With it’s soothing, mellow vibe that just makes listeners want to sit down and relax, “Comfortable” serves as the perfect follow up to the previous track on the tape, “Healer”, and
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NerdOut – Voice With No Name
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[Verse 1] / You don't know what it's like to live multiple lives / I don't know who I am when I'm closing my eyes / This anger is growing inside / Two glowing eyes, but everything
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Mick Jenkins (Ft. Noname) – The Truth
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The (then-underground) champions of Chicago hip-hop, Mick Jenkins, Noname, and Saba, give us the finale of Mick Jenkins' mixtape, Trees & Truths. Saba handles production and Noname
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Noname (Ft. Kiara Lanier) – Hold Me Up
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“Hold Me Up” is an ode to Noname’s parents – specifically, her mom. She also muses on her unique brand of poetic rap, reflecting on criticisms of her style. Noname utilises her
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Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer – Crocodile Man
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Mama she raised me on riddles and trances / Fatback, channel-cat, lily-white lies / Rocked my cradle in a jimmy-crack fancy / Never knew papa and I never asked why / Well, now
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Kendrick Lamar – Mirror
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“Mirror” is the outro to Kendrick Lamar’s fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. He discusses the pressures of fame and the dichotomy of living selfishly despite his
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The Outfield – 61 Seconds
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Without a word I'd know what to say / If you stared at me my eyes would refuse to stray / 61 seconds is all it takes / For the 9 to 5 man to be more than one minute late / There's
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Drake – War
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On December 19, 2019, Shoot the Messenger debuted a snippet of a new Drake track that he performed live at a club in Canada. Five days later, Oliver El-Khatib released “War” as a
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Lil B & Chance the Rapper (Ft. Noname) – Last Dance BASED FREESTYLE
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[Intro: Lil B] / Yeah, welcome to this beautiful mixtape / Based freestyle, Chance the Rapper, Lil B, yeah / [Verse 1: Lil B] / This our fuckin' last chance / I'm goin' to the top
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The Four Tops – I Wish I Were Your Mirror
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I'll make sure you see me everyday, oh yeah / And though you smile at me, a quick hello is all you ever said / (I wish I were your mirrow now) / So you would stare at me / (I wish
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Sean Stemaly – Z71
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[Verse 1] / 37's hummin' on a no-name road / Got the windows cracked, blowin' back that homegrown smoke / Twin turbos talkin' over Alice in Chains / Got a fresh coat of mud on the
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Beldina – Jo Malone
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VERSE 1 / East african girl / Oh that pussy imported from Sweden / Don’t hide it that shits for show / In a black satin g-sting / Oh that dirty dancin that luxury / Not many men
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Edu Falaschi (Ft. Adrian Oleas) – Eldorado
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[Intro] / Died away into the words / The skies and seas, the claims not heard / Died away into the chest / The final screams, eternity or death / Died away into the myth / The lies
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Evanora Unlimited – Mithlond
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Windows shake under the pressure of a day / A shepherd herds the clouds in the rain / Dancing in the mirror while I wait for the train / Thought it was but it wasn't a way to
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Anderson .Paak – Lockdown
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“Lockdown” is a protest song by Anderson .Paak, released on Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the liberation of slaves on June 19, 1865. He details his experience at the Black
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Avenged Sevenfold – This Means War
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This song is about an internal struggle between two conflicting attitudes, or even personalities.
It’s about the war inside your head, and living with the decisions that you make
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Toni Rams – The Nameless Tombstone
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Fed up with dream-carried memories / Confused between drowning or swimming / I slapped my cheeks many times / So I wake up and kill my memory! / Like something is missing, but it's
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The Civil Wars – Girl with the Red Balloon
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[Verse 1: Joy Williams & John Paul White] / There's a pub on the south side of town / Time stands still while there's still wine around / She's the one in the calico / The one who'
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