 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. 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 (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 – 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 – 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 (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 – 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Elton John – This Song Has No Title
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“This Song Has No Title”, the fifth song on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, is the shortest song on the double album, and indeed one of the shortest lyric-based tunes Elton has ever put
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