 Genius Meanings
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P!nk – Hustle
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“Hustle” by P!nk is the second single off her album, Hurts 2B Human which was released alongside its official lyric video via her YouTube channel on the 28th of March, 2019.
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Doja Cat – Streets
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“Streets” is a song from Doja’s 2019 sophomore album Hot Pink, where she sings about her woes from a previously failed relationship in the first verse, and details her reasons on
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Genius English Translations – Eve - 心予報 (Kokoro Yohou) (English Translation)
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Due to the hustle and bustle of a sweet, floating city / The emotional lines got congested / After saying "That doesn't concern me." / My heart pattern is dyed white / But, we can’
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Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven
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“Stairway to Heaven” is one of Led Zeppelin’s most famous recordings, with many considering it the greatest rock song of all time. It tells the story of a greedy woman who is
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Lil' Kim – Hustle Hard
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[Intro: Lil' Kim, (Big Mike)] / (Oh shit) Another day another dollar my homie / (It's that Hustle Hard right here man) / It already snow, you know how it go (it's cold outside
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Charles Bukowski – Hustle
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I was born to hustle roses down the avenues of the dead / River gut, girl river damn drown / People going in and out of books and doors and graves / People dressed in pink getting
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Pink Floyd – Us and Them
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In the context of the Dark Side of the Moon album, as a catalog of the pressures on life, this song is about the senselessness of war. It began as a piano piece Rick Wright came up
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A$AP Rocky (Ft. BONES) – Canal St.
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Canal Street is a famous crosstown street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It’s a source for tourists to cop bootleg merchandise and is also a favorite location for arts and
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Metric – Hustle Rose
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[Intro] / Behold the fishnet slut tonight / Hustle Rose goes from limb to limb / Fingertip to painted lip, she sways her way up to him / Says, "Now that your wallet is all lit up
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Tempest of DD – BLACK LEAN PINK HOODIE
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[Hook] / I'ma sip black lean while I pack beams / Got that blade tucked up on me, know what that means / I came from anime, pink hoodie on me every day / Fuck up what you say, I
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Pimpton (Ft. Mistah F.A.B.) – Hustle & Grit
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(Yea / Yea yea yea yea yea) / [Verse] / Bankroll bankroll / Cash a cheque when the bank close / Summertime got a mink on / Hey Baby got pink on / So saucy and he splash too / Drip
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21 Savage & Metro Boomin (Ft. Project Pat) – Gang Shit (Knife Talk Original)
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[Verse 1: Project Pat & 21 Savage] / I gotta feed the streets, my pistol gon' bleed the streets / Ski mask on my face, sometimes you got to cheat / To stay ahead in this bitch-ard
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Juice WRLD – Long Live The Hustle (Tattoos & Ink)
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On March 29, 2020, Juice WRLD’s girlfriend, Ally Lotti, previewed a snippet of the late rapper’s unreleased music on Instagram Live.
The track later leaked in its entirety on May
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PEABOD – Side Hustle
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[Intro] / What's the matter with you? Money isn't everything (Uh, yeah) / Now let's get to work / [Chorus] / This for all my side hustlers hustlin' / It ain't about the money and
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DJ DMD – Mr. 25/8
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[Intro: DJ DMD] / This is for the hustlers... / [Chorus: DJ DMD x 2] / Call me Mr. 25-8 / 25 hours 8-days straight / Gotta hustle like I'm moving big weight / Got my grind on playa
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Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver, JAY-Z, Nicki Minaj & Rick Ross) – Monster
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One of the most highlighted posse cuts of 2010, Kanye, Rick Ross, JAY-Z, and Nicki Minaj boast on how they’re a “Monster” on the mic. Fittingly, the song comes with a couple of
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Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver, JAY-Z, Nicki Minaj & Rick Ross) – Monster
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One of the most highlighted posse cuts of 2010, Kanye, Rick Ross, JAY-Z, and Nicki Minaj boast on how they’re a “Monster” on the mic. Fittingly, the song comes with a couple of
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Mobb Deep (Ft. Big Noyd) – Give Up the Goods (Just Step)
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Mobb Deep details how to rob people for their goods.
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Melanie Martinez – TUNNEL VISION
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“TUNNEL VISION” is the third track on her third consecutive album, “PORTALS”. The song was teased on her official Instagram account on February 22nd, 2023.
The song was leaked in
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Travis Scott (Ft. 2 Chainz & Future) – 3500
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“3500” is the first single from Rodeo and was premiered at the Hot 97’s Summer Jam on June 7th, 2015. The title refers to a $3,500 fur coat bought by Kim Kardashian for her
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Kendrick Lamar – DNA.
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On “DNA.,” Kendrick Lamar adopts multiple viewpoints; celebrating, critiquing, and exploring his black heritage and culture. In the music video, Kendrick and actor Don Cheadle
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Van McCoy – The Hustle
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The Hustle was written by Van McCoy when he was in New York City to make an album.
He was inspired to write the song after his music partner Charles Kipp watched people do a dance
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DJ Khaled (Ft. Akon, Birdman, Fat Joe, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross & T.I.) – We Takin' Over
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An optimistic, “all-star cast” singalong brought to you by rap’s most inspirational Palestinian-American DJ
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Cam'ron (Ft. Juelz Santana) – Dead Motherfuckers
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[Verse 1: Cam'ron] / Everybody out at the Roc the Mic tour / I'm back in the kitchen rocking the white raw / Copping a pipe for her / Locking ya nice doors / I pop in and light
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BabyTron – Hustle Junkie
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[Intro] / So many times I could've stayed down but got up / Bitch, yeah / ShittyBoyz (Damn, Machu, why'd you have to do 'em like that?) / [Verse] / So many times I could've stayed
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Yo Gotti (Ft. Nicki Minaj) – Rake It Up
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On “Rake It Up,” both Nicki Minaj and Yo Gotti talk about their rap lifestyles and how to handle rap feuds. Nicki also addresses her beef with Remy Ma—the day before the song
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Bloc Party – In Situ
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[Verse 1] / They say you're high mileage / High mileage, but low rent / Somehow I am still impressed / You're becoming an island / Everything you want, everything you crave / It's
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50 Cent – Hustler's Ambition
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The lead single to the [“Get Rich or Die Tryin' Movie Soundtrack”] consists of “rags to riches” theme of “getting rich or dying trying”. Written by 50 in his trailer on set of the
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C.M.L. – Have You Ever
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[Verse] / You ever been crossed? (Huh?) / You ever been fucked by a boss? (Bitch) / You ever took a loss? / You ever seen a nigga get his head knocked off? (Boom boom boom boom
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Drake & Future – Digital Dash
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This song sets the tone for the record. Drake and Future are reaching the pinnacle of their careers, and they have no plans of slowing down.
A “digital dashboard” is the heads-up
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Hustle Gang (Ft. 5ive Mics, Spodee & Trae tha Truth) – Go Crazy
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[Chorus: Spodee] / I go crazy on these niggas, I go crazy on these hoes / Go crazy with that weed, I always got the strong / I go crazy bout [?] / And everytime she see me now she
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RuPaul – Hustle That Cat
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[Intro] / The time has come to switch that kitty on / I'm the moment, hold me, watch me, I'll be gone / Can you keep up with me? Girl, get busy / You better hustle (Hustle that
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Three 6 Mafia (Ft. Paula Campbell) – It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp
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Written for the film “Hustle & Flow” the song would go on to win Three 6 Mafia the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Three 6 Mafia would be the first hip hop group to win an
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Rick Ross – Hustlin'
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The debut single of Rick Ross which led to a bidding war and eventually landed him a huge record deal with Def Jam.
It was produced by The Runners and was known for its bombastic
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Teni – Hustle
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I wan talk my mind o / For anyone wey fit relate o / Ri-di-mah-kool-a-yooo / Sometimes it feels like success is a trap / And sometimes it feels like people don’t understand / Cos
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Killer Mike (Ft. T.I.) – Ready Set Go
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[Hook: T.I.] / Hut one, Hut two two / Ready set go / Make these niggas get right / Or get low / Hut one, hut two two / Ready set go / Make these niggas get right / Or get low / Get
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DJ ESCO (Ft. Future) – Married to the Game
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Future brings an introspective cut, where he laments over his money, violence, and relationship problems.
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Guttermouth – Do the Hustle
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Hey, how did everybody get in my room? / It's Saturday / Another perfect day / Till I hit the boardwalk / Headed towards the pier' / Your fucking gay / Fuck you out of my way / 50,
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Lou Reed – Walk on the Wild Side
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Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” is a tribute to Andy Warhol’s “factory” of friends and superstars from the New York underground. Here’s Holly, Jackie and Joe in 1971:
The
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