Genius Meanings
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Kanye West, R. Kelly & Teyana Taylor – To the World
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“To The World” is the opening track on G.O.O.D. Music’s collaboration album Cruel Summer.
The song features performances from Teyana Taylor (who is part of G.O.O.D. Music) and R
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Kanye West (Ft. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream) – Ultralight Beam
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“Ultralight Beam” is about Kanye’s faith in God. This track establishes strong parallels for The Life of Pablo with the life of Saint Paul the Apostle. Paul (Saul at the time) was
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Cordae – Old Niggas
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In “Old Niggas”, a reply to J. Cole’s “1985” (which the beat is also from), Cordae talks about old rappers being whack and understanding what J. Cole was saying about new rappers
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Kanye West – POWER
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Produced by Kanye and S1, “POWER” samples “21st Century Schizoid Man” by progressive British rock band King Crimson, the drums from the Cold Grits' rendition of “It’s Your Thing” (
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Kendrick Lamar & Tanna Leone – Mr. Morale
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“Mr. Morale” covers such themes as generational trauma and excess. Lamar cites R. Kelly and Oprah Winfrey, both of whom are known for their proximity to abuse.
It features Tanna
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JAY-Z – Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
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Kanye West samples “Ain’t no Love in the Heart of the City” by Bobby “Blue” Bland.
According to Complex, Jay wanted this to be the first single off The Blueprint.
Kanye stated in
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Kanye West (Ft. Dwele & R. Kelly) – Flashing Lights (Remix)
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[Intro: R. Kelly] / The rulers... / Rulers of the world... / Uh / Every hood, stand up / Every street, stand up / And be accountable / Yeah, come on... / [Intro 2: R. Kelly
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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi) – Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1
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In “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1,” Kanye reflects on an argument he had with a girl he loves. By the end of the verse, he realizes nothing else matters but waking up next to her
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Here’s Why R. Kelly Has A Writing Credit On Drake’s “TSU”
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Drake sampled the Chicago singer who is currently on trial for human trafficking.
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Kanye West (Ft. Beyoncé, Big Sean & Charlie Wilson) – See Me Now
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The original leak of this song featured only Beyoncé and Charlie Wilson, but the album version that ended up as a bonus track on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy featured G.O.O.D
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Kanye West – Jesus Walks
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The fourth single off Kanye West’s debut album The College Dropout, “Jesus Walks” was a bombshell within the musical community—a pop song endorsing Christianity. Yet it became
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Kanye West (Ft. Dwele) – Flashing Lights
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In “Flashing Lights”, Kanye is found reminiscing about a flighty, capricious ex-girlfriend he can’t stop thinking about.
Similar to “Homecoming”, Kanye uses this girl as a
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A$AP Rocky (Ft. ScHoolboy Q) – PMW (All I Really Need)
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[Verse 1: A$AP Rocky] / All I think about is life, nights, sipping on Sprite / Little codeine, nigga get throwed right / Two blonde dykes wanna kiss all night / I just pray to God
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Kanye West (Ft. The-Dream & Young Thug) – Highlights
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“Highlights” is a celebration of Kanye’s career and accomplishments. He reflects on 21 Grammy wins and promises fans he’s only going to make more “highlights” in the future.
This
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Common (Ft. John Mayer & Kanye West) – GO!
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For the third single from Common’s 2005 album Be, Com enlists the help of his buddy Kanye and pop singer John Mayer.
Ever wonder how freaky Common was? Neither did we, but
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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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JAY-Z & Kanye West (Ft. Otis Redding) – Otis
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The second single from Watch the Throne, “Otis” has Yeezus flipping a portion of a classic Otis Redding track into an entire instrumental. He formed the track after his mentor No I
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JAY-Z & Kanye West (Ft. Otis Redding) – Otis
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The second single from Watch the Throne, “Otis” has Yeezus flipping a portion of a classic Otis Redding track into an entire instrumental. He formed the track after his mentor No I
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Apple Music – Nas Essentials
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1. Nas- Nas Is Like / 2. Nas- Made You Look / 3. Nas- EPMD / 4. Nas- Hate Me Now (feat. Puff Daddy) / 5. Nas- Ether / 6. Nas- N.Y. State of Mind / 7. Nas- Ultra Black (feat. Hit-
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RXKNephew – Yeezy Boots
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When I pop out, got that dog shit on me / You broke then don’t be calling on me / Jump out the car got a glick on the side / She saying she love me but telling me lies / I talk
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Twista (Ft. R. Kelly & Speedknot Mobstaz) – This Is Why I'm Cold
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(Intro, Twista) / Yeah, it's a Chi-Town remix / Twista droppin this summer / The Mobstaz droppin this summer / R. Kelly droppin May 29th / And uhh.. / (Hook, Twista) / This is why
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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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Eminem (Ft. Slaughterhouse) – Session One (Freestyle)
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This bonus track off of Recovery is an aggressive posse cut featuring Eminem alongside once-underground supergroup Slaughterhouse (excluding Joe Budden).
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Kanye West – On Bonnaroo Music Festival
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Kanye West returns to Bonnaroo after six years.
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Kanye West – Guilt Trip
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According to S1, this song was originally intended for the Watch the Throne album, but Kanye wanted to save it for something else. It also had a Jay Z verse on it.
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Rick James – Mary Jane
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“Mary Jane” is female code for marijuana – similar to 2Pac’s female/gun metaphor in “Me and My Girlfriend”.
Besides lead vocals Rick also composed the song.
Background vocals and
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Ja Rule (Ft. Ashanti & R. Kelly) – Wonderful
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Wonderful is the lead single from rapper Ja Rule’s 2004 album R.U.L.E.. The song features American pop-R&B singers R. Kelly and Ashanti. Famous director Hype Williams directed the
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Kanye West – Late
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[Intro] / Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha...) / Please stop your crying / [Chorus] / I'll be late for that, baby, I'll wait for that / If you had a taste of that, you'd probably pay for
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Kanye West – Low Lights
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Kanye took to Twitter to explain why he added “Low Lights” to the album, stating: “I put Lowlights on my album just thinking about all the moms driving they kids to school then
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The Whatever Kid – Real Life Uncle Ruckus (Kanye West Diss Track)
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[Verse 1] / These stans will say that I'm a bot; classic case of projection / Why the hell do they keep defending such a garbage-ass person? / Rather spend money on OnlyFans / Than
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Kanye West (Ft. Desiigner) – Pt. 2
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The second part of “Father Stretch My Hands” details Kanye’s most personal moments—from not having time to call his wife due to work, to talking about his mother’s death.
Hours
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Genius x Spotify – Behind The Lyrics: The Complete Experience Playlist
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Through the Genius x Spotify integration, Genius is at your fingertips when and where you experience music. In the Spotify iPhone app, Genius knowledge is stripped
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Kanye West – Wow (Alternate)
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Ye spits an a cappella version of “Wow” with a new second verse.
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A$AP Ferg (Ft. A$AP Rocky) – Shabba
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A$AP Ferg and affiliate A$AP Rocky team up for an ode to Jamaican dancehall legend Shabba Ranks, on the lead single for Ferg’s debut album, Trap Lord.
Over a sinister Snugsworth
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Kanye West, R. Kelly & Teyana Taylor - To the World (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Kanye West, R. Kelly & Teyana Taylor - To the World (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro: R. Kelly] / Déjame ver que levantas tus dedos medios / Para el mundo, me decidí (
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JAY-Z & Kanye West – H·A·M
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Released on January 11, 2011, this was the first single from Kanye West and Jay-Z’s collaborative album, Watch The Throne. The song finds the two stars spitting highly
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R.A. The Rugged Man – It's Gone
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This track is a bonus to anyone who purchused the cassette version of Legends never die
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Artists For Haiti – We Are the World 25 for Haiti
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“We are the World 25 for Haiti” is a charity single recorded in 2010 by the supergroup Artists for Haiti.
The track is a remake of the 1985 song “We Are the World” by USA for
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Jimmy Fallon (Ft. Justin Timberlake) – History of Rap 6
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As the title suggests, this is the sixth installment of Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake’s History of Rap series featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Like all of
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Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
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On the ironically braggadocious track “HUMBLE.” Kendrick Lamar challenges his competition. It was released a week after the first promotional single, “The Heart Part 4,” with a
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Ty Dolla $ign & Jeremih Sample The Notorious B.I.G. On “FYT”
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The old school-inspired cut also features French Montana.
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