Genius Meanings
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Rihanna – Phresh Out the Runway
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This song samples a distorted version of Joey Beltram’s “Mentasm”.
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Pop Cleanup – Rihanna
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Come one, come all, for the official Rihanna cleanup page! This is the most comprehensive Pop Cleanup page to date, and we’re hoping for tons of contributors, so please read the
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Rihanna – Half of Me
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“Half of Me” was included as the 15th track on the deluxe edition of Rihanna’s seventh studio album, Unapologetic.
Co-written by British singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé, she
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Rihanna – Diamonds
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“Diamonds” was released as the lead single from Rihanna’s seventh studio album, Unapologetic. It became her twelfth number-one in the US. During the tracking week ending February
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Rihanna (Ft. Mikky Ekko) – Stay
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“Stay” is the second single off of Rihanna’s seventh studio album Unapologetic. It features guest vocals from Mikky Ekko and was written by Ekko and Justin Parker.
With this
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Rihanna (Ft. Future) – Loveeeeeee Song
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“Loveeeeeee Song” is the first collaboration between Rihanna and trap-rapper Future. The track was released as the fourth single from her seventh studio album Unapologetic on April
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Rihanna – Pour It Up
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Rihanna’s basically saying that even though you see her spending money, she has more of it and will spend it accordingly.
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Rihanna – No Love Allowed
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“No Love Allowed” is a reggae song with a “bubbly, dubbed-out groove” from Rihanna’s seventh studio album “Unapologetic”.
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Rihanna – Lost in Paradise
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[Verse 1] / What am I supposed to do with this heart? / (With this heart, with this heart) / How do I take it off if I love at all? / It's like a work of art / In love, we all will
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Rihanna – What Now
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“What Now” is a song off Unapologetic. It’s a ballad about, of course, asking “what now” and not knowing where to go next in life.
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Rihanna (Ft. Chris Brown) – Nobody's Business
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This song is rumored to be about Rihanna still in love with Chris Brown and for him as well. They obviously still want each other but that’s what fame comes with (you having to
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Genius Users – Rihanna [Discography List]
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Studio Albums: / Music of the Sun (2005) / A Girl Like Me (2006) / Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) / Reloaded (2008) / Rated R (2009) / Loud (2010) / Talk That Talk (2011) / Unapologetic
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Rihanna (Ft. Eminem) – Numb
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This song samples a line from Kanye West’s “Can’t Tell Me Nothing”.
This is also Rihanna’s and Eminem’s third time collaborating after their previous collaboration in “Love the
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Rihanna – Get It Over With
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Rihanna made this song for anyone who keeps their emotions bottled up. She is telling her audience don’t be afraid to cry, just cry so you can ‘get it over with’. After, just smoke
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Rihanna – Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary
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This double-song seems to be Rihanna searching for what everyone is seeking: unconditional love. She thought she could find it through a man, but we are all broken people, unable
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Rihanna (Ft. David Guetta) – Right Now
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“Right Now” is the fifth single from Unapologetic released on May 28, 2013. The song is about Rihanna wanting to live life to the fullest. Despite no music video and no televised
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Rihanna (Ft. Kevin Cossom) – Jump
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“Jump” is the seventh and last single from Unapologetic released on January 24, 2014. It samples lyrics from the 1996 hit song “Pony” by Ginuwine and is about Rihanna wanting sex
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T) – Runaway
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The piano, the echoing voice in the background, the distortion on his singing, the vocoder solo: every single element of this track is spine-tingling, hauntingly beautiful. Combine
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Rihanna – Diamonds (Gregor Salto Downtempo Remix)
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[Intro] / Shine bright like a diamond / Shine bright like a diamond / [Verse 1] / Find light in the beautiful sea / I choose to be happy / You and I, you and I, we're like diamonds
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Genius English Translations – (G)I-DLE - 퀸카 (Queencard) (English Translation)
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[Verse 1: Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi, Shuhua, *Miyeon*] / Hey, you, what are you looking at? / Am I quite sexy, sexy, so you crushed on? / Yeah, you, what are you doing? / Do you want my
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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi & Raekwon) – Gorgeous
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“Gorgeous” sees Kanye describing the ugly nature of social injustice in America, ironically calling the nation “gorgeous” because of it.
Recorded during his self-imposed exile in
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Rihanna – Diamonds (Dave Audé 100 Extended Mix)
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[Intro] / Shine bright like a diamond / Shine bright like a diamond / [Verse 1] / Find light in the beautiful sea / I choose to be happy / You and I, you and I / We're like
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Beyoncé – BLACK PARADE
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“BLACK PARADE” is a song celebrating blackness. It was released in the final hours of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United
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Dyme-A-Duzin (Ft. Tim Chantarangsu) – Fly Young Gentlemen
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[Intro: DyMe-A-DuZiN] / That's the the type of shit like (x5) / DyMe-A-DuZiN / Traphik, yeah / EOM on the beat / [Verse 1: DyMe-A-DuZiN] / New school kid with an old soul / Shoes
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The Weeknd – Save Your Tears
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On “Save Your Tears,” The Weeknd once again addresses his past relationships and recollects on the experiences they went through together, while also providing no emotional support
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Future – Sorry
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Future wraps up his heartfelt album with an apology letter to Ciara, elaborating on how his lifestyle affected the relationship, effectively bringing it to an end.
Moreover
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The Weeknd – Drunk In Love (Remix)
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The Weeknd takes on Beyoncé’s “Drunk In Love” with more “drunk” than “love”. Instead of a ballad about being in love, Abel goes with a more literal approach to the drunk/faded part
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Kanye West (Ft. Alicia Keys, Bon Iver, Charlie Wilson, Drake, Elly Jackson, Elton John, Gil Scott-Heron, John Legend, Justin Vernon, Ken Lewis, Kid Cudi, Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, Rick James, Rihanna, Ryan Leslie, Selita Ebanks, The-Dream & The World) – Runaway (Full-length Film)
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[Intro to Film: Lacrimosa by Mozart] / [Song 1 - Dark Fantasy] / [Intro: Nicki Minaj] / You might think you've peeped the scene / You haven't, the real one's far too mean / The
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Real Boston Richey & Moneybagg Yo – Certified Dripper 2
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[Intro: Real Boston Richey] / Uh, uh / Ddot cold as a motherfucker, on God / Gon' ride through that / [Chorus: Real Boston Richey] / Bad bitch getter (Whoosh) / Real rich nigga (
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[INTERVIEW] Making of "Drama" by aespa with EJAE and Charlotte Wilson
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On November 10th, girl group aespa released their fourth EP, Drama. The EP contains six songs, including the title track of the same name. Possessing hip-hop and dance elements, “Drama” is a confidence anthem wherein aespa vow to defeat their opponents without mercy.
In celebration of the song’s release, Genius Korea spoke with two of “Drama’s” composers, EJAE and Charlotte Wilson. Check out what they had to say about the inspiration for “Drama,” working together, and more!
The interview has been slightly edited for grammatical clarity.
Hello, Charlotte and EJAE! Thank you for chatting with Genius Korea! Could you introduce yourselves to readers who may not be familiar with you and your work?
EJAE: Hi! I’m EJAE, a Korean-American Pop singer-songwriter and vocal producer from Brooklyn, NY. I have worked with some indie artists in the US, as well as K-pop artists such as Red Velvet, aespa, TAEYEON, NMIXX, TWICE, CHUNG HA, and Suzy, etc. I like to mainly write Pop/R&B but also do va
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BLACKPINK – Pink Venom
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Ahead of their highly-anticipated second studio album, BORN PINK, BLACKPINK is enchanting with their charisma and talents on its pre-release single, “Pink Venom.”
The song kicks
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Dax – "XXL FRESHMAN" FREESTYLE
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[Intro] / What I said before / This is a sport / Only the strong survive / My name? ITS DAX! / Hahaha.. / You know what time it is / XXL, what's up? / Yeah, yeah, yeah / [Verse 1
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Bow Wow (Ft. Ciara) – Like You
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[Chorus: Ciara] / I ain't never had nobody show me all the things that you done showed me / And the special way I feel when you hold me / We gon' always be together, baby / That's
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Ayesha Erotica – Poop Mix
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Ass to ass with you (I know I may be young) / Ass to ass with you (But I've got feelings too) / And I need to do what I feel like doing / Ah, yeah (Ass to ass) / Ass to ass with
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J. Cole (Ft. Trey Songz) – Can't Get Enough
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The second radio single from Cole World: The Sideline Story demonstrates why J Cole is widely considered to be the Simba of Hip-hop... He mixes his lyrical skill over this summer
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Ryan Leslie (Ft. Pusha T) – Something That I Like
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[Verse 1: Ryan Leslie] / Is it the accent, the hype or the way she walkin' / Am I, am I dreaming or am I sleep walkin' / Got my arms out-stretched so I don't bump into her / Silly
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Lexie Liu (Ft. nafla (나플라)) – Coco Made Me Do It
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Coco made me do it / Coco Coco made me do it / Coco made me do it / Coco Coco made me do it / Coco made me do it / Coco Coco made me do it / She told me go ahead and do it / That's
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