Genius Meanings
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Rihanna (Ft. JAY-Z) – Umbrella
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Rihanna comforts her lover by telling him she will be there for him, in good times and bad. The umbrella is a metaphor for her support.
“Umbrella” stayed on top of the UK Singles
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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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JAY-Z (Ft. Alicia Keys) – Empire State of Mind
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The Blueprint 3’s third single is a love song to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' home city of New York, which is also known as “the Empire State.” The title alludes to the Billy Joel ballad
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Rihanna (Ft. JAY-Z) – Talk That Talk
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Another collab from Rihanna and Jay-Z, “Talk That Talk” is the title track of Rihanna’s sixth studio album.
With Rihanna and Jay on a track you can be sure this record will get
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Beyoncé (Ft. JAY-Z) – Drunk in Love
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Beyoncé brings her husband Jay Z aboard for their first collaboration since 2013’s “Part II (On the Run)” continuation of their first collab “‘03 Bonnie & Clyde”.
“Drunk” seems to
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Beyoncé (Ft. JAY-Z) – Déjà Vu
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Consistency is a hallmark of the recorded work of Beyonce. It’s always good to have her back on the radio. However, an artist of her stature has the ability to carry pop and r&b
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JAY-Z – Song Cry
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“Song Cry” is an emotional ballad in which Jay describes the pain of a long-term relationship ending, caused by his professional schedule and personal philandering. Since his pride
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Ember Island – Umbrella
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Covering Rihanna’s 2007 hit single “Umbrella”, Alexandra Andersson sings about comforting her lover by telling him she will be there for him, in good times and bad. The umbrella is
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Rihanna) – LOYALTY.
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On “LOYALTY.,” Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna muse on the value and necessity of complete loyalty and honesty in both platonic and romantic relationships. The song marks the first
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Beyoncé (Ft. JAY-Z) – Crazy in Love
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“Crazy In Love” is the ridiculously successful lead single from Beyoncé’s first solo album Dangerously In Love.
Penned by Beyoncé and Rich Harrison, the song revolves around
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Beyoncé (Ft. JAY-Z) – Upgrade U
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“Upgrade U” was released a promotional single on November 27, 2006 in the United States from Beyoncé’s album B'Day. The song features Jay-Z and is mainly produced by Swizz Beatz
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Kanye West – All of the Lights
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“All of the Lights” is the 4th single from Kanye West’s 5th studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
The song is about Kanye’s qualms living as a celebrity with personal
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THE CARTERS – APESHIT
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On “APESHIT,” JAY and Beyoncé flex about their luxurious lifestyles and come up, emphasizing that they are on the top of the music game. The track also bears strong thematic
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Rihanna (Ft. Chris Brown & JAY-Z) – Cinderella (Umbrella Remix)
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In 2008, Chris Brown created an answer song titled “Cinderella”, replacing some of the verses and part of the chorus of “Umbrella” with his own lyrics. The song was never
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JAY-Z (Ft. Eminem) – Renegade
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“Renegade” serves as a “fuck you” to critics who said JAY-Z had forgotten his ghetto roots with his new found riches, and moralizers who said Eminem was a bad influence on children
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Rihanna (Ft. Jeezy) – Hard
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“Hard” is the second single from Rated R released on November 10, 2009. The song was a success, peaking at #8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Rihanna’s thirteenth top ten
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Rihanna (Ft. JAY-Z & Rick Ross) – Talk That Talk (Remix)
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[Intro: Rick Ross & Rihanna] / Oh (oh) Rozay (Rozay), RiRi wassup? (Maybach Music, Maybach Music) / Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh / Talk that talk to me, yeah / Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
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JAY-Z, Bono, The Edge & Rihanna – Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)
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“Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)” is a charitable track by Jay Z, Bono, The Edge and Rihanna for Hope for Haiti Now, a live album recorded by various artists to benefit charities
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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, Kanye West & Paul McCartney – FourFiveSeconds
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“FourFiveSeconds” features vocals by Rihanna and Kanye West, and instrumentals by Sir Paul McCartney. It has earned praise for its minimalist instrumentals, which include acoustic
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JAY-Z (Ft. Mr. Hudson) – Young Forever
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Over a sample of Alphaville’s “Forever Young,” Jay-Z contemplates his place in the rap game and whether or not he’ll be around forever in our memories.
It also is a play on one of
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T.I. (Ft. Rihanna) – Live Your Life
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Released in 2008 on T.I.’s best-selling Paper Trail album, “Live Your Life” is a life-affirming T.I.-Rihanna tag-team that’s guaranteed to give you a boost.
The intro/outro is
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Eminem (Ft. Rihanna) – Love the Way You Lie
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This smash hit saw Eminem and Rihanna reflect on their ambivalent and abusive relationships with their respective ex-partners Kim & Chris Brown.
Skylar Grey wrote the track’s
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JAY-Z (Ft. Beyoncé) – '03 Bonnie & Clyde
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In their first musical collaboration, Jay-Z and Beyoncé put their own spin on 2Pac’s classic “Me And My Girlfriend”, only with a twist: while 2Pac was referring to his gun, Jay’s
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Rihanna – Man Down
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“Man Down” is a reggae influenced song which details the murder of a man who was behaving abusively towards Rihanna, as is depicted in the song’s accompanying music video.
The
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Kenny Huskins – On The Road 026 (Rihanna ft. Drake - Work Cover)
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Work work work work work work / See me i fit work work work work work work / Make the girly twerk twerk twerk twerk twerk / Mib) nmwom mani y3 d33 d33 d33 d33 d33 d33 / )baa woho
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JAY-Z (Ft. Frank Ocean) – Oceans
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In a video preview Jay explains the meaning behind the song. “It sounds like a celebration of where we are now on some big yacht, throwing champagne in the water,” he tells Rick
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JAY-Z (Ft. Beyoncé) – Part II (On the Run)
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Released as the 3rd single off Magna Carta… Holy Grail, the record serves as a spiritual sequel to the consummation of their budding relationship: “03' Bonnie and Clyde”, released
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Beyoncé (Ft. Blue Ivy Carter) – Blue
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Beyoncé dedicates the last track on the normal version of her eponymous album to her daughter Blue Ivy Carter, born in 2012. Bey’s husband and Blue’s father Jay Z has previously
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Jay Electronica (Ft. JAY-Z) – Flux Capacitor
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The flux capacitor is a fictional electronic device that is essential to the DeLorean time machine being able to travel back in time in the Back To The Future film trilogy.
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Rihanna (Ft. Drake) – Work
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On “Work,” Rihanna seeks a deep, meaningful connection, however the male character she sings to (played by Drake) is only interested in sex. This narrative is similar to Rihanna
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Spotify – This Is JAY-Z
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1. JAY-Z- Izzo (H.O.V.A.) / 2. JAY-Z & Kanye West- Niggas In Paris / 3. JAY-Z- Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) / 4. JAY-Z- 99 Problems / 5. JAY-Z- Big Pimpin' (feat. UGK) / 6. JAY-
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Eminem – Love the Way You Lie Samples
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See all of “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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