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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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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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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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) – 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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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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Rihanna (Ft. JAY-Z) – Umbrella (Travis Barker Remix)
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[Intro: JAY-Z] / Uh-huh, uh-huh (Yeah, Rihanna) / Uh-huh, uh-huh (Good Girl Gone Bad) / Uh-huh, uh-huh (Take three, action) / Uh-huh, uh-huh (Hov) / [Verse 1: JAY-Z & Rihanna] / No
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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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Rihanna (Ft. JAY-Z) – Umbrella (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Remix)
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[Verse 1: Rihanna] / You have my heart / And we'll never be worlds apart / Maybe in magazines / But you'll still be my star / Baby, ‘cause in the dark / You can't see shiny cars
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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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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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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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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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Rihanna (Ft. JAY-Z) – Umbrella (Demo)
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[Intro: JAY-Z] / You already know what it is, right? Woo! / [Verse 1: JAY-Z] / Rocka Fella, fellas, umbrellas / Eh, changin’ the weather / And G5 the better / My tunes is monsoons
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Lil Wayne – Run This Town
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Weezy’s “super”-freestyle uses the beat from Jay-Z’s Grammy-winning sensation!
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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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JAY-Z, Bono, The Edge & Rihanna – Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour) [Live]
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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. Chris Brown & JAY-Z) – Umbrella (Cinderella)
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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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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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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 – 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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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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JAY-Z – Run This Town Samples
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See all of “Run This Town” by JAY-Z’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Rihanna – Umbrella (Solo Version)
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[Verse 1] / You have my heart, and we'll never be worlds apart / May be in magazines but you'll still be my star / Baby, 'cause in the dark, you can't see shiny cars / And that's
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Rihanna – Higher
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According to songwriter Bibi Bourelly, “Higher” was written in only 20 minutes. She spoke to Vice about the song:
Everything happens for a reason. Working with Rihanna has
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Beyoncé – Ring the Alarm
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“Ring the Alarm” was the second US-released single from Beyoncé’s award-winning, best-selling album B'Day. It was preceded by Grammy-nominated lead single “Déjà Vu” and suceeded by
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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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Genius Dream Album – Dream Album: JAY Z & Eminem by TheGreatPapaDope
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Album: Magnus OpuS / Artist: JAY Z & Eminem / Labels: Roc Nation, Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records / Executive Producers: Eminem, JAY Z, Dr. Dre, Kanye
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DJ Khaled (Ft. Fridayy, JAY-Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne & Rick Ross) – GOD DID
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In what is the most vintage DJ Khaled posse cut in a fair amount of time, “GOD DID” is the album-titled track for Khaled’s thirteenth studio album.
On the track, the artists
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Rihanna – Question Existing
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“Question Existing”—a slow cut from Good Girl Gone Bad—see Rihanna talking about her success, trust issues and how being in the music industry had changed her.
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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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Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z) – Jail
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“Jail” is the triumphant return of Kanye West and JAY-Z, also known as The Throne. The duo has now made amends after their once brotherly relationship stood still. This is the
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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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Rihanna (Ft. Kanye West) – Diamonds (Remix)
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[Verse 1: Kanye West] / We the cause of all the commotion / Your mouth running, but where is you going? / What is you smoking, man? That ain't potent / What is you talking, man
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Conor Maynard (Ft. Tayler Holder) – Stay (Sing off vs. Tayler Holder)
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[Conor: Nickelback - "How You Remind Me"] / Never made it as a wise man / I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing / Tired of livin' like a blind man / I'm sick of sight without a
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Rihanna – Drunk on Love
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[Intro] / Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah / No / [Verse 1] / I feel like I'm a hopeless romantic / I can't help falling in love / I fiend for love / I want it, I crave it / I just can't get
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