 Genius Meanings
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The Black Keys – Hard Row
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[Verse 1] / If you wanna go and leave your man / Go on, I'll understand / But then the night gets dark, all is still / Pray for me, I know you will / Hard row to hoe all by
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The Black Keys – Thickfreakness
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[Verse 1] / Well now here I am / Well now here I am my darlin' / And I'll care for you / Hey that's all I want to do / Hold me / Love me in your heart / [Verse 2] / And I'll hold
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The Black Keys – Have Love Will Travel
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[Intro] / If you need lovin', oh baby I'll travel / [Verse 1] / I'll travel from Maine down to Mexico / To find that girl who loves me so / No matter where I be / I'll find that
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The Black Keys – Next Girl
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“Next Girl” is about a man recounting the tragedy of his past relationship and vowing to not undergo the same hardships with the next female that he begins to have a relationship
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The Black Keys – I Cry Alone
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[Verse 1] / My girl, my girl had a hold on me / So tight, so tight that I could not see / Girl, she had a hold on me / She held so tight that I could not see / My girl, my girl had
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The Black Keys – Hurt Like Mine
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[Verse 1] / How you hurt me, oh how you cause me pain / Well hurt like mine / You could, you could never never understand / Never understand / [Verse 2] / I remember, the tears
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The Black Keys – Hold Me In Your Arms
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[Verse 1] / I need you, need you by my side / Lonely evenings, eyes are open wide / Nothing you say could make me turn my back / [Verse 2] / Well I see you, and you see me too
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The Black Keys – If You See Me
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[Verse 1] / If you see me comin' / Open up your door / If you see me comin' / Open up your door / I'll give you more lovin' / Than any man before / [Verse 2] / When I hit your door
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The Black Keys – Everywhere I Go
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[Verse 1] / Well, everywhere I go / Ain't got thing to do / Well, everywhere I go / Ain't got thing to do / [Verse 2] / Now little baby / Now let me tell you what I want, baby
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The Black Keys – Evil
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[Verse 1] / Darling, you say you love me / Place no one above me / That was yesterday / It is so far away / [Chorus] / Girl, you are evil / Evil as you can be / One thing for sure
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The Black Keys – No Trust
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[Verse 1] / She wants to get out of the car / In the middle of the road / And her screaming and hollerin' / Is getting mighty old / She checks every paper / When you step out the
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The Black Keys – Midnight In Her Eyes
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[Verse 1] / Midnight is in her eyes / Teardrops like a child / You never thought about going wrong / Now you wonder where your man has gone / Midnight is in her eyes / [
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The Black Keys – Set You Free
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[Verse 1] / You hold on to love that's gone / Run a mile to see him smile / But you don't know, he's door to door / Playin' you for the fool / [Chorus] / Let him go / Walk out your
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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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Chris Travis (Ft. Sickboyrari & Xavier Wulf) – 80 Dime Bags (Boomin' Like Alicia Keys)
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[Intro: Sample] / [?] / [Verse 1: Black Kray] / Bitch hit me up, told me that "I want shit" / I hit her back, and said, "Bitch, you better lick the dick" (Yeah) / Ridin', ridin' '
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2Pac (Ft. Big Syke, CPO Boss Hogg & Danny Boy Steward) – Picture Me Rollin'
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One of the highlights of the second disk of All Eyez on Me, “Picture Me Rollin” is about 2Pac’s desire to stay on top after getting out of jail. It features guest spots by Big Syke
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2Pac (Ft. Snoop Dogg) – 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted
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2Pac and Snoop Dogg come together to celebrate their freedom from the prison-industrial complex—Snoop had been acquitted of murder charges on February 20, 1996, while 2Pac had been
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Fabolous – The Wake
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[Intro] / First off, I wanna send my condolences (Hahaha, haha) / Rest in peace to the competition (Yeah) / Sup, Dram'? (Hahaha) / Y'all know what this is, right? / Da, da grillz
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Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M.
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Arguably one of the most iconic songs in hip-hop, the underlying idea of “C.R.E.A.M.” is found in its title—cash rules everything. The timeless piano riffs and background vocals
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2Pac (Ft. Bad Azz) – Krazy
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“Krazy” was supposed to feature the Outlawz but they apparently didn’t have any verses ready fast enough. Bad Azz just happened to be in the studio and had a verse ready, making
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Sickboyrari (Ft. Chris Travis & Xavier Wulf) – ALICIA KEY$$ REMIX
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[Intro: Sample] / [?] / [Verse 1: Black Kray] / Bitch hit me up, told me that "I want shit" / I hit her back, and said "Bitch, you better lick the dick" (yeah) / Ridin', ridin' '
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Eminem) – Forgot About Dre
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“Forgot About Dre” was released as the second single from Dr. Dre’s 2001 album, and it was his statement to anyone feeling like his production suffered after his escape from Death
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Snoop Dogg – Gz and Hustlaz
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In a 2013 interview, Snoop said the track was a freestyle.
The background music and the music box-like tune are sampled from Bernard Wright’s “Haboglabotribin’”.
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Travis Scott (Ft. Teezo Touchdown) – MODERN JAM
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“MODERN JAM,” UTOPIA’s third track, is characterized by engaging synths and lively drums, setting it apart as a standout on the album. It sees Travis Scott team up with emerging
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Lil Wayne – Green and Yellow (Green Bay Packers Theme Song)
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With “Green and Yellow (Green Bay Packers Theme Song),” Lil Wayne presents us with a new and updated version of his 2011 song of the same name in support of the Green Bay Packers
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YoungBoy Never Broke Again – Thrasher
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[Intro] / (Ayo, Bans, what you cookin'?) / [Chorus] / Hol' on Polo tee, black Amiri jeans, like a trap fit / Thirty wit a beam, poured up pure codeine, I am that nigga / Pull up
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Destroy Lonely – if looks could kill
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“if looks could kill”, originally titled “Four Candler Road”, is the first 2023 release from Atlanta native rapper Destroy Lonely. The song consists of popular themes within his
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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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Kanye West (Ft. Fivio Foreign & Playboi Carti) – Off The Grid
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A recording of the fourth track off of Kanye West’s Donda, “Off The Grid,” with vocals from American rapper Playboi Carti, played off of Kanye’s speakers in a Belgian hotel during
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Rick Ross – Bound 2 Freestyle
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Rick Ross went ahead and added his own spin on Kanye West’s track off his newest album Yeezus.
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Arctic Monkeys – One for the Road
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Fourth AM’s single, “One for the Road,” shows Alex Turner leaving a girl and the title refers to a final drink before leaving home to fortify one for the journey ahead. The
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Warren G (Ft. Nate Dogg) – Regulate
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A storybook rap, marking the meeting point of old, early rap traditions with the “gangsta”-image being formulated at the time.
In a sense, the entire song is an allegory: Nate
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Earl Sweatshirt (Ft. Casey Veggies & Vince Staples) – Hive
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“Hive” features a very ominous and menacing instrumental, creating a very eerie atmosphere. The rapping features numerous instances of multiple assonant rhymes, from which Earl is
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Black Eyed Peas – My Humps
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By “humps” Fergie is referring to those muscles on the sides of a lithe girl’s crotch area (the opposite of FUPA)
She might be talking about her butt – at least, that is the less
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Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Ayesha Jaco) – Prisoner 1 & 2
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A culmination of two songs: Prisoner 1 and Prisoner 2, with 2 different hooks. Prisoner 1 & 2 touch on incarceration and racial profiling.
Lu stated that this song was made for
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JAY-Z (Ft. Foxy Brown) – Ain't No Nigga
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JAY-Z puts his own twist on The Four Tops' “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” to create the second single off Reasonable Doubt. The clean version is “Ain’t No Playa.”
The
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Dr. Dre (Ft. Snoop Dogg) – Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’)
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“Fuck Wit' Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin')” was released as the follow-up single to The Chronic’s classic lead single “Nuthin' But a ‘G’ Thang.” The production is based
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Migos (Ft. Lil Uzi Vert) – Bad and Boujee
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“Bad and Boujee" is a trap anthem about making money and spending time with women who have expensive taste. “Boujee” is an intentional misspelling of “bougie,” which is slang for
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Future – Accepting My Flaws
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On “Accepting My Flaws,” the formal outro to the album, Future pours out his heart to Lori Harvey, his girlfriend at the time of this song’s release. With a single verse lasting
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