Genius Meanings
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The Devil Wears Prada – Still Fly
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The Devil Wears Prada covered “Still Fly” originally by Big Tymers for the compilation album Punk Goes Crunk.
Read the original annotations here!
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Big Tymers – Still Fly
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To hear Mannie Fresh tell it, the first single from Big Tymer’s fourth album essentially saved Cash Money. In 2002, the label was trying to recover after their best-selling artist
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The Devil Wears Prada – Planet A
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“Planet A” is the opening track of The Devil Wears Prada’s 2015 Space EP. It was the first song written for the EP.
The track starts with a conversation between a female astronaut
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Daddex – The Devil Wears Prada
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[Hook] / By myself I wait for you / I can’t help but think we’re through / So much broken we can’t move / Got my heart beating in two / So ima fly away and not come back again / I’
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The Devil Wears Prada – Holdfast
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“Holdfast” is the final track on The Devil Wears Prada’s fourth album, Dead Throne.
In a track by track interview with Alternative Press, vocalist Mike Hranica explained:
When
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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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G6ix (Ft. Donte Thomas & Rc $pitta) – So Chill
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[Verse 1: Donte Thomas] / Hot damn, I be the meanest / Sneakers be the cleanest / And You know who the team is / We fresh like we in season / Time to walk up out of here / I'm
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Tyler, The Creator – Goblin
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The opening titular track from Tyler The Creator’s Goblin album, his follow up to Bastard.
The raps are inter-cut with dialogue between Tyler and his therapist/alter-ego/
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Savage Ga$p – The Devil Wears Balenciaga
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[Intro] / (That's what I thought you said. Now let me offer this as a rebuttal) / Okay I️ walk up in that bitch, I️ hit that twice like a replay / You know I ran up in his shit, he
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Skyzoo (Ft. Westside Gunn) – Luxury
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[Intro: Skyzoo] / Know what we be on / First ones to it, everything is FGR / Huh, know what we be on / First ones to it, everything is FGR / (Talk to 'em) / [Verse 1: Skyzoo] / Uh
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Andy Mineo – Doomsday Cypher
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Andy Mineo stopped by Shade 45 to drop a verse for the 2014 Doomsday Cypher series.
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Cruch Calhoun – Amazing
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They say life’s what you make it / But how they say that and don’t want us to make it / They ain’t tryna give it then you gotta take it / It’s falling apart just go back to the
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Spazzy D – Soda Freestyle
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[Intro:] / Yeah, look / [Verse:] / Soda is the root of all evil / Look around and see what soda pop will do to people / Soda pop will make you pull and pop your lethal, yo / Dry
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Flatbush Zombies – Headstone
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The ZOMBiES lead off their sophomore album, Vacation in Hell, hard with a grimy single, paying homage to many hip-hop artists and albums along the way. This song features vocals
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Kanye West (Ft. CyHi, JAY-Z, Pusha T, RZA & Swizz Beatz) – So Appalled
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“So Appalled” was originally released as part of the G.O.O.D Fridays series on September 24, 2010. The song touches on fame, critics and popular culture.
At one point, the song
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360 (Ft. PEZ & Seth Sentry) – Top Billin' [Freestyle]
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[Verse 1: Seth Sentry] / When I was five, I wanted to fly a starship / Now I'm twenty-five and I can't even drive a car, shit / Ask girls to come back to my apartment / Try to dink
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LUCKI (Ft. Babyface Ray) – Young OG
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“Young OG” is an unreleased collaboration between artists Lucki and Babyface Ray.
The track was first previewed on February 21, 2022 via Lucki’s Instagram live. It is currently
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Patrisha – Hush
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[Verse 1] / Hey, I fly easy in the wind / Even with a heavy rain I can elevate / Teardrops of pain rain on me, oh / [Verse 2] / Set me free from this bottomless pit / I wanna go to
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Clipse – Swing Ya Rag
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[Intro: Pusha T] / Feeling real good right now / Play Cloths in stores / If you addicted to the fly, go get that shit / C’mon, Swizz / [Hook: Swizz Beatz & Pusha T] / Alright (
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Sam D. – No Rules
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[HOOK] / No rules (yeah) No rules (yeah) No rules (yeah) / No rules (yeah) No rules (no rules) No rules (no rules) / No rules (no rules) No rules (no rules) No rules (no rules) No
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Don McLean – American Pie
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Don McLean released this groundbreaking song on the album American Pie in 1971. It is full of pop-culture references. An entire website has been created by Jim Fann to explore the
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The Game – Keepin' It Real
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The Game is through playing games – Red is his favorite color (probably because of a certain gang affiliation), he doesn’t care if it’s a girly color – he’s keepin it real!
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LeslieTheJudge – Black Rolls-Royce
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[Chorus 2x] / Black Rolls-Royce, we been ridin' / Shawty when I pull up Imma slide in / I'm like Robin Hood my city never declinin' / The sky is the limit, and I'm risin' / Ima CEO
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Atmosphere – Puppets
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In this song, Slug has an encounter with a once-great star that failed to live up to his potential. The song could be interpreted as an argument with what Slug fears for his life
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Thousand Foot Krutch – I Get Wicked
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[Intro] / Oh, I could be nice / But don't test me / I can get wicked / [Chorus] / I get wicked, wicked / I get wicked, there's no escaping it / Wicked, you wanna kick it? / Watch
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Rainbow Kitten Surprise – It's Called: Freefall
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This song tells a story of someone who spent their whole life trying to be a good friend to others, but is always resented and left alone. With nothing else left in his life, he
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Mozhdah (Ft. Absolute) – Hat Idak Bi Idi
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[Chorus] / هات إيداك بي إيدي ، هات إيداك بي إيدي ، هات إيداك / (I'll be there when you need me) / هات إيداك بي إيدي ، هات إيداك بي إيدي ، هات إيداك / (يا علي حبيبي) / هات إيداك بي
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KUN KUN (kunsoloplayer) – Luvin' The Devil (slowed)
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Yeah / She luvin' the devil yeah / She luvin' the devil yeah / She luvin' the devil yeah / She luvin' the devil yeah / She luvin' the devil yeah / She luvin' the devil yeah / Yeah
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Gucci Mane – Superstar
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[Intro] / Six7 on the beat / Marii Beatz, turn me up / [Chorus] / She's a superstar, I need to sign her / Super bad bitch, I'm tryna find her / She so bad, she made me switch the
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Charlie Daniels – The Devil Went Down to Georgia
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The song’s verses are closer to being spoken rather than sung, and tell the story of a boy named Johnny, in a variant on the classic deal with the Devil. The performances of Satan
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Westside Gunn (Ft. Keisha Plum) – MkQueensDead
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[Intro: DJ Kay Slay] / DJ Kay Slay A.K.A. Snap Your Favourite DJ / In the building with my niggas / Street Entertainment / [Verse 1: Westside Gunn] / Ayo—finger-fuckin' Donna Karan
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Noisey (Ft. Action Bronson, Alexander Spit, A$ton Matthews, Bobby Creekwater, Bodega Bamz, Bryant Dope, CUZ Lightyear, CyHi, Danny Brown, Da$H, Del Harris, Flatbush Zombies, Heems, Killer Mike, Kilo Kish, Meyhem Lauren, Mike G, Nigel Nasty, Nipsey Hussle, Pill, Pregnant Boy, Problem, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Pusha T, Raekwon, Remy Banks, Renegade El Rey, RetcH, Rockie Fresh, Scotty ATL, Two-9, Vado, Yak Ballz, YG, Young Thug & Zebra Katz) – The Rap Monument
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44 Emcees all rapped a verse for Noisey’s “The Rap Monument”, the song was recorded during three sessions (held in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New York) everything was put together
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Lil Tracy – square pandaa
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Originally released on YouTube in early 2014 this song was re-released near the release of e m o c e a n in a mix with three other songs, one of which being “ICY WHITE MACBOOK”.
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Goodie Mob (Ft. André 3000) – Thought Process
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This is the 2nd track off of Goodie Mob’s album Soul Food.
Goodie Mob is talking about racism towards the black community from project housing to police. And that they have to
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BewhY (비와이) – ALGORITHM
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[Verse 1] / Cash to the valet, credit in my pocket / There are too many brand names on hands of fiance / List of difficult pronunciations today we got an option / To select
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Jamezyboy (Ft. Waltmann) – 48Chains
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(Verse 1 – Jamezyboy) / Yo, I seen these bitches / And I seen they Mama's / Don't you know the Devil told Eve / "Bitch wear Prada" / I'm on a new new level / She hate tobacco
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Cam'ron & Vado – Road Trip
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[Intro] / [Verse 1: Vado] / Dice hit the floor / Gambling your life selling right out the store / Doubling the price when your right with the raw / The white? yeah it's pure / Was
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Kwengface – 3 Stripes
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[Intro] / Any nigga that ever looked at me wrong / Owes me money / Or ever said any jealous bullshit about me is fuckin' dead / You understand what the fuck I'm sayin' Ace? They
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Atmosphere – The River
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This song is about the death of one of Slug’s close friends.
Slug said on performing this song live:
“I felt like that song was … [pause.] I could probably play that live again. I
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