Genius Meanings
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The Game (Ft. 50 Cent) – How We Do
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For the second single of his debut album, Game teams up (again) with at-the-time labelmate 50 Cent to spawn one of the most recognizable club banger songs in hip-hop history.
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Russ – 3:15 (Breathe)
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[Intro: Russ] / No / Yeah-yeah / Yeah-yeah / [Verse 1: Russ] / All I ever tried to do was help you understand and grow / Light the way for truths that, if not for me, simply wouldn
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The Game (Ft. 50 Cent) – Hate It or Love It
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“Hate It or Love It” sees Game and 50 Cent celebrating their rags-to-riches story over a sample of The Trammps‘ 1972 song, “Rubber Band.”
This track was the third official single
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Tim Amar – How We Do (2Pac & Eazy-E Remix)
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One of the 2 best known mixes featuring Eazy E, the other being the ‘'Real thugs’‘ remix
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Taylor Swift – ...Ready for It?
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The first promotional single from Taylor Swift’s sixth album, reputation, debuted in an ad shown during a college football game between Florida State and Alabama. After its TV
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Ed Sheeran & Future) – End Game
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This star-studded track is the sole collaboration on reputation. Before it was announced, “Eddie” and “Future” were written in graffiti in certain shots of the “…Ready For It
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Katy Perry – This Is How We Do
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“This Is How We Do” is a record for those who throw the night away. It’s an ode to having a good time.
…Definitely not to be confused with The Game’s track, “How We Do” (featuring
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Jax Jones (Ft. Ina Wroldsen) – Breathe
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“Breathe” is the up-tempo follow up track to the smash hit “Instruction” featuring Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don.
This time, actress-singer Ina Wroldsen lends her vocals to explore
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Maze featuring Frankie Beverly – We Are One
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Can't understand / Why we treat each other in this way / Taking up time / With the silly, silly games we play / We've got our love / And no matter how it's said or done / We are
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Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It
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“This Is How We Do It” is the debut single by American singer Montell Jordan, released as the lead single from his debut album of the same name.
The song was a massive hit
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Anderson .Paak (Ft. Nate Dogg) – What Can We Do?
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[Intro: Anderson .Paak] / Yeah / Uh / [Verse 1: Anderson .Paak & Nate Dogg] / It's the rap singer, the hook master / Real life convict, son of a gambler / Heart made of stone, and
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3 Doors Down – Dangerous Game
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[Verse 1] / You stand before me / Now we stare eye to eye / Before another second clicks away, one of us will die / You reach for your metal as I reach for mine / The sound of
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Drake (Ft. Nicki Minaj) – Up All Night
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[Verse 1: Drake] / Kush rolled, glass full: I prefer the better things / Niggas with no money act like money isn't everything / I'm havin' a good time, they just trying to ruin it
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Trina (Ft. Fabolous) – How We Do?
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[Verse 1: Trina] / Icy blue rocks on my arm I shop in Milan for Louis Vuitton / The diamond diva miss Cinderella, Versace gown by Donna Tella / And can't none of these hoes out
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2Pac (Ft. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) – California Love
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2Pac and Dr. Dre rap about the many facets that accompany living the California lifestyle.
Arguably his most famous song, it was the first track he released after his stint in
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Anderson .Paak (Ft. The Game & Sonyae) – Room in Here
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“Room In Here” is #10 on the album Malibu, and was released as a single on the heels of Paak’s collab project with Knxwledge.
On this song Paak and The Game talk about their
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BLACKPINK – THE GIRLS
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Marking their first comeback of 2023, “THE GIRLS” follows BLACKPINK in their confidence as a group. The empowering lyrics serve as a reminder that they’ve worked hard to become
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Lana Del Rey – Video Games
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Considered Lana Del Rey’s breakthrough hit, “Video Games” served as the first single off the artist’s wildly successful sophomore studio album and major label debut, Born to Die
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Drake – You & The 6
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This song is dedicated to Drake’s mother, Sandi Graham. Drake discusses many of the issues he had growing up, and how both his city and his mother helped him cope with all of it.
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Rav (Ft. Cajete) – How We Do (My People)
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[Verse 1: Rav] / Corner store, gangbanging flag with the fucking lord / Drugstores ain't got nothing on them drug lords / Fuck y'all, y'all soft suckers in the wrong war / So raw
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The Stylistics – Break Up to Make Up
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This song reached #5 on both Billboard’s Hot 100 and R&B charts. Its deliberate rhythms suit the tenor of a song about someone working through a troubled patch in a relationship
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OutKast – Rosa Parks
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This is the lead single from OutKast’s 1998 Aquemini. “Rosa Parks” may not have been the duo’s most successful single, but it established OutKast’s legitimacy as pioneers of
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The Game & Kanye West – Eazy
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“Eazy” is a track from The Game and Ye, marking the duo’s ninth officially released collaboration.
The song is named after the late West Coast rapper Eazy-E, whose 1988 debut
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Lorde – Sober
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“Sober” is about “being a little bit involved with someone and it’s magic when you are out — you’re just king and queen of the weekend, you own the party.”
On April 14, 2017 Ella
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Pusha T (Ft. Kanye West) – What Would Meek Do?
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Originally titled “How Do You Respond,” the sixth track of DAYTONA finds Pusha T and Kanye West responding to their haters.
Pusha lays a braggadocious verse about being among the
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Dan Salvato (Ft. Jillian Ashcraft) – Your Reality
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This song is played during the credits of the psychological horror game/mock dating sim Doki Doki Literature Club!.
DISCLAIMER: SPOILERS AHEAD
The song is a rendition of the main
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Britney Spears – 3
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“3” is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her second greatest hits album, The Singles Collection, released also as its lead single.
The song achieved commercial
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Jurassic 5 – The Way We Do It
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The song’s main sample is “My Doorbell” by the White Stripes.
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Ja Rule (Ft. Christina Milian) – Between Me And You
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[Intro: Ja Rule] / Murder Inc. shit / Uh... uh, uh, uh / [Chorus: Christina Milian & Ja Rule] / Now every little thing that we do (That we do) / Should be between me and you (Me
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Leeky G Bando – How We Do
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[Intro] / Ooh (A Lau on the beat) / Glah glah glah glah boom (That structure) / Look / [Verse 1] / It's G Bando, way too handsome, they caked me as soon as she linked me / Made her
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Jax Jones (Ft. Ina Wroldsen) – Breathe (Supermix)
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[Intro] / Somebo— / [Verse 1] / You're my discretional sin / I feel you on me when I touch my skin / You got me hooked and you're reeling me in / When I look in your eyes, I'm on
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Penelope Scott – Rät
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Described as “a breakup letter to the tech cult that is Silicon Valley,” this song was originally called “Elongated Muskrat” as a reference to Elon Musk.
Scott describes how, like
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Drake (Ft. 21 Savage & Project Pat) – Knife Talk
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“Knife Talk” marks another collaborative effort between Drake and 21 Savage, spat over a progressively malevolent instrumental produced by Metro Boomin, along with an introduction
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