Genius Meanings
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Tyler, The Creator – Pigs
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The song talks about why Sam (a character in the album) is so fucked up. It’s due to bullying – something that Tyler’s hero Eminem talked about also.
https://twitter.com/fucktyler
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Domo Genesis) – Pigs Fly
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The title is a reference to the saying “when pigs fly”, meaning that something will never happen (it could also be taken to mean something about killing cops). The song is about
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Tyler, The Creator – Radicals
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“Radicals” is the 3rd track off of Tyler’s second album Goblin.
Tyler displays his usual fuck everything mentality, then ending the song with his conflicted views on maturity.
At
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Earl Sweatshirt (Ft. Tyler, The Creator) – Whoa
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The second single released from Earl Sweatshirt’s sophomore album Doris. It reached #46 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart in March 2013.
Video is directed by Wolf Haley, featuring
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Odd Future (Ft. Domo Genesis, Hodgy & Tyler, The Creator) – Rella
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Rella: A nickname for a person, typically a girl, who does crazy things and feels no shame.
This is accurate to OF’s usual theme of “not giving a fuck” and typical lack of remorse
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Genius Users – Tyler, The Creator [Discography List]
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Projects: / 2007: / • Tyler, The Creator - Eargasm: Unknown Date / • Tyler, The Creator - Stereotype: Unknown Date / 2008: / • Tyler, The Creator - At Your Own Risk: Unknown Date
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A$AP Rocky (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – RIOT (Rowdy Pipe'n)
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The energetic “RIOT (Rowdy Pipe'n)” unites A$AP Rocky and Pharrell Williams for the second commercial single in promotion of his upcoming album, DON’T BE DUMB. Flacko’s chorus
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Tyler, The Creator – Inglorious
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Tyler closes out his debut mixtape Bastard with the most honest, literal, and heartfelt rendition of the album’s main theme—his father leaving him.
The title refers to the
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Tyler, The Creator – WOLF
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The first song and intro to the album Wolf as it introduces two characters, Wolf and Sam, relevant to the story that will be told through the album.
https://twitter.com/fucktyler/
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Pink Floyd – Pigs on the Wing (Part One)
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In addition to the three long opuses that construct the middle of Animals, the album is bookended by two short pieces, respectively “Pigs on the Wing” parts one and two
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Tyler, The Creator – Answer
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Similar to “Inglorious”, “Answer” is centered around Tyler’s absent father.
Tyler on his Twitter.
Tyler did release a cassette tape with the making of the WOLF DVD that
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Pharrell Williams) – IFHY
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During the skit at the end of “Bimmer,” Sam finds out that Salem’s gone out on a date with Wolf down by the lake and begins to feel jealous and afraid of losing Salem.
IFHY stands
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Tyler, The Creator – Colossus
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The song is named after the roller coaster Colossus at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.
This is Tyler’s take on dealing with a crazed fan – essentially his
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Domo Genesis & Earl Sweatshirt) – Rusty
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Track 14 on Tyler, the Creator’s album, WOLF, featuring Domo Genesis and Earl Sweatshirt. This song was performed live on Letterman, but the lyrics were heavily censored and Earl
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Pusha T (Ft. Ab-Liva, Hodgy & Tyler, The Creator) – Oooh
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[Verse 1: Hodgy Beats] / Prometh flow for the slow sippers / And if you on your paper chasing, I’ma roll with ya / About an onion, it odors a bag of Funyuns / Bitches packaging
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Tyler, The Creator – Tamale
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On “Tamale,” Tyler shows off his most insane and wacky bars, with references to the eighth song from Wolf “48,” his controversial major label debut, and tons of celebrity
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MellowHype – Fuck the Police
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MellowHype members Hodgy Beats and Left Brain are a part of super rap group, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. As MellowHype, they concentrate on smoking weed and hating cops.
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Tyler, The Creator – Bastard
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As the essential introduction to his solo musical personality, Tyler goes back and forth with a fictional psychiatrist denominated “Dr. TC” in the form of nine unmistakably
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Tyler, The Creator – Awkward
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A song about a girl Tyler used to date in 2007.
Story wise, this song is from Sam’s point of view (again), telling Wolf about the first time he met Salem (which is how Cowboy ends
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Tyler, The Creator – VCR / Wheels
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Tyler’s take on an R&B/rap slow jam. It uses VCR imagery for an R. Kelly-style extended double entendre about having strong, rapey feelings for a woman in a surrealist backdrop.
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Tyler, The Creator – Domo23
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“Domo23” is the first single from Tyler, The Creator’s album, Wolf, which was released April 2, 2013. The song, along with its accompanying music video, was released on February 14
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt) – AssMilk
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On this track from Tyler’s album Bastard, Tyler and friend/brother/OF member Earl Sweatshirt put on a back and forth lyrical showcase of typical Tyler/Earl topics and themes (rape
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Hodgy) – Chewbacca
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[Verse 1: Hodgy] / Prometh' flow for the slow sippers / And if you on your paper chasing, I’ma roll with ya / About an onion, it odors a bag of Funyuns / Bitches packaging dozens
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Tyler, The Creator – Sarah
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Much like the Biblical Abraham, Tyler has fallen hard for a girl named “Sarah.”
Also much like the Biblical Abraham, he ends up raping/eating her.
In reality though, her name’s
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Hodgy) – Jamba
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Jamba – Tyler, the Creator (Ft. Hodgy Beats)
Track 2 off of the album.
Jamba means “fart” in Swahili, and “marijuana” in Krio. These may have affected the name choice, however
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Pop Smoke – Get Back
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[Intro] / Traphouse Mob / Yoz, what you tellin' me? (Yeah) / What you tellin' me? Yeah / I got stacks to the right of me / I got Mikey to the left of me, huh, wait / Woo / Look
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Coco O. & Erykah Badu) – Treehome95
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A snippet of this song featuring Coco O of Quadron first debuted on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on February 26th, 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Casey Veggies & Mike G) – Parking Lot
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“Parking Lot” is the thirteenth track on Wolf. Here, Tyler gives shout outs to the people of his infamous Loiter Squad, and he ends up getting chased by Sam as it draws to a close
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Tyler, The Creator – Parade
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One of the more serious, reality based songs on Tyler’s Bastard mixtape, “Parade” is a poignant coming of age song about maturity (and immaturity). Here’s Pitchfork’s review of it.
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. brandUn DeShay, Hodgy & Mike G) – Session
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Tyler starts a rap session while his friends spark up a weed session. After a while, some of the stoners join in the rapping and drop weed themed verses
On newer versions
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Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Hodgy) – French!
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“Pardon my French” is a term commonly used when cussing, but Tyler wants you to check his fucking French out instead of pardoning it – sacre bleu!
Here Tyler and Hodgy are
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Lil Peep – veins
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[Verse 1] / Layin' on my back now, lay another track down / Brought the black cats out, bad luck / If you wanna snap now, try not take a cap now / I'll bring the black cats out
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Tyler, The Creator – Cowboy
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Track 3 off the album, Wolf, acts as a proper introduction to the character Sam in Tyler’s Wolf narrative, as hinted at by the end of the previous track on the album “Jamba”, the
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