 Genius Meanings
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Whitney Houston (Ft. CeCe Winans) – Count on Me
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[Chorus] / Count on me through thick and thin / A friendship that will never end / When you are weak I will be strong / Helping you to carry on / Call on me, I will be there / Don'
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Whitney Houston (Ft. Dionne Warwick) – That's What Friends Are For (Live from the Arista Records 15th Anniversary Concert)
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[Dionne Warwick] / And I never thought I'd feel this way / And as far as I'm concerned / I'm glad I got the chance to say / That I do believe I love you / And if I should ever go
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Kendrick Lamar – Count Me Out
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“Count Me Out” is the first track on the second disc and the 10th track overall from Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The track focuses on Kendrick calling out a once-significant
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Bing Crosby – I’ll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams)
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[Verse 1] / I'll be home for Christmas / You can count on me / Please have snow and mistletoe / And presents on the tree / [Verse 2] / Christmas Eve will find me / Where the
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Whitney Houston – One Moment in Time
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“One Moment In Time” is a ballad written by Albert Hammond and John Bettis, produced by Narada Michael Walden and performed by Whitney Houston for the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You
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“I Will Always Love You” was covered by Whitney Houston and recorded for her 1992 film The Bodyguard. The song was originally written by Dolly Parton and released on June 6, 1974
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Kendrick Lamar – United in Grief
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Throughout his first release in exactly 1,855 days, Kendrick muses on his many achievements covering a 19-year career, as well as the pitfalls of fame. He goes into great detail
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Whitney Houston – I Learned from the Best (Radio Edit)
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[Verse 1] / Did you really think that / I would really take you back / Let you back in my heart one more time? Oh, no, no / Did you think that I'd still care / That there'd be more
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Kendrick Lamar – Worldwide Steppers
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“Worldwide Steppers” is the third track on Kendrick Lamar’s fifth and final studio album with Top Dawg Entertainment, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.
The track features a brief
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Beth Gibbons) – Mother I Sober
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“Mother I Sober” is the eighth track on disc two of Kendrick Lamar’s fifth and final studio album with Top Dawg Entertainment, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, and the seventeenth
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Playboi Carti (Ft. Da$H & Maxo Kream) – Fetti
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“Fetti” is a track by Playboi Carti featuring South Texas rapper Maxo Kream and New Jersey emcee Da$h. The song was first released on April 26th, 2015 on Playboi Carti’s SoundCloud
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Whitney Houston – Queen of the Night (Radio Edit)
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[Chorus] / I've got the stuff that you want / I've got the thing that you need / I've got more than enough / To make you drop to your knees / 'Cause I'm the queen of the night
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Japanese Breakfast – Be Sweet
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[Verse 1] / Tell the men I'm coming / Tell them count the days / I can feel the night passing by like a mistake waiting for me / Caught up in my feelings / Overthink the truth
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Kendrick Lamar – Rich Spirit
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“Rich Spirit” depicts an irreverent Kendrick talking about his own qualities while trying to stand firm against the criticism against him.
Kendrick utilizes ethereal melodies and
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Junior M.A.F.I.A. – Get Money
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Biggie and 2Pac agree on one thing: money is more important than bitches
Notice the artistic unity – both women and internal – of the male/female verse pairing
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LABLD (Ft. David Verity) – Poppin Bands
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[Intro] / Yeah / I'm popping bands homie, it's Verity / I'm talking grands homie / Let's get it, let's go / [Chorus] / You know I'm balling getting all this money / So come and
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Rod Wave – Letter from Houston
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[Intro] / Your eyes staring back at me (Back at me) / My heart starts to skip a beat / I pray that you will never know (Never know) / I fall and then you look in my eyes / (Pipe
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Mac Miller (Ft. Da$H & Earl Sweatshirt) – New Faces v2
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[Intro: Earl Sweatshirt] / Yeah, mane, you know I'm smokin' at the beginnin' of the song, man, like a damn... rapper / Ah, man, man, it's crazy bein' so rich, man, damn / [Verse 1
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Wretch 32 – 6 Words
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The comeback single after a year with no news.
Apparently Wretch was intending this song for album number four but once he heard the result, he had to get it out there so it’ll be
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. George Clinton & Thundercat) – Wesley's Theory
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“Wesley’s Theory” establishes the album’s theme by describing how racist American institutions upheld by white supremacy exploit Black creators for profit.
The first verse pictures
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Original God (Ft. Angst, Ghostie & Phantom Caine) – Leave Me V
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[Intro] / Syringe / [Verse 1: Original God] / I put on for my city / Break like Houston Whitney / Ball like Britney / She just hit me I don’t really care what you think she’ll get
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J. Cole – 4 Your Eyez Only
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“4 Your Eyez Only” serves as a message to James McMillian, Jr.’s newborn daughter, recounting memories. James McMillian, Jr. is a friend whom Cole speaks of throughout the album.
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PLUMMCORP RECORDS (Ft. John Davis Walker) – dracula flow
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[Verse] / We straight gassin', cuttin' straight to the bricks, haha / This shit ain't nothin' to me, man / We smokin' runtz / Shorty got a BBL, took that shit out because she
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Sampha) – Father Time
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On “Father Time,” Kendrick concerns himself with his daddy issues, while the title refers to time personified, usually as an older man with a scythe or an hourglass.
Kendrick
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Kendrick Lamar – Mirror
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“Mirror” is the outro to Kendrick Lamar’s fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. He discusses the pressures of fame and the dichotomy of living selfishly despite his
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Frank Ocean – Pink + White
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Produced by Pharrell Williams and featuring uncredited backing vocals from Beyoncé, “Pink + White” details Frank’s memories of his youth and someone close to him who passed away
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Mattela – Shake Sum
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[Verse 1] / With all that promo that you buyin' I just thought that you would shake some / And I'm endorsin' strippers, gon' ahead and shake some / It's like I can't do anything
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DJ Kool – Let Me Clear My Throat (Live)
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A 1996 single by DJ Kool, recorded live at the Bahama Bay Club in Philadelphia. The songs samples The New Style by Beastie Boys, Peter Piper by Run-D.M.C., and most notably The 900
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KJ-52 – 47 Pop Stars
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This is a companion song to 47 Emcees. This time KJ lists 47 pop stars in the course of his story.
In order:
Britney Spears
Whitney Houston
50 Cent
Eminem
Nickelback
Destiny’s
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Mustard (Ft. 1TakeJay) – Intro (Perfect Ten)
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[Intro: 1TakeJay] / Wait, hol' up, I'm finna turn this bitch up / (Mustard on the beat, ho) / [Chorus: 1TakeJay] / Ridin' through the city where it's litty / Countin' hundreds
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