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25,941,478 | 3,443 | Queen Latifah | 3,443 | Queen Latifah (Ft. Taye Diggs) | When You’re Good To Mama | 721,613 | Up yours | Up yours | “up yours”, of course, is used in the vulgar sense, meaning Mama will tell you to fuck off if you ask her to return the favor of increasing her status (boosting her up the ladder), unless what you want is literally to be fucked (i.e. sexual favors).
Like with “Put out”, the first recorded usage is much later than the 1920s; however given its vulgar nature, it is indeed possible it was in use without being recorded: giving someone the finger (i.e. telling someone to “fuck off”) is known to date back to at least the 1890s in the United States, and the British “Two fingered salute” (i.e. the “up yours” sign) was recorded by Shakespeare | 15,514,862 | FrankHightower | 735 | https://genius.com/FrankHightower | 0 | https://genius.com/25941478/Queen-latifah-when-youre-good-to-mama/Up-yours | “up yours”, of course, is used in the vulgar sense, meaning Mama will tell you to fuck off if you ask her to return the favor of increasing her status (boosting her up the ladder), unless what you want is literally to be fucked (i.e. sexual favors).
Like with “Put out”, the first recorded usage is much later than the 1920s; however given its vulgar nature, it is indeed possible it was in use without being recorded: giving someone the finger (i.e. telling someone to “fuck off”) is known to date back to at least the 1890s in the United States, and the British “Two fingered salute” (i.e. the “up yours” sign) was recorded by Shakespeare |
10,105,403 | 2,049 | Ab-Soul | 24,472 | Bas (Ft. Ab-Soul) | Housewives (Remix) | 2,493,852 | Went to college a bit, but ain’t pay off all my tuition | Went to college a bit, but ain’t pay off all my tuition | After graduating high school Ab-Soul enrolled in a community college until he realized that being a rapper was his passion. Soul told Complexthat he only attended college for the equivalent of one semester.
As soon as Ab-Soul left high school he signed a deal with a label, StreetBeat Entertainment, that is until he met Top Dawg whom he built a strong relationship with and eventually joined the TDE family. | 1,486,479 | Javi_Joel | 212,236 | https://genius.com/prodbymalc | 1 | https://genius.com/10105403/Bas-housewives-remix/Went-to-college-a-bit-but-aint-pay-off-all-my-tuition | After graduating high school Ab-Soul enrolled in a community college until he realized that being a rapper was his passion. Soul told Complexthat he only attended college for the equivalent of one semester.
As soon as Ab-Soul left high school he signed a deal with a label, StreetBeat Entertainment, that is until he met Top Dawg whom he built a strong relationship with and eventually joined the TDE family. |
15,609,536 | 610,968 | Lil Yachty | 610,968 | Lil Yachty (Ft. Juice WRLD) | Yacht Club | 4,024,075 | Bless up, she tell me I’m a god, get on her knees for confession | Bless up, she tell me I’m a god, get on her knees for confession | Juice’s girl is infatuated with him to the point where she metaphorically refers to him as a God. Juice invites her to perform fellatio on him, comparing it to confession. In the Christian faith confession, one will enter a confession box in which a priest in some sits to hear the confessions of penitents. | 597,736 | flackoveli | 88,488 | https://genius.com/flackoveli | 36 | https://genius.com/15609536/Lil-yachty-yacht-club/Bless-up-she-tell-me-im-a-god-get-on-her-knees-for-confession | Juice’s girl is infatuated with him to the point where she metaphorically refers to him as a God. Juice invites her to perform fellatio on him, comparing it to confession. In the Christian faith confession, one will enter a confession box in which a priest in some sits to hear the confessions of penitents. |
4,200,489 | 147 | Lupe Fiasco | 147 | Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Sirah) | Lilies | 544,038 | Manifested like a land without the Indian | Manifested like a land without the Indian | In the 19th century, Manifest Destiny was the widely held belief in the United States that American settlers were destined to expand throughout the continent. This ideology led to the massacre of indigenous peoples, resulting in “a land without the Indian.” Also important that Lu uses the word “Indian,” since it’s a misnomer the white man mistakenly gave to the native peoples.
Manifest Destiny was also used to justify war with Mexico. | 51,072 | ihyder | 1,347 | https://genius.com/daJZhomie | 5 | https://genius.com/4200489/Lupe-fiasco-lilies/Manifested-like-a-land-without-the-indian | In the 19th century, Manifest Destiny was the widely held belief in the United States that American settlers were destined to expand throughout the continent. This ideology led to the massacre of indigenous peoples, resulting in “a land without the Indian.” Also important that Lu uses the word “Indian,” since it’s a misnomer the white man mistakenly gave to the native peoples.
Manifest Destiny was also used to justify war with Mexico. |
3,180,057 | 42 | The Game | 12,077 | Kollegah (Ft. The Game) | Rolex Daytona | 425,361 | Ich mach’ die Kohle wie Jay-Hova | Ich mach’ die Kohle wie Jay-Hova | Jay-Hova oder besser bekannt als Jay-Z gehört laut Forbes zu den 5 reichsten Rappern der Welt, mit einem geschätzten Vermögen von $520 Millionen. | 126,333 | daddyshrimp | 4,048 | https://genius.com/daddyshrimp | 2 | https://genius.com/3180057/Kollegah-rolex-daytona/Ich-mach-die-kohle-wie-jay-hova | Jay-Hova oder besser bekannt als Jay-Z gehört laut Forbes zu den 5 reichsten Rappern der Welt, mit einem geschätzten Vermögen von $520 Millionen. |
4,348,272 | 178 | Aesop Rock | 12,012 | Hail Mary Mallon | Used Cars | 548,790 | A Bonaparte overcompensating | A Bonaparte overcompensating | Napoleon Bonaparte is famously remembered as being a really short guy. Short people who pick fights are called ‘Napoleons’ because they overcompensate for their shortness by acting tough. | 1,074,647 | Paraphrase | 453 | https://genius.com/Paraphrase | 1 | https://genius.com/4348272/Hail-mary-mallon-used-cars/A-bonaparte-overcompensating | Napoleon Bonaparte is famously remembered as being a really short guy. Short people who pick fights are called ‘Napoleons’ because they overcompensate for their shortness by acting tough. |
4,836,475 | 68 | Kid Cudi | 2,064 | Dan Black (Ft. Kid Cudi) | Symphonies (Remix) | 4,856 | [Chorus: Dan Black]
Gimme, gimme symphonies
Gimme more than the life I see
Score adds up, angels play
Let my loneliness get blown away
Gimme, gimme symphonies
Gimme more than the life I see | [Chorus: Dan Black] Gimme, gimme symphonies Gimme more than the life I see Score adds up, angels play Let my loneliness get blown away Gimme, gimme symphonies Gimme more than the life I see | Dan uses music to calm down and stop himself from going insane. In a way, he takes comfort from it much like one would a parent – when he’s down, music comforts him, uplifts him, keeps him company, educates him, and nurtures him.
Dan also wants more out of life. He feels trapped in the lonely world he lives in, and he wants to be given some meaning to the life he has before him.
Symphonies are a classical type of composed music – like an orchestra, but more beautiful.
He wants to be able to experience more than what he can see with his eyes. A symphony is a complex series of sounds which is detected through hearing – not vision. With symphonies, Dan is indeed getting “more than the life [he] sees”.
In music, a score is a point where the music builds to its highest point; however, in an orchestra, orchestral instruments are replaced by a keyboard arrangement. | 219,416 | inTuneizzle | 29,362 | https://genius.com/inTuneizzle | 5 | https://genius.com/4836475/Dan-black-symphonies-remix/Chorus-dan-black-gimme-gimme-symphonies-gimme-more-than-the-life-i-see-score-adds-up-angels-play-let-my-loneliness-get-blown-away-gimme-gimme-symphonies-gimme-more-than-the-life-i-see | Dan uses music to calm down and stop himself from going insane. In a way, he takes comfort from it much like one would a parent – when he’s down, music comforts him, uplifts him, keeps him company, educates him, and nurtures him.
Dan also wants more out of life. He feels trapped in the lonely world he lives in, and he wants to be given some meaning to the life he has before him.
Symphonies are a classical type of composed music – like an orchestra, but more beautiful.
He wants to be able to experience more than what he can see with his eyes. A symphony is a complex series of sounds which is detected through hearing – not vision. With symphonies, Dan is indeed getting “more than the life [he] sees”.
In music, a score is a point where the music builds to its highest point; however, in an orchestra, orchestral instruments are replaced by a keyboard arrangement. |
25,915 | 56 | Nas | 2 | JAY-Z | Dead Presidents | 789 | You know this nigga: Jay-Z, Shawn Carter | You know this nigga: Jay-Z, Shawn Carter | If he ran down the list of nicknames he has now, it would probably require a verse of its own | 127 | LoneXI | 39,391 | https://genius.com/LoneXI | 20 | https://genius.com/25915/Jay-z-dead-presidents/You-know-this-nigga-jay-z-shawn-carter | If he ran down the list of nicknames he has now, it would probably require a verse of its own |
5,067,345 | 12,404 | Action Bronson | 12,404 | Action Bronson | Brand New Car | 727,272 | Dog, I’ll resurrect Freaky Tah to do my ad-libs | Dog, I’ll resurrect Freaky Tah to do my ad-libs | Freaky Tah was a member of the Southside, Jamaica, Queens, NYC rap group, Lost Boyz.
He’s most famous for doing ad-libs and bringing a lot of energy to the group’s live performances. He was fatally gunned down on March 28, 1999. | 158,601 | PlatanoPeddler | 31,737 | https://genius.com/PlatanoPeddler | 6 | https://genius.com/5067345/Action-bronson-brand-new-car/Dog-ill-resurrect-freaky-tah-to-do-my-ad-libs | Freaky Tah was a member of the Southside, Jamaica, Queens, NYC rap group, Lost Boyz.
He’s most famous for doing ad-libs and bringing a lot of energy to the group’s live performances. He was fatally gunned down on March 28, 1999. |
8,185,732 | 21,964 | Lil Durk | 21,964 | Lil Durk (Ft. DeJ Loaf) | My Beyoncé | 2,361,518 | Ooh, I like the way she move
Shorty my baby, my everything, she the truth
Together we cool, me and her can’t lose
Keep ’em on their feet, baby, I know they so confused
Shorty my Beyoncé | Ooh, I like the way she move Shorty my baby, my everything, she the truth Together we cool, me and her can’t lose Keep ’em on their feet, baby, I know they so confused Shorty my Beyoncé | It was perfect timing. Dej = sex symbol icon. Beyonce = sex symbol icon. And she’s like the hottest right now for the youth. We do what we do and politic, so I was like that’ll be perfect, she’s my Beyonce. Now you got a lot of people calling their girl their Beyonce. You know how you can see it before it happen? That’s one of them. Got people going crazy with the relationship goals. The rollout was perfect. | 1,299,009 | gone_rubl_3383 | 10,106 | https://genius.com/lildurk_ | 48 | https://genius.com/8185732/Lil-durk-my-beyonce/Ooh-i-like-the-way-she-move-shorty-my-baby-my-everything-she-the-truth-together-we-cool-me-and-her-cant-lose-keep-em-on-their-feet-baby-i-know-they-so-confused-shorty-my-beyonce | It was perfect timing. Dej = sex symbol icon. Beyonce = sex symbol icon. And she’s like the hottest right now for the youth. We do what we do and politic, so I was like that’ll be perfect, she’s my Beyonce. Now you got a lot of people calling their girl their Beyonce. You know how you can see it before it happen? That’s one of them. Got people going crazy with the relationship goals. The rollout was perfect. |
7,907,651 | 307 | RZA | 20 | Ghostface Killah (Ft. T.M.F.) | One | 2,147 | Dru Hill bitches | Dru Hill bitches | This is a double entendre. “Dru Hill” refers to an area in Baltimore surrounding Druid Hill Park. The R&B group Dru Hill takes its name from this area. Ghost is stating these females are from Baltimore but could also be attractive women like the video vixens seen in Dru Hill music videos. | 43,406 | ShadowBeatBoxer | 5,797 | https://genius.com/ShadowBeatBoxer | 5 | https://genius.com/7907651/Ghostface-killah-one/Dru-hill-bitches | This is a double entendre. “Dru Hill” refers to an area in Baltimore surrounding Druid Hill Park. The R&B group Dru Hill takes its name from this area. Ghost is stating these females are from Baltimore but could also be attractive women like the video vixens seen in Dru Hill music videos. |
8,349,099 | 7,922 | Logic | 7,922 | Logic | Upgrade | 2,343,416 | I’ve got the Akira on the wall | I’ve got the Akira on the wall | I would project all the films that inspired me on this album and have them playing on the wall while I was making it.
I projected “Akira.” I projected “Interstellar.” I projected “Cowboy Bebop.” And different anime and films, while I was making these beats. | 156,167 | Logic | 97,349 | https://genius.com/Logic | 88 | https://genius.com/8349099/Logic-upgrade/Ive-got-the-akira-on-the-wall | I would project all the films that inspired me on this album and have them playing on the wall while I was making it.
I projected “Akira.” I projected “Interstellar.” I projected “Cowboy Bebop.” And different anime and films, while I was making these beats. |
2,119,348 | 310 | Wiz Khalifa | 310 | Wiz Khalifa | Look Into My Eyes | 207,118 | Money in the bank, kay kay on my mind | Money in the bank, kay kay on my mind | Unlike most normal people, Wiz can afford to smoke all he wants. He is worth 10 million dollars.
It isn’t surprising the stoner of the year has KK (Khalifa kush) on his mind. | 164,199 | 209kevkev | 169 | https://genius.com/209kevkev | 3 | https://genius.com/2119348/Wiz-khalifa-look-into-my-eyes/Money-in-the-bank-kay-kay-on-my-mind | Unlike most normal people, Wiz can afford to smoke all he wants. He is worth 10 million dollars.
It isn’t surprising the stoner of the year has KK (Khalifa kush) on his mind. |
1,882,620 | 42 | The Game | 46 | Snoop Dogg (Ft. The Game) | Gangbangin’ 101 | 4,117 | Til’ Snoop pulled up in that Pittsburgh Steeler ’6-4 | Til’ Snoop pulled up in that Pittsburgh Steeler ’6-4 | Black and Yellow 64' Impala. | 230,215 | GoatNamedFelicia | 316 | https://genius.com/GoatNamedFelicia | 7 | https://genius.com/1882620/Snoop-dogg-gangbangin-101/Til-snoop-pulled-up-in-that-pittsburgh-steeler-6-4 | Black and Yellow 64' Impala. |
8,443,135 | 42 | The Game | 42 | The Game (Ft. Anderson .Paak & Sonyae) | Crenshaw/80s and Cocaine | 2,323,700 | You can catch me rollin’ down Crenshaw, Crenshaw
Is that a motherfuckin’ Impala? Bitch, yeah | You can catch me rollin’ down Crenshaw, Crenshaw Is that a motherfuckin’ Impala? Bitch, yeah | Game and co. are cruising down Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles, California. Game’s love for Impala’s is nothing new either; starting with Eazy-E dropping the lines in “Boyz-N-Da-Hood”, many West Coast artists have included ‘64 Impala’s in their car references—including Game:
Six pounds of chronic on my grandma coffee table, That’s how you remember it, that’s how I remember it, Yeah, dip into the liquor store, .9 in my khaki’s, Crips tryna get at me, my red Impala bumping like acne | 1,507,505 | Drew_Harvie | 343,784 | https://genius.com/Drew_Harvie | 3 | https://genius.com/8443135/The-game-crenshaw-80s-and-cocaine/You-can-catch-me-rollin-down-crenshaw-crenshaw-is-that-a-motherfuckin-impala-bitch-yeah | Game and co. are cruising down Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles, California. Game’s love for Impala’s is nothing new either; starting with Eazy-E dropping the lines in “Boyz-N-Da-Hood”, many West Coast artists have included ‘64 Impala’s in their car references—including Game:
Six pounds of chronic on my grandma coffee table, That’s how you remember it, that’s how I remember it, Yeah, dip into the liquor store, .9 in my khaki’s, Crips tryna get at me, my red Impala bumping like acne |
2,712,470 | 11,395 | G-Eazy | 11,395 | G-Eazy | Tumblr Girls | 345,786 | Head to her place then we lock the door | Head to her place then we lock the door | Bad Decisions!
G is impaired, but he goes into this girl’s loft anyway, locking the door for privacy. We are led to assume he takes her a few rounds, and when he wakes up in the morning he’s going to have to leave her and regret “Last Night”. | 272,373 | Slickk | 195,423 | https://genius.com/Slickk | 10 | https://genius.com/2712470/G-eazy-tumblr-girls/Head-to-her-place-then-we-lock-the-door | Bad Decisions!
G is impaired, but he goes into this girl’s loft anyway, locking the door for privacy. We are led to assume he takes her a few rounds, and when he wakes up in the morning he’s going to have to leave her and regret “Last Night”. |
2,198,406 | 147 | Lupe Fiasco | 147 | Lupe Fiasco | Peace of Paper/Cup of Jayzus | 200,514 | And 2 be sure he’s
Not that really nice, | And 2 be sure he’s Not that really nice, | As in Earl saying: “To be sure, he is not really that nice.”
Earl Sweatshirt would say this put down because, in Lupe’s hypothetical, Earl misunderstood Lupe for the last couple of lines referring things that characterize OFWGKTA (he mentioned Odd Future, Supreme which is a brand the group likes, skating, and the mixing of drugs together). Remember the Earl video for the song “Earl” when he’s mixing up drugs?
Lupe is still speaking from the perspective of a hypothetical Earl. It’s a little bit confusing, but Rap Genius is here for you bro. | 201,215 | TheStateIsWatchin | 774 | https://genius.com/TheStateIsWatchin | 3 | https://genius.com/2198406/Lupe-fiasco-peace-of-paper-cup-of-jayzus/And-2-be-sure-hes-not-that-really-nice | As in Earl saying: “To be sure, he is not really that nice.”
Earl Sweatshirt would say this put down because, in Lupe’s hypothetical, Earl misunderstood Lupe for the last couple of lines referring things that characterize OFWGKTA (he mentioned Odd Future, Supreme which is a brand the group likes, skating, and the mixing of drugs together). Remember the Earl video for the song “Earl” when he’s mixing up drugs?
Lupe is still speaking from the perspective of a hypothetical Earl. It’s a little bit confusing, but Rap Genius is here for you bro. |
22,299,707 | 45 | Eminem | 45 | Eminem | Evil Twin | 235,736 | Hi! Faggot | Hi! Faggot | This phrase screams Slim Shady, the evil twin. The “hi” is interpolated from and even said in the exact same tone as the famous hook from “My Name Is”, the song which introduced Slim Shady to the world.
The “faggot” following it is a reference to The Marshall Mathers LP and the controversy it garnered for its overkill of homophobic lyrics. | 12,328,940 | BooogieMan1234321 | 3,393 | https://genius.com/BooogieMan1234321 | 19 | https://genius.com/22299707/Eminem-evil-twin/Hi-faggot | This phrase screams Slim Shady, the evil twin. The “hi” is interpolated from and even said in the exact same tone as the famous hook from “My Name Is”, the song which introduced Slim Shady to the world.
The “faggot” following it is a reference to The Marshall Mathers LP and the controversy it garnered for its overkill of homophobic lyrics. |
23,568,625 | 147 | Lupe Fiasco | 147 | Lupe Fiasco | Steve Jobs: SLR 3 1/2 | 7,031,168 | Look at all the assists, nigga, if it wasn’t for Premier
You wouldn’t be, if it wasn’t for, if it wasn’t for
If it wasn’t for, if it wasn’t for, nigga, I got a dozen more | Look at all the assists, nigga, if it wasn’t for Premier You wouldn’t be, if it wasn’t for, if it wasn’t for If it wasn’t for, if it wasn’t for, nigga, I got a dozen more | Lupe says that if it wasn’t for DJ Premier [who was a part of 2 collaborative albums namely PRhyme and PRhyme 2] he wouldn’t be this big.
And then continues about how many people have assisted Royce in his journey to fame | 12,489,030 | MindBehind | 2,523 | https://genius.com/MindBehind | 17 | https://genius.com/23568625/Lupe-fiasco-steve-jobs-slr-3-1-2/Look-at-all-the-assists-nigga-if-it-wasnt-for-premier-you-wouldnt-be-if-it-wasnt-for-if-it-wasnt-for-if-it-wasnt-for-if-it-wasnt-for-nigga-i-got-a-dozen-more | Lupe says that if it wasn’t for DJ Premier [who was a part of 2 collaborative albums namely PRhyme and PRhyme 2] he wouldn’t be this big.
And then continues about how many people have assisted Royce in his journey to fame |
16,085,481 | 685 | Tyler, The Creator | 685 | Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Fletcher Jones) | I Am the Grinch | 3,970,291 | I don’t smell nothing in the air | I don’t smell nothing in the air | Tyler, or the Grinch in this case, is referring to the common phrase “Christmas is in the air”, a phrase used to imply the arrival/presence of the festive season. Obviously, Tyler/The Grinch is choosing to ignore this nod to one of the most highly anticipated periods in the annual year. | 7,519,699 | MilesWebster | 11 | https://genius.com/MilesWebster | 3 | https://genius.com/16085481/Tyler-the-creator-i-am-the-grinch/I-dont-smell-nothing-in-the-air | Tyler, or the Grinch in this case, is referring to the common phrase “Christmas is in the air”, a phrase used to imply the arrival/presence of the festive season. Obviously, Tyler/The Grinch is choosing to ignore this nod to one of the most highly anticipated periods in the annual year. |
3,037,925 | 83 | Fat Joe | 83 | Fat Joe (Ft. Big Pun & Prospect) | Triplets | 19,688 | Somebody hold me back, Joey Crack’s about to load the gat | Somebody hold me back, Joey Crack’s about to load the gat | Joe has so much pent up aggresion and anger, that he is about to blow and shoot someone up, so he needs someone to stop him from doing this, as it could lead to disasterous consequences like prison time. | 546,210 | MartinOcean | 2,631 | https://genius.com/MartinOcean | 5 | https://genius.com/3037925/Fat-joe-triplets/Somebody-hold-me-back-joey-cracks-about-to-load-the-gat | Joe has so much pent up aggresion and anger, that he is about to blow and shoot someone up, so he needs someone to stop him from doing this, as it could lead to disasterous consequences like prison time. |
3,312,528 | 18,047 | Joey Bada$$ | 21,457 | Pro Era (Ft. Jakk The Rhymer) | Butterflies | 439,853 | So I just throw the Era up, like a pitcher with bad records, shit | So I just throw the Era up, like a pitcher with bad records, shit | a bad pitcher has a high ERA | 131,538 | nyck_caution | 2,771 | https://genius.com/nyck_caution | 21 | https://genius.com/3312528/Pro-era-butterflies/So-i-just-throw-the-era-up-like-a-pitcher-with-bad-records-shit | a bad pitcher has a high ERA |
11,534,881 | 130 | Drake | 130 | Drake | Lose You | 3,028,711 | I don’t care what society thinks. They’re nothing anyway. They’re no better than me. Out there you just have to fit into a pattern that somebody’s already laid out for you. Life we live, you have to set your own patterns, your own ideals. You have to handle the whole job yourself. (Yeah) | I don’t care what society thinks. They’re nothing anyway. They’re no better than me. Out there you just have to fit into a pattern that somebody’s already laid out for you. Life we live, you have to set your own patterns, your own ideals. You have to handle the whole job yourself. (Yeah) | This is taken from the opening dialogue of the 1966 Biker documentary Satan’s Choice. The person speaking is John ‘Tiny’ Taylor who was the leader of the biker gang “Satan’s Choice.”
He speaks against the rest of the society that has their life already set out for them. However, he lives a life in which he has had to set out his own path and form his own morals and ideals.
The Director of the documentary, Donald Shebib, is the father of Drake’s most prominent producer Noah “40” Shebib.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WJF862bsRo | 4,416,585 | UndiscoveredBumm | 511 | https://genius.com/UndiscoveredBumm | 138 | https://genius.com/11534881/Drake-lose-you/I-dont-care-what-society-thinks-theyre-nothing-anyway-theyre-no-better-than-me-out-there-you-just-have-to-fit-into-a-pattern-that-somebodys-already-laid-out-for-you-life-we-live-you-have-to-set-your-own-patterns-your-own-ideals-you-have-to-handle-the-whole-job-yourself-yeah | This is taken from the opening dialogue of the 1966 Biker documentary Satan’s Choice. The person speaking is John ‘Tiny’ Taylor who was the leader of the biker gang “Satan’s Choice.”
He speaks against the rest of the society that has their life already set out for them. However, he lives a life in which he has had to set out his own path and form his own morals and ideals.
The Director of the documentary, Donald Shebib, is the father of Drake’s most prominent producer Noah “40” Shebib.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WJF862bsRo |
17,701,512 | 405 | E-40 | 42 | The Game (Ft. E-40, Lil Eazy-E & Marcus Black) | Outside (2015) | 2,323,950 | ’Cause nigga I’m from the Murda and I don’t even bang | ’Cause nigga I’m from the Murda and I don’t even bang | Marcus is from Moreno Valley, CA a city in the I.E. Nicknamed Murda Valley for the high crime rate for its size. | 8,950,995 | DanielMendiola | 115 | https://genius.com/DanielMendiola | 0 | https://genius.com/17701512/The-game-outside-2015/Cause-nigga-im-from-the-murda-and-i-dont-even-bang | Marcus is from Moreno Valley, CA a city in the I.E. Nicknamed Murda Valley for the high crime rate for its size. |
1,476,440 | 32 | Ol’ Dirty Bastard | 32 | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Dirty Run | 35,925 | Name the time and place | Name the time and place | Dirty is inviting a girl over to have sex. He suggests, “Name the time and place,” i.e. the time and place where we’ll meet. | 183,965 | DetroitZoo | 494,419 | https://genius.com/QueenOfCoplaints | 0 | https://genius.com/1476440/Ol-dirty-bastard-dirty-run/Name-the-time-and-place | Dirty is inviting a girl over to have sex. He suggests, “Name the time and place,” i.e. the time and place where we’ll meet. |
76,666 | 178 | Aesop Rock | 178 | Aesop Rock | 9-5'ers Anthem | 2,737 | I’ve thrown long Hail Mary bombs
Toward cookie-cutter Mother Natures bedazzled synthetic fabrics | I’ve thrown long Hail Mary bombs Toward cookie-cutter Mother Natures bedazzled synthetic fabrics | Aesop Rock, like many others, has thrown up last-ditch/last hope efforts, digging himself in a hole, in order to buy expensive clothes and other shit that’s marketed to him. These products are all the same–cookie-cutter. | 3,710 | Daj | 2,966 | https://genius.com/Daj | 4 | https://genius.com/76666/Aesop-rock-9-5ers-anthem/Ive-thrown-long-hail-mary-bombs-toward-cookie-cutter-mother-natures-bedazzled-synthetic-fabrics | Aesop Rock, like many others, has thrown up last-ditch/last hope efforts, digging himself in a hole, in order to buy expensive clothes and other shit that’s marketed to him. These products are all the same–cookie-cutter. |
1,129,876 | 21 | Wu-Tang Clan | 21 | Wu-Tang Clan | Six Directions of Boxing | 92,147 | Stay Asiatic, so cinematic | Stay Asiatic, so cinematic | It may refer to two things:
U-God as a Five-Percenter believes that the original black man was the first man on Earth. There’s a need to point-out that the word “Asiatic” doesn’t mean the original man comes from Asia or something.
Wu-Tang Clan have used it a few times in their lyrics, for example in the song “Wu-Revolution”, where Popa Wu sang:
We are original man, the Asiatic Black man.
For more information go there
The “cinematic” may refer to the movie “The Man With The Iron Fist” directed by the RZA. The track “Six Directions of Boxing” was a part of the soundtrack. | 122,253 | Soob | 82,917 | https://genius.com/Soob | 0 | https://genius.com/1129876/Wu-tang-clan-six-directions-of-boxing/Stay-asiatic-so-cinematic | It may refer to two things:
U-God as a Five-Percenter believes that the original black man was the first man on Earth. There’s a need to point-out that the word “Asiatic” doesn’t mean the original man comes from Asia or something.
Wu-Tang Clan have used it a few times in their lyrics, for example in the song “Wu-Revolution”, where Popa Wu sang:
We are original man, the Asiatic Black man.
For more information go there
The “cinematic” may refer to the movie “The Man With The Iron Fist” directed by the RZA. The track “Six Directions of Boxing” was a part of the soundtrack. |
19,293,579 | 83 | Fat Joe | 220 | Gang Starr (Ft. Fat Joe & M.O.P.) | Who Got Gunz | 3,592 | Keep thinking shit is Peaches and Cream | Keep thinking shit is Peaches and Cream | A reference to the soft R&B track by Bad Boy group 112. Keep thinking shit is sweet, essentially. | 7,575,493 | GJones86 | 223 | https://genius.com/GJones86 | 0 | https://genius.com/19293579/Gang-starr-who-got-gunz/Keep-thinking-shit-is-peaches-and-cream | A reference to the soft R&B track by Bad Boy group 112. Keep thinking shit is sweet, essentially. |
1,967,926 | 267 | Q-Tip | 519 | A Tribe Called Quest | Luck of Lucien | 3,290 | Next time you get some wheels, make it a Caddy | Next time you get some wheels, make it a Caddy | A Cadillac is one of the smoothest cars out there and a status symbol. Hence, Tip school Lucien on what kind of ride he should be questin' for.
‘59 Cadillac Eldorado | 150,910 | Spinelli | 157,682 | https://genius.com/Spinelli | 6 | https://genius.com/1967926/A-tribe-called-quest-luck-of-lucien/Next-time-you-get-some-wheels-make-it-a-caddy | A Cadillac is one of the smoothest cars out there and a status symbol. Hence, Tip school Lucien on what kind of ride he should be questin' for.
‘59 Cadillac Eldorado |
2,511,401 | 506 | Tech N9ne | 506 | Tech N9ne | Slacker | 6,014 | So I just grip my piece, rip-off fleece
Out to take your lip off, chief with my peeps | So I just grip my piece, rip-off fleece Out to take your lip off, chief with my peeps | A reworking of a part of the first verse of “Hypnotize” by Biggie Smalls, redone to fit the “slacker” tone of the song. In this case, “gripping his piece” would refer to walking around grabbing his nuts as opposed to having his hand on his gun, and wearing a cheap knock-off fleece. | 224,128 | Leverag | 35,536 | https://genius.com/Leverag | 7 | https://genius.com/2511401/Tech-n9ne-slacker/So-i-just-grip-my-piece-rip-off-fleece-out-to-take-your-lip-off-chief-with-my-peeps | A reworking of a part of the first verse of “Hypnotize” by Biggie Smalls, redone to fit the “slacker” tone of the song. In this case, “gripping his piece” would refer to walking around grabbing his nuts as opposed to having his hand on his gun, and wearing a cheap knock-off fleece. |
2,719,305 | 1,745 | Childish Gambino | 1,745 | Childish Gambino | What Kind of Love | 295,825 | Sorry— | Sorry— | Apologizing for the radio interference. Also possibly apologizing because even though he drove just to see her, she doesn’t want to see him.
Gambino’s style in this track is similar to Frank Ocean’s with the radio interference like in channel orange and the way he raps in this verse.
Both artists are dope. | 270,686 | keb | 484 | https://genius.com/keb | 75 | https://genius.com/2719305/Childish-gambino-what-kind-of-love/Sorry | Apologizing for the radio interference. Also possibly apologizing because even though he drove just to see her, she doesn’t want to see him.
Gambino’s style in this track is similar to Frank Ocean’s with the radio interference like in channel orange and the way he raps in this verse.
Both artists are dope. |
25,575,654 | 941 | Vince Staples | 941 | Vince Staples | WHEN SPARKS FLY | 7,870,674 | Come on, lift me up, love, I keep falling
I’m losing faith ’cause you keep stalling | Come on, lift me up, love, I keep falling I’m losing faith ’cause you keep stalling | Alluding to the protagonist’s hesitation to use his “lover”. | 292,144 | E_Nigma18 | 825 | https://genius.com/E_Nigma18 | 3 | https://genius.com/25575654/Vince-staples-when-sparks-fly/Come-on-lift-me-up-love-i-keep-falling-im-losing-faith-cause-you-keep-stalling | Alluding to the protagonist’s hesitation to use his “lover”. |
25,431,338 | 16,690 | Denzel Curry | 16,690 | Denzel Curry (Ft. 454) | Sanjuro | 7,798,811 | Still reportin’ live from the depths of the abyss | Still reportin’ live from the depths of the abyss | A callback to his 2020 song Live From the Abyss | 2,255,724 | JMFLove | 1,114 | https://genius.com/JMFLove | 16 | https://genius.com/25431338/Denzel-curry-sanjuro/Still-reportin-live-from-the-depths-of-the-abyss | A callback to his 2020 song Live From the Abyss |
2,191,684 | 178 | Aesop Rock | 178 | Aesop Rock | Citronella | 7,537 | For that one indisputable masterpiece before the curtains | For that one indisputable masterpiece before the curtains | Is this not what we all want to do in life? To have that one masterpiece which all our years have culminated to before we die? | 274,589 | MPG | 10,006 | https://genius.com/MPG | 1 | https://genius.com/2191684/Aesop-rock-citronella/For-that-one-indisputable-masterpiece-before-the-curtains | Is this not what we all want to do in life? To have that one masterpiece which all our years have culminated to before we die? |
11,089,848 | 547 | Killer Mike | 48,147 | Run The Jewels (Ft. Kamasi Washington) | Thursday in the Danger Room | 2,922,160 | You see that they’re fighting and know that they’re losing
But still you make jokes and you laugh
’Cause you know despite all the sadness
That you better get the good times while they last
Now every new word that they speak
You are already feeling like it’s in the past | You see that they’re fighting and know that they’re losing But still you make jokes and you laugh ’Cause you know despite all the sadness That you better get the good times while they last Now every new word that they speak You are already feeling like it’s in the past | El-P continues to reflect on his friend Camu’s death, explaining that he and Camu decided to embrace “the good times” even among sadness. Both of them knew Camu might not make it, which left their interactions even more difficult.
An interview with El-P from Impose magazine offers further insight into Camu’s attitude toward his illness:
I think Camu knew that he was sick longer than he had been diagnosed. Something was wrong with him and he knew it. He kind of hid it, not only from everyone around him, but he didn’t admit it…no one really questioned it because he never really let on. | 2,936,791 | Reedpanda | 25,247 | https://genius.com/Reedpanda | 22 | https://genius.com/11089848/Run-the-jewels-thursday-in-the-danger-room/You-see-that-theyre-fighting-and-know-that-theyre-losing-but-still-you-make-jokes-and-you-laugh-cause-you-know-despite-all-the-sadness-that-you-better-get-the-good-times-while-they-last-now-every-new-word-that-they-speak-you-are-already-feeling-like-its-in-the-past | El-P continues to reflect on his friend Camu’s death, explaining that he and Camu decided to embrace “the good times” even among sadness. Both of them knew Camu might not make it, which left their interactions even more difficult.
An interview with El-P from Impose magazine offers further insight into Camu’s attitude toward his illness:
I think Camu knew that he was sick longer than he had been diagnosed. Something was wrong with him and he knew it. He kind of hid it, not only from everyone around him, but he didn’t admit it…no one really questioned it because he never really let on. |
2,901,384 | 18,047 | Joey Bada$$ | 18,047 | Joey Bada$$ | Reign | 181,720 | In a pile of g’s, and rehearse a verse on the beach | In a pile of g’s, and rehearse a verse on the beach | A double entendre and wordplay.
Referring back to the last line, “a pile of g’s” (slang for money) can also sound like apologies. Joey feels no regret for gaining fame because he’s currently swimming in his well-earned pay he makes from living out his dream.
To stay on track of this success, he happily practices his raps even as he chillaxes at the breach in order to ensure that his fans are satisfied with the outcome. | 607,872 | GoldenHxnds96 | 16,650 | https://genius.com/Monaka402 | 0 | https://genius.com/2901384/Joey-bada-reign/In-a-pile-of-gs-and-rehearse-a-verse-on-the-beach | A double entendre and wordplay.
Referring back to the last line, “a pile of g’s” (slang for money) can also sound like apologies. Joey feels no regret for gaining fame because he’s currently swimming in his well-earned pay he makes from living out his dream.
To stay on track of this success, he happily practices his raps even as he chillaxes at the breach in order to ensure that his fans are satisfied with the outcome. |
2,636,358 | 251 | Mobb Deep | 108,811 | QB Finest (Ft. Capone, Cormega, MC Shan, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nashawn, Nature & Tragedy Khadafi) | Da Bridge 2001 | 39,177 | Step back enemies, death trap, feelin’ me? (yeah)
Six blocks, losin’ my mind
Runnin’ from D’s
These P’s got me usin’ my nine, I pop off | Step back enemies, death trap, feelin’ me? (yeah) Six blocks, losin’ my mind Runnin’ from D’s These P’s got me usin’ my nine, I pop off | His enemies better leave him alone because death follows him everywhere he goes (or death tracks feel him). He has been running from Police Detectives (or D’s) for the last six blocks after the murder he committed. However, he is getting tired of running from the police, and he knows he is a thug for life from the Projects (or P’s) so he decides to shoot (or pop off) the police with his Glock Nine. | 282,633 | QueenOfCoplaints | 494,419 | https://genius.com/QueenOfCoplaints | 4 | https://genius.com/2636358/Qb-finest-da-bridge-2001/Step-back-enemies-death-trap-feelin-me-yeah-six-blocks-losin-my-mind-runnin-from-ds-these-ps-got-me-usin-my-nine-i-pop-off | His enemies better leave him alone because death follows him everywhere he goes (or death tracks feel him). He has been running from Police Detectives (or D’s) for the last six blocks after the murder he committed. However, he is getting tired of running from the police, and he knows he is a thug for life from the Projects (or P’s) so he decides to shoot (or pop off) the police with his Glock Nine. |
21,344,010 | 324,667 | JID | 324,667 | JID | LAUDER | 3,012,643 | My lead sick ’em, give ’em, send ’em to hell, eh | My lead sick ’em, give ’em, send ’em to hell, eh | “addicted, my lead sick on em send em to hell” means that despite knowing violence doesn’t solve problems he can’t seem to stop (this seems to make him question his sanity “Am I sick in the head”? He’s also using writing utensils (his pen vs. his lead) as a metaphor for his music vs a life of violence as a way of life. It kinda connects all the themes in the entire song and explains the hypocrisy you guys were noticing. Some of the best lyricism I’ve seen this decade. | 5,648,519 | Stupidlight | 17 | https://genius.com/Stupidlight | 4 | https://genius.com/21344010/Jid-lauder/My-lead-sick-em-give-em-send-em-to-hell-eh | “addicted, my lead sick on em send em to hell” means that despite knowing violence doesn’t solve problems he can’t seem to stop (this seems to make him question his sanity “Am I sick in the head”? He’s also using writing utensils (his pen vs. his lead) as a metaphor for his music vs a life of violence as a way of life. It kinda connects all the themes in the entire song and explains the hypocrisy you guys were noticing. Some of the best lyricism I’ve seen this decade. |
2,879,866 | 110 | Pharrell Williams | 110 | Pharrell Williams | Hunter | 370,508 | You and I should be gettin’ it right | You and I should be gettin’ it right | Both Pharrell and this girl are having regrets while they are apart during the night. They would rather be together, engaging in fun activities such as sex. | 292,814 | OpenMikeAguila | 94,606 | https://genius.com/OpenMikeAguila | 1 | https://genius.com/2879866/Pharrell-williams-hunter/You-and-i-should-be-gettin-it-right | Both Pharrell and this girl are having regrets while they are apart during the night. They would rather be together, engaging in fun activities such as sex. |
15,033,545 | 848 | LL Cool J | 848 | LL Cool J | Around the Way Girl | 29,036 | Perm in your hair or even a curly weave | Perm in your hair or even a curly weave | A ‘perm’ (short for ‘permanent wave’) is a method of adding curls to straight hair:
Your hair is soaked with an alkaline compound before it’s tightly wound into smaller curls and ringlets set by rollers. This creates a tighter pattern with a digital perm would. But, as with all perms, the waves will relax and become looser over time.
A ‘weave’ is a type of hair extension where your real hair is put into braids, and the weave is then sewn into them. | 1,884,245 | sadchild | 179,542 | https://genius.com/sadchild | 1 | https://genius.com/15033545/Ll-cool-j-around-the-way-girl/Perm-in-your-hair-or-even-a-curly-weave | A ‘perm’ (short for ‘permanent wave’) is a method of adding curls to straight hair:
Your hair is soaked with an alkaline compound before it’s tightly wound into smaller curls and ringlets set by rollers. This creates a tighter pattern with a digital perm would. But, as with all perms, the waves will relax and become looser over time.
A ‘weave’ is a type of hair extension where your real hair is put into braids, and the weave is then sewn into them. |
60,393 | 70 | MF DOOM | 70 | MF DOOM | Beef Rap | 955 | Tell them devils, “Hell no, sell y’all own Jello” | Tell them devils, “Hell no, sell y’all own Jello” | DOOM is an 5 percenter, he doesn’t eat pork, Jell-O is made from it so its a Play on Cosby but basically a diss to pork.
Tell the evil corporation Coca Cola, hell no, you can sell your own poison!
This may also an oblique diss at Bill Cosby, who endorsed Jello, and who is often thought of as a black who is palatable to white Americans because of his non-threatening, grandfatherly persona.
DOOM likes Bill’s sweaters, though. | 2,228 | sharpie | 193 | https://genius.com/sharpie | 33 | https://genius.com/60393/Mf-doom-beef-rap/Tell-them-devils-hell-no-sell-yall-own-jello | DOOM is an 5 percenter, he doesn’t eat pork, Jell-O is made from it so its a Play on Cosby but basically a diss to pork.
Tell the evil corporation Coca Cola, hell no, you can sell your own poison!
This may also an oblique diss at Bill Cosby, who endorsed Jello, and who is often thought of as a black who is palatable to white Americans because of his non-threatening, grandfatherly persona.
DOOM likes Bill’s sweaters, though. |
14,638,799 | 643 | Pusha T | 643 | Pusha T (Ft. Kanye West) | What Would Meek Do? | 3,738,940 | Niggas talkin’ shit, Push—how do you respond? | Niggas talkin’ shit, Push—how do you respond? | The answer to this questions comes in the form of Pusha’s following verse. Kanye also ends his verse later in the song asking Pusha T “How do you respond?” which then transitions into the next track “Infrared.” On that song, Pusha responds to Drake’s 2016 diss track “Two Birds, One Stone,” which Kanye West co-produced. | 4,231,539 | rpbby | 5,443 | https://genius.com/rpbby | 164 | https://genius.com/14638799/Pusha-t-what-would-meek-do/Niggas-talkin-shit-pushhow-do-you-respond | The answer to this questions comes in the form of Pusha’s following verse. Kanye also ends his verse later in the song asking Pusha T “How do you respond?” which then transitions into the next track “Infrared.” On that song, Pusha responds to Drake’s 2016 diss track “Two Birds, One Stone,” which Kanye West co-produced. |
2,196,727 | 169 | Warren G | 2,030 | New Edition (Ft. Knee-Hi & Warren G) | Hit Me Off (G Formulated Mix) | 32,377 | She’s the finest thing I’ve ever seen
Lookin like a natural queen | She’s the finest thing I’ve ever seen Lookin like a natural queen | This girl is the most beautiful girl that Bobby has ever seen | 260,631 | DELETED_USER77 | 1,534 | https://genius.com/DELETED_USER77 | 0 | https://genius.com/2196727/New-edition-hit-me-off-g-formulated-mix/Shes-the-finest-thing-ive-ever-seen-lookin-like-a-natural-queen | This girl is the most beautiful girl that Bobby has ever seen |
10,065,428 | 11,353 | ScHoolboy Q | 11,353 | ScHoolboy Q (Ft. Lance Skiiiwalker) | Kno Ya Wrong | 2,670,502 | The front row, they cheer for God
I’m sold out on everything
Last night, it was a dream | The front row, they cheer for God I’m sold out on everything Last night, it was a dream | Q is sold out on everything, which not only refers to his shows, but also doubles as a statement stating he’s fresh out and done dealing drugs as well.
Due to his sold-out shows and die-hard fans, he reflects on the surreality of a previous night’s show. | 1,450,607 | sippinnn | 46,049 | https://genius.com/UnannotatedUnmastered | 12 | https://genius.com/10065428/Schoolboy-q-kno-ya-wrong/The-front-row-they-cheer-for-god-im-sold-out-on-everything-last-night-it-was-a-dream | Q is sold out on everything, which not only refers to his shows, but also doubles as a statement stating he’s fresh out and done dealing drugs as well.
Due to his sold-out shows and die-hard fans, he reflects on the surreality of a previous night’s show. |
21,380,650 | 162,126 | Kodak Black | 438 | Chris Brown (Ft. A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Kodak Black & Yo Gotti) | Pills & Automobiles | 3,183,508 | I ain’t like these rapper niggas, they is not my stylo (Uh) | I ain’t like these rapper niggas, they is not my stylo (Uh) | Stylo is one who is highly fashion conscious and rocks the freshest styles.
Kodak is a man of many looks who rocks his own unique style unlike other rappers who all look the same copying each other from their hair to their shoes.
Therefore Kodak aint sourcing any fashion inspiration from these basic dressed rapper peers who are serving a whole lot of unoriginal. | 12,003,034 | LaTittie | 345 | https://genius.com/LaTittie | 2 | https://genius.com/21380650/Chris-brown-pills-and-automobiles/I-aint-like-these-rapper-niggas-they-is-not-my-stylo-uh | Stylo is one who is highly fashion conscious and rocks the freshest styles.
Kodak is a man of many looks who rocks his own unique style unlike other rappers who all look the same copying each other from their hair to their shoes.
Therefore Kodak aint sourcing any fashion inspiration from these basic dressed rapper peers who are serving a whole lot of unoriginal. |
8,536,653 | 2,197 | Future | 2,197 | Future | Inside the Mattress | 2,408,567 | I never want to go to none of these award shows
That’s not me
Only the time will tell the day I prevail and get me a Grammy | I never want to go to none of these award shows That’s not me Only the time will tell the day I prevail and get me a Grammy | Future didn’t show up to any award shows in 2015, but he was a performer there. Maybe the red carpet is just not the right environment for a trapper.
After DS2 didn’t bring him his first grammy nomination, he’s looking forward to get his first “gramophone,” with his next album. This might be the only time we’ll see him at an award show again. | 411,678 | migm | 30,100 | https://genius.com/migm | 19 | https://genius.com/8536653/Future-inside-the-mattress/I-never-want-to-go-to-none-of-these-award-shows-thats-not-me-only-the-time-will-tell-the-day-i-prevail-and-get-me-a-grammy | Future didn’t show up to any award shows in 2015, but he was a performer there. Maybe the red carpet is just not the right environment for a trapper.
After DS2 didn’t bring him his first grammy nomination, he’s looking forward to get his first “gramophone,” with his next album. This might be the only time we’ll see him at an award show again. |
2,169 | 2 | JAY-Z | 2 | JAY-Z (Ft. J. Cole) | A Star Is Born | 58 | But what Em did was silly | But what Em did was silly | Eminem’s commercial success is so much more than everybody else’s it’s just silly: he’s estimated to have sold around a 172 million records worldwide.
More in tune with the previous line, those rappers moved a million units of their biggest albums in the first week, but the success of Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP was ridiculous: it moved 1.7 million!
Another fact check: The Eminem Show broke record of fastest selling album at that time, by hitting million copies in 3 days; This album also made top of the chart even though it came out in the middle of the counting week, which is supposed to be damaging to the numbers. Accounting in the fact that album was leaked and was forced to release early, this is, and will be, still a huge number. | 2 | hellrel | 127,414 | https://genius.com/hellrel | 245 | https://genius.com/2169/Jay-z-a-star-is-born/But-what-em-did-was-silly | Eminem’s commercial success is so much more than everybody else’s it’s just silly: he’s estimated to have sold around a 172 million records worldwide.
More in tune with the previous line, those rappers moved a million units of their biggest albums in the first week, but the success of Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP was ridiculous: it moved 1.7 million!
Another fact check: The Eminem Show broke record of fastest selling album at that time, by hitting million copies in 3 days; This album also made top of the chart even though it came out in the middle of the counting week, which is supposed to be damaging to the numbers. Accounting in the fact that album was leaked and was forced to release early, this is, and will be, still a huge number. |
1,979,066 | 1,403 | Jay Rock | 1,403 | Jay Rock (Ft. Trae tha Truth) | Still In The Hood | 139,172 | [Intro: 50 Cent]
I ain’t fresh out the hood
I’m still in the hood
Still, still in the hood | [Intro: 50 Cent] I ain’t fresh out the hood I’m still in the hood Still, still in the hood | Sampled from 50 cent’s Fully Loaded Clip
“I ain’t fresh out the hood, I’m still in the hood”
Jay rock hasn’t left his roots yet, he’s still there. | 172,715 | ChiddyShadyFiasco | 24,748 | https://genius.com/ChiddyShadyFiasco | 0 | https://genius.com/1979066/Jay-rock-still-in-the-hood/Intro-50-cent-i-aint-fresh-out-the-hood-im-still-in-the-hood-still-still-in-the-hood | Sampled from 50 cent’s Fully Loaded Clip
“I ain’t fresh out the hood, I’m still in the hood”
Jay rock hasn’t left his roots yet, he’s still there. |
2,377,131 | 42 | The Game | 42 | The Game | Blood Diamonds | 101,499 | Twelve years old, on his shoulder, a rocket launcher | Twelve years old, on his shoulder, a rocket launcher | In places like Angola, Sierra Leone, and the DRC, where Blood Diamonds are mined and subsequently sold, warlords and other military commanders will use children as their army. They are often taken from their homes at a young age, and molded/indoctrinated into killing machines.
If you want to learn more about child soldiers, and help end their use in combat, click this link | 122,515 | DipWang | 1,307 | https://genius.com/DipWang | 1 | https://genius.com/2377131/The-game-blood-diamonds/Twelve-years-old-on-his-shoulder-a-rocket-launcher | In places like Angola, Sierra Leone, and the DRC, where Blood Diamonds are mined and subsequently sold, warlords and other military commanders will use children as their army. They are often taken from their homes at a young age, and molded/indoctrinated into killing machines.
If you want to learn more about child soldiers, and help end their use in combat, click this link |
12,526,370 | 12,404 | Action Bronson | 12,404 | Action Bronson | The Chairman’s Intent | 3,173,950 | So bitch, please pass that bombazee | So bitch, please pass that bombazee | The person who always said Bombazee was Redman and people in Boot Camp. Like, I would see Buckshot say it a lot. Bombazee is like a Brooklyn old-school word to call weed. I just like to bring things back, man. I haven’t heard these things in a while. To dust it off, “Yeah. This one’s a good one. Check this out.” | 91,399 | ActionBronson | 10,661 | https://genius.com/ActionBronson | 11 | https://genius.com/12526370/Action-bronson-the-chairmans-intent/So-bitch-please-pass-that-bombazee | The person who always said Bombazee was Redman and people in Boot Camp. Like, I would see Buckshot say it a lot. Bombazee is like a Brooklyn old-school word to call weed. I just like to bring things back, man. I haven’t heard these things in a while. To dust it off, “Yeah. This one’s a good one. Check this out.” |
12,167 | 13 | Gucci Mane | 13 | Gucci Mane | Lemonade | 293 | Lemons in their face, watch ’em freeze up (Brr, brr)
Lemons in their face, watch ’em freeze up (Brr, brr) | Lemons in their face, watch ’em freeze up (Brr, brr) Lemons in their face, watch ’em freeze up (Brr, brr) | Putting your “lemon” (canary) “ice” (diamonds) in someone’s face will cause them to freeze up. Burr! | 3 | VeggieCrumble | 117,332 | https://genius.com/VeggieCrumble | 14 | https://genius.com/12167/Gucci-mane-lemonade/Lemons-in-their-face-watch-em-freeze-up-brr-brr-lemons-in-their-face-watch-em-freeze-up-brr-brr | Putting your “lemon” (canary) “ice” (diamonds) in someone’s face will cause them to freeze up. Burr! |
165,168 | 69 | J. Cole | 69 | J. Cole | Before I’m Gone | 1,896 | I’ll be next to my brother in the cell, no bail for me | I’ll be next to my brother in the cell, no bail for me | Cole’s brother Zach went to jail when he was younger, something that he often brings up in his raps. Seeing this happen to someone so close to him makes him realize that he’ll have to work especially hard to stop himself from going down that path, and with just a dollar and a dream to his name, there would be no chance of him posting bail. | 10,901 | SereSlim25 | 470,832 | https://genius.com/Heisenferg | 9 | https://genius.com/165168/J-cole-before-im-gone/Ill-be-next-to-my-brother-in-the-cell-no-bail-for-me | Cole’s brother Zach went to jail when he was younger, something that he often brings up in his raps. Seeing this happen to someone so close to him makes him realize that he’ll have to work especially hard to stop himself from going down that path, and with just a dollar and a dream to his name, there would be no chance of him posting bail. |
4,485,827 | 69 | J. Cole | 69 | J. Cole | Note to Self | 599,454 | My nigga Dave Linaburg, Nate Jones, | My nigga Dave Linaburg, Nate Jones, | David Linaburg, pictured above (left), is J. Cole’s guitar player. Nate Jones, pictured below (left) is J. Cole’s bass player.
Both Linaburg and Jones have appeared on each Cole’s three albums. | 993,805 | StayInTheHouse | 81,077 | https://genius.com/StayInTheHouse | 3 | https://genius.com/4485827/J-cole-note-to-self/My-nigga-dave-linaburg-nate-jones | David Linaburg, pictured above (left), is J. Cole’s guitar player. Nate Jones, pictured below (left) is J. Cole’s bass player.
Both Linaburg and Jones have appeared on each Cole’s three albums. |
11,672,701 | 1,183 | Curren$y | 978,040 | Curren$y & Harry Fraud | Sixty-Seven Turbo Jet | 80,794 | Them other fools rushin’ they cook up they shit not ready
We waitin’ ’til its perfect | Them other fools rushin’ they cook up they shit not ready We waitin’ ’til its perfect | Some artists put out music that could be perfected, rushing their projects. Spitta delivers everytime he drops something | 129,344 | fontaine | 148 | https://genius.com/fontaine | 2 | https://genius.com/11672701/Curren-y-and-harry-fraud-sixty-seven-turbo-jet/Them-other-fools-rushin-they-cook-up-they-shit-not-ready-we-waitin-til-its-perfect | Some artists put out music that could be perfected, rushing their projects. Spitta delivers everytime he drops something |
8,898,476 | 178 | Aesop Rock | 178 | Aesop Rock | Untouchable (AR Version) | 2,443,383 | I’m Trivial Pursuit cards at the 40/40; buzzkill | I’m Trivial Pursuit cards at the 40/40; buzzkill | Aesop is pretty big into self-deprecating humor in his raps, and this is no exception. He’s basically saying here that he’s the human equivalent of playing trying to get people to play Trivial Pursuit at the legendary 40/40 Club, in that he’s totally out of place and killing everyone’s vibe in his vicinity. | 1,224,631 | SergeiCheddarov | 30,023 | https://genius.com/Jimmytheshooter | 1 | https://genius.com/8898476/Aesop-rock-untouchable-ar-version/Im-trivial-pursuit-cards-at-the-40-40-buzzkill | Aesop is pretty big into self-deprecating humor in his raps, and this is no exception. He’s basically saying here that he’s the human equivalent of playing trying to get people to play Trivial Pursuit at the legendary 40/40 Club, in that he’s totally out of place and killing everyone’s vibe in his vicinity. |
1,720,390 | 16,690 | Denzel Curry | 16,690 | Denzel Curry (Ft. J.K. The Reaper & Nell) | Dark & Violent | 145,718 | But shortly, his life had ended with a bullet that’s made out of Midas
Touch | But shortly, his life had ended with a bullet that’s made out of Midas Touch | In Greek mythology Midas had the ability to turn everything he touched into gold. The bullet that is used to end this teen’s life is also made out of gold.
This line creates an interesting thought when the whole “Midas touch” myth is re-examined closely. In the myth Midas first enjoyed the power of summoning gold whenever he pleased. However, when he realized that he could not touch his daughter or even food without turning it to gold he begins to hate his power. A parallel can be made between this allusion and gun violence. At first the power is intriguing, but when you begin to realize the cycle that you have begun the allure of the power begins to fade. | 130,318 | TYRO | 20,368 | https://genius.com/TYRO | 16 | https://genius.com/1720390/Denzel-curry-dark-and-violent/But-shortly-his-life-had-ended-with-a-bullet-thats-made-out-of-midas-touch | In Greek mythology Midas had the ability to turn everything he touched into gold. The bullet that is used to end this teen’s life is also made out of gold.
This line creates an interesting thought when the whole “Midas touch” myth is re-examined closely. In the myth Midas first enjoyed the power of summoning gold whenever he pleased. However, when he realized that he could not touch his daughter or even food without turning it to gold he begins to hate his power. A parallel can be made between this allusion and gun violence. At first the power is intriguing, but when you begin to realize the cycle that you have begun the allure of the power begins to fade. |
6,263,194 | 307 | RZA | 76 | Raekwon (Ft. Blue Raspberry & Ghostface Killah) | Rainy Dayz | 2,155 | Sipping on fine wines, the power of the blacks refined | Sipping on fine wines, the power of the blacks refined | Ghostface is obviously a black man, caught up in the everyday struggle. In this song you hear him paint the picture of these struggles and his attempts to overcome. “The Power of the blacks refined.” comes after the line “Sipping on fine wine.”
Again Ghostface is referring to attaining and achieving a better lifestyle,adding & subtracting in effort to improve. Saying there is wealth & “power” in black people aiming to better themselves. | 1,670,822 | moeBPM | 54 | https://genius.com/moeBPM | 12 | https://genius.com/6263194/Raekwon-rainy-dayz/Sipping-on-fine-wines-the-power-of-the-blacks-refined | Ghostface is obviously a black man, caught up in the everyday struggle. In this song you hear him paint the picture of these struggles and his attempts to overcome. “The Power of the blacks refined.” comes after the line “Sipping on fine wine.”
Again Ghostface is referring to attaining and achieving a better lifestyle,adding & subtracting in effort to improve. Saying there is wealth & “power” in black people aiming to better themselves. |
22,690,085 | 76 | Raekwon | 323,651 | BROCKHAMPTON (Ft. JPEGMAFIA) | CHAIN ON | 6,633,595 | Livin’ lie, Lance Armstrong at the finish line | Livin’ lie, Lance Armstrong at the finish line | Lance Armstrong is a former cyclist who won the Tour de France seven times. He was later outed as using performance enhancing drugs, therefore his success was a lie. | 2,748,024 | 369peter | 2,698 | https://genius.com/369peter | 17 | https://genius.com/22690085/Brockhampton-chain-on/Livin-lie-lance-armstrong-at-the-finish-line | Lance Armstrong is a former cyclist who won the Tour de France seven times. He was later outed as using performance enhancing drugs, therefore his success was a lie. |
3,941,001 | 684 | Pharoahe Monch | 1,326 | Organized Konfusion | Thirteen | 36,174 | Then I’m proceedin’ up the block | Then I’m proceedin’ up the block | In an ad-lib in the backgrond prince po says ‘Philly’ meaning that’s where the block monch is talking about is. | 138,728 | SeanPens | 2,783 | https://genius.com/SeanPens | 1 | https://genius.com/3941001/Organized-konfusion-thirteen/Then-im-proceedin-up-the-block | In an ad-lib in the backgrond prince po says ‘Philly’ meaning that’s where the block monch is talking about is. |
2,552,630 | 628 | Pitbull | 60,795 | Havana Brown (Ft. Pitbull) | We Run the Night (RedOne Remix) | 196,287 | From the bottom of the map (Miami) | From the bottom of the map (Miami) | Miami is the bottom of a map of the United States because it is located in the far southern United States, at the bottom of the Floridian peninsula. Once again, Pitbull is reminding us that he was born in Miami and his debut album, M-I-A-M-I, from which he launched a successful career, came from Miami. | 222,257 | carla1234 | 6,028 | https://genius.com/carla1234 | 1 | https://genius.com/2552630/Havana-brown-we-run-the-night-redone-remix/From-the-bottom-of-the-map-miami | Miami is the bottom of a map of the United States because it is located in the far southern United States, at the bottom of the Floridian peninsula. Once again, Pitbull is reminding us that he was born in Miami and his debut album, M-I-A-M-I, from which he launched a successful career, came from Miami. |
4,740,960 | 18,047 | Joey Bada$$ | 18,047 | Joey Bada$$ (Ft. Raury) | Escape 120 | 488,557 | Indigo father, meant to go farther
And travel across the water and pocket a million dollars | Indigo father, meant to go farther And travel across the water and pocket a million dollars | An indigo child is someone who possess a supernatural ability. Raury sees himself as more than just a child however; as a musician he is on another level that will allow him to travel across the world and earn millions.
https://twitter.com/Raury/status/505104269444669442
Fun Fact: Raury’s debut project was entitled Indigo Child. | 172,030 | zk123 | 277,428 | https://genius.com/zk123 | 16 | https://genius.com/4740960/Joey-bada-escape-120/Indigo-father-meant-to-go-farther-and-travel-across-the-water-and-pocket-a-million-dollars | An indigo child is someone who possess a supernatural ability. Raury sees himself as more than just a child however; as a musician he is on another level that will allow him to travel across the world and earn millions.
https://twitter.com/Raury/status/505104269444669442
Fun Fact: Raury’s debut project was entitled Indigo Child. |
7,709,285 | 147 | Lupe Fiasco | 147 | Lupe Fiasco | Valleys | 2,154,719 | I’m in your eyes like little reflective little pools of tie-dye
And it’s 1972 and I’m some long-haired high guy
Driving a Volkswagen Beetle off into the California twilight | I’m in your eyes like little reflective little pools of tie-dye And it’s 1972 and I’m some long-haired high guy Driving a Volkswagen Beetle off into the California twilight | Lupe plays with the stereotypes of 1970s America. In the first line, “tie-dye” is referenced. Tie-dying was a popularized method of dying articles of clothing using bright colors and spiral designs. The method was known for being a cliche of the 1960s-70s because of its massive popularity.
In the second line, Lupe describes himself as a “long-haired high guy” in 1972. Though guys are expected to have shorter hair than women, growing long-hair was a popular trend among teenagers in the 70s. Smoking weed and getting high was a common stereotype of males who had long hair, as they were thought of as rebellious and unkempt.
On the final line, Lupe references the Volkswagen Beetle. It was a very popular car in the 1970s, outselling the Ford Model T and becoming the most sold car of its time. | 2,024,976 | Rastel | 5,755 | https://genius.com/Rastel | 8 | https://genius.com/7709285/Lupe-fiasco-valleys/Im-in-your-eyes-like-little-reflective-little-pools-of-tie-dye-and-its-1972-and-im-some-long-haired-high-guy-driving-a-volkswagen-beetle-off-into-the-california-twilight | Lupe plays with the stereotypes of 1970s America. In the first line, “tie-dye” is referenced. Tie-dying was a popularized method of dying articles of clothing using bright colors and spiral designs. The method was known for being a cliche of the 1960s-70s because of its massive popularity.
In the second line, Lupe describes himself as a “long-haired high guy” in 1972. Though guys are expected to have shorter hair than women, growing long-hair was a popular trend among teenagers in the 70s. Smoking weed and getting high was a common stereotype of males who had long hair, as they were thought of as rebellious and unkempt.
On the final line, Lupe references the Volkswagen Beetle. It was a very popular car in the 1970s, outselling the Ford Model T and becoming the most sold car of its time. |
26,991,733 | 307 | RZA | 76 | Raekwon (Ft. Blue Raspberry & Ghostface Killah) | Heaven & Hell | 1,045 | Tell Golden Arms maintain the fort | Tell Golden Arms maintain the fort | Golden Arms is the nickname of fellow Wu-Tang Clan member U-God. | 17,724,586 | Profhiphop | 453 | https://genius.com/Profhiphop | 4 | https://genius.com/26991733/Raekwon-heaven-and-hell/Tell-golden-arms-maintain-the-fort | Golden Arms is the nickname of fellow Wu-Tang Clan member U-God. |
1,560,031 | 21 | Wu-Tang Clan | 7,920 | Mathematics (Ft. Bad Luck (Rapper), Cappadonna, Eyes Low, Method Man, Raekwon & Termanology) | Men of Respect | 123,550 | Through Wu-Tang lyrical kung-fu | Through Wu-Tang lyrical kung-fu | The Wu has always been known for their Martial Arts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHVCQc6cbSw | 23,475 | Screv6 | 4,039 | https://genius.com/OriginallyNamedUser | 0 | https://genius.com/1560031/Mathematics-men-of-respect/Through-wu-tang-lyrical-kung-fu | The Wu has always been known for their Martial Arts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHVCQc6cbSw |
1,325,950 | 1,422 | Danny Brown | 12,417 | A$AP Rocky (Ft. Action Bronson, Big K.R.I.T., Danny Brown, Joey Bada$$, Kendrick Lamar & Yelawolf) | 1Train | 103,554 | Swiftly, I shift the Bimmer 860 | Swiftly, I shift the Bimmer 860 | BMW has never made an 860, although they have drawn up concepts of such a car when the 8 series was being produced. (One 860 was made by a car shop that modified an 850.) Maybe he gets his whips before they even drop. .
Bronson might look just as smooth in a Beem 850C Si, the highest-performance BMW produced until 1996 – the year of its discontinuation. It makes the sense for Action because of his interest in making music that alludes to 90s NY rap (Wu, Capone-n-Noreaga, Biggie, Nas-ish era). . | 155,629 | tad | 249,610 | https://genius.com/Magnitude901 | 32 | https://genius.com/1325950/A-ap-rocky-1train/Swiftly-i-shift-the-bimmer-860 | BMW has never made an 860, although they have drawn up concepts of such a car when the 8 series was being produced. (One 860 was made by a car shop that modified an 850.) Maybe he gets his whips before they even drop. .
Bronson might look just as smooth in a Beem 850C Si, the highest-performance BMW produced until 1996 – the year of its discontinuation. It makes the sense for Action because of his interest in making music that alludes to 90s NY rap (Wu, Capone-n-Noreaga, Biggie, Nas-ish era). . |
8,605,082 | 1,319 | Meek Mill | 1,319 | Meek Mill (Ft. Omelly) | War Pain | 2,415,314 | I’ve been in my cell for a week straight
Locked down 24, no more Philip’s Steak
Damn, shit’s so real it seems fake | I’ve been in my cell for a week straight Locked down 24, no more Philip’s Steak Damn, shit’s so real it seems fake | Meek’s experience with jail may not be over, after violating his parole in December 2015. He’s currently fighting the charge. As a result, his life has become a prison cell of sorts, unable to tour for a month.
Considering he’s released 2 projects in January, it seems his “cell” is the studio.
Philip’s Steak is a restaurant in South Philadelphia famous for its cheese steak sandwiches. Similar to how Kanye West isn’t “eating or sleeping” due to an overflow of creative juices, Meek is forgoing food to ensure victory in his feud with Drake. | 1,299,009 | gone_rubl_3383 | 808,487 | https://genius.com/gone_rubl_3383 | 46 | https://genius.com/8605082/Meek-mill-war-pain/Ive-been-in-my-cell-for-a-week-straight-locked-down-24-no-more-philips-steak-damn-shits-so-real-it-seems-fake | Meek’s experience with jail may not be over, after violating his parole in December 2015. He’s currently fighting the charge. As a result, his life has become a prison cell of sorts, unable to tour for a month.
Considering he’s released 2 projects in January, it seems his “cell” is the studio.
Philip’s Steak is a restaurant in South Philadelphia famous for its cheese steak sandwiches. Similar to how Kanye West isn’t “eating or sleeping” due to an overflow of creative juices, Meek is forgoing food to ensure victory in his feud with Drake. |
328,938 | 42 | The Game | 22 | The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Faith Evans & The Game) | 1970 Somethin’ | 35,631 | Would ’Pac be alive, if you let ’Pac drive? | Would ’Pac be alive, if you let ’Pac drive? | 2Pac was sitting in the front passenger seat of the BMW he was shot in whilst waiting at a red light, in a car being driven by Suge Knight.
Since some people consider Suge to have either arranged the hit or to have played a part in it, Game is pondering aloud whether Suge particularly wanted to drive, to get Pac in the passenger seat, knowing the shooter would pull up on the passenger side. By doing so he’s also asking whether Suge is responsible for 2Pac’s death.
R.I.P. 2Pac | 27,810 | Serhaaat1 | 337 | https://genius.com/Baaatt | 23 | https://genius.com/328938/The-notorious-big-1970-somethin/Would-pac-be-alive-if-you-let-pac-drive | 2Pac was sitting in the front passenger seat of the BMW he was shot in whilst waiting at a red light, in a car being driven by Suge Knight.
Since some people consider Suge to have either arranged the hit or to have played a part in it, Game is pondering aloud whether Suge particularly wanted to drive, to get Pac in the passenger seat, knowing the shooter would pull up on the passenger side. By doing so he’s also asking whether Suge is responsible for 2Pac’s death.
R.I.P. 2Pac |
21,726,154 | 306 | Slick Rick | 306 | Slick Rick (Ft. Warren G) | Behind Bars (Dum Ditty Dum Mix) | 42,711 | C.O. | C.O. | A C.O. is an abbreviation for correctional officer.
A prison officer or corrections officer is a uniformed official responsible for the custody, supervision, safety, and regulation of prisoners. They are responsible for the care, custody, and control of individuals who have been convicted of a crime and sentenced to imprisonment. | 6,706,297 | Step2Death | 256 | https://genius.com/Step2Death | 0 | https://genius.com/21726154/Slick-rick-behind-bars-dum-ditty-dum-mix/Co | A C.O. is an abbreviation for correctional officer.
A prison officer or corrections officer is a uniformed official responsible for the custody, supervision, safety, and regulation of prisoners. They are responsible for the care, custody, and control of individuals who have been convicted of a crime and sentenced to imprisonment. |
4,104,749 | 2,049 | Ab-Soul | 2,049 | Ab-Soul | W.W.S.D. | 526,303 | We can see his four footprints in the sand when he walk | We can see his four footprints in the sand when he walk | This is a reference to the Footprints in the Sand poem, which is an allegory about living life and walking with God. So the extra two footprints must belong to God; when Ab-Soul says that we can see his four footprints, it means that God is walking with him. | 228,258 | xie | 745 | https://genius.com/xie | 6 | https://genius.com/4104749/Ab-soul-wwsd/We-can-see-his-four-footprints-in-the-sand-when-he-walk | This is a reference to the Footprints in the Sand poem, which is an allegory about living life and walking with God. So the extra two footprints must belong to God; when Ab-Soul says that we can see his four footprints, it means that God is walking with him. |
587,861 | 68 | Kid Cudi | 68 | Kid Cudi | Soundtrack 2 My Life | 402 | Most of the clean faces be the most dirty | Most of the clean faces be the most dirty | The people who seem the most polished and caring are the ones that will stab you in the back first.
This line probably specifically refers to women due to the line above and two lines below referring to women.
Kid Cudi is saying that a lot of the girls that appear to be “wife material” for settling down actually tend to turn out to be the wrong type of woman, and wouldn’t be suitable for settling down with. This makes it difficult for Cudi to find the right girl for said settling down. | 66,760 | ifightaliens | 28,687 | https://genius.com/Maximus1 | 51 | https://genius.com/587861/Kid-cudi-soundtrack-2-my-life/Most-of-the-clean-faces-be-the-most-dirty | The people who seem the most polished and caring are the ones that will stab you in the back first.
This line probably specifically refers to women due to the line above and two lines below referring to women.
Kid Cudi is saying that a lot of the girls that appear to be “wife material” for settling down actually tend to turn out to be the wrong type of woman, and wouldn’t be suitable for settling down with. This makes it difficult for Cudi to find the right girl for said settling down. |
16,055,475 | 396,531 | Ski Mask the Slump God | 396,531 | Ski Mask the Slump God (Ft. Juice WRLD) | Nuketown | 3,933,296 | Michael Jackson, one glove, I hit, uh-huh | Michael Jackson, one glove, I hit, uh-huh | The reason why I said Michael Jackson is because he wears one glove. And, a glove is referred to in our term as a condom, so I just said Michael Jackson one glove I hit. | 4,919,975 | skimasktheslumpgod_1 | 11,000 | https://genius.com/skimasktheslumpgod_1 | 47 | https://genius.com/16055475/Ski-mask-the-slump-god-nuketown/Michael-jackson-one-glove-i-hit-uh-huh | The reason why I said Michael Jackson is because he wears one glove. And, a glove is referred to in our term as a condom, so I just said Michael Jackson one glove I hit. |
604,738 | 847 | Kool G Rap | 351,975 | Kool G Rap & DJ Polo | Ill Street Blues | 26,683 | Looking like Raggedy Ann | Looking like Raggedy Ann | He’s looking a little worse for wear, like Raggedy Ann | 47,703 | HoVa_ | 435 | https://genius.com/HoVa_ | 6 | https://genius.com/604738/Kool-g-rap-and-dj-polo-ill-street-blues/Looking-like-raggedy-ann | He’s looking a little worse for wear, like Raggedy Ann |
26,172,974 | 2 | JAY-Z | 72 | Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z & J. Ivy) | Never Let Me Down | 1,465 | One thing I’ve found, one thing I found
Oh no, you’ll never let me down | One thing I’ve found, one thing I found Oh no, you’ll never let me down | This is a sample of “Maybe Its the Power of Love” by Blackjack: https://youtu.be/8qMlOwRjUI8?t=85 | 15,871,241 | SmoothHLiam | 1,239 | https://genius.com/SmoothHLiam | 3 | https://genius.com/26172974/Kanye-west-never-let-me-down/One-thing-ive-found-one-thing-i-found-oh-no-youll-never-let-me-down | This is a sample of “Maybe Its the Power of Love” by Blackjack: https://youtu.be/8qMlOwRjUI8?t=85 |
2,556,028 | 1,269 | KRS-One | 30,426 | Becky G. | Becky From The Block | 177,673 | My family lived in my grandpa’s garage
So I started working just to help out my pops | My family lived in my grandpa’s garage So I started working just to help out my pops | Becky’s family suffered financially to the point that they were forced to sell their home and move into her grandpa’s garage when she was 9 years old. In order to earn money and help her family, Becky started doing work, including voice-overs and commercials.
Now, with a top twenty single under her belt, she’s probably fine with money. | 352,988 | FlyingBananaMan | 65 | https://genius.com/FlyingBananaMan | 6 | https://genius.com/2556028/Becky-g-becky-from-the-block/My-family-lived-in-my-grandpas-garage-so-i-started-working-just-to-help-out-my-pops | Becky’s family suffered financially to the point that they were forced to sell their home and move into her grandpa’s garage when she was 9 years old. In order to earn money and help her family, Becky started doing work, including voice-overs and commercials.
Now, with a top twenty single under her belt, she’s probably fine with money. |
27,813,234 | 198 | Jay Electronica | 3,254,200 | SONNYJIM & The Purist (Ft. Jay Electronica & MF DOOM) | Barz Simpson | 6,821,018 | Trap | Trap | Trap houses are drug houses that shelter drug users and provide a place for drug dealers to supply them. | 15,623,389 | RapVanMorrison | 991 | https://genius.com/RapVanMorrison | 0 | https://genius.com/27813234/Sonnyjim-and-the-purist-barz-simpson/Trap | Trap houses are drug houses that shelter drug users and provide a place for drug dealers to supply them. |
7,164,534 | 941 | Vince Staples | 941 | Vince Staples | 3230 | 2,032,825 | Homie, where your clout at?
You ain’t ever push nobody scalp back
Four-five, nines ’round 9 in the A-M | Homie, where your clout at? You ain’t ever push nobody scalp back Four-five, nines ’round 9 in the A-M | To have “clout” means to have strong influence and the respect of peers. Vince doubts this person has clout because he’s never seen them bust someone’s head before.
.45 caliber and 9mm handguns are both popular in tough neighborhoods, due to their reliability, wide availability, and stopping power. It’s just another day in Norfside Long Beach, and the first thing Vince and his neighbors do is reach for their guns before they even brush their teeth. | 464,543 | RFK123 | 943 | https://genius.com/RFK123 | 7 | https://genius.com/7164534/Vince-staples-3230/Homie-where-your-clout-at-you-aint-ever-push-nobody-scalp-back-four-five-nines-round-9-in-the-a-m | To have “clout” means to have strong influence and the respect of peers. Vince doubts this person has clout because he’s never seen them bust someone’s head before.
.45 caliber and 9mm handguns are both popular in tough neighborhoods, due to their reliability, wide availability, and stopping power. It’s just another day in Norfside Long Beach, and the first thing Vince and his neighbors do is reach for their guns before they even brush their teeth. |
11,712,839 | 4 | Lil Wayne | 38 | Juvenile (Ft. Lil Wayne & Mannie Fresh) | Back That Azz Up | 57 | Girl, you looks good, won’t you back that ass up?
You’s a fine motherfucker, won’t you back that ass up?
Call me big daddy when you back that ass up
Ho, who is you playing with? Back that ass up
Girl, you looks good, won’t you back that ass up?
You’s a fine motherfucker, won’t you back that ass up?
Call me big daddy when you back that ass up
Girl, who is you playing with? Back that ass up
Girl, you looks good, won’t you back that ass up?
You’s a fine motherfucker, won’t you back that ass up? | Girl, you looks good, won’t you back that ass up? You’s a fine motherfucker, won’t you back that ass up? Call me big daddy when you back that ass up Ho, who is you playing with? Back that ass up Girl, you looks good, won’t you back that ass up? You’s a fine motherfucker, won’t you back that ass up? Call me big daddy when you back that ass up Girl, who is you playing with? Back that ass up Girl, you looks good, won’t you back that ass up? You’s a fine motherfucker, won’t you back that ass up? | The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that Juvenile’s use of this “poetic four-word phrase” did not infringe the copyright of DJ Jubilee.
Jubilee was a fellow New Orleans-based rapper who had recorded his own track called “Back That Ass Up” in November 1997. You can hear the clean version of the track here:
https://youtu.be/oDAxtgk5EJw?t=5
Highlights from the case include Juvenile’s lawyers arguing:
[T]he phrase “back that ass up” cannot be copyrighted. […T]he phrase is not original and […] the merger doctrine precludes extending protection to a phrase that is necessary to describe a particular thing--in this case, a dance move. | 205,320 | DrJEvansPritchardPhD | 129,472 | https://genius.com/DrJEvansPritchardPhD | 14 | https://genius.com/11712839/Juvenile-back-that-azz-up/Girl-you-looks-good-wont-you-back-that-ass-up-yous-a-fine-motherfucker-wont-you-back-that-ass-up-call-me-big-daddy-when-you-back-that-ass-up-ho-who-is-you-playing-with-back-that-ass-up-girl-you-looks-good-wont-you-back-that-ass-up-yous-a-fine-motherfucker-wont-you-back-that-ass-up-call-me-big-daddy-when-you-back-that-ass-up-girl-who-is-you-playing-with-back-that-ass-up-girl-you-looks-good-wont-you-back-that-ass-up-yous-a-fine-motherfucker-wont-you-back-that-ass-up | The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that Juvenile’s use of this “poetic four-word phrase” did not infringe the copyright of DJ Jubilee.
Jubilee was a fellow New Orleans-based rapper who had recorded his own track called “Back That Ass Up” in November 1997. You can hear the clean version of the track here:
https://youtu.be/oDAxtgk5EJw?t=5
Highlights from the case include Juvenile’s lawyers arguing:
[T]he phrase “back that ass up” cannot be copyrighted. […T]he phrase is not original and […] the merger doctrine precludes extending protection to a phrase that is necessary to describe a particular thing--in this case, a dance move. |
2,822,685 | 1,269 | KRS-One | 1,269 | KRS-One | Hiphop Knowledge | 27,101 | Started studyin philosophy full-time
To have a full heart, full body, full mind | Started studyin philosophy full-time To have a full heart, full body, full mind | Kris went on the study the techniques of philosophy to become a better more knowledgeable person which you can tell benefited him greatly from his witty, very insightful rhymes not only in this album but previous ones as well. | 208,361 | UnifyCollective | 7,892 | https://genius.com/UnifyCollective | 2 | https://genius.com/2822685/Krs-one-hiphop-knowledge/Started-studyin-philosophy-full-time-to-have-a-full-heart-full-body-full-mind | Kris went on the study the techniques of philosophy to become a better more knowledgeable person which you can tell benefited him greatly from his witty, very insightful rhymes not only in this album but previous ones as well. |
18,612,304 | 72 | Kanye West | 72 | Kanye West | God Is | 4,824,662 | I know Christ is the fountain that filled my cup | I know Christ is the fountain that filled my cup | This is most likely a reference to John 4:14, which says “But whosoever drinketh of the water I [Jesus] shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” This line is especially important in The Bible and in this song because Jesus was talking to a Samaritan – someone who was perhaps Jewish by religion, but not by race. Many at the time had believed only the seed of Abraham (racial Jews) could be saved through covenant with God., but Jesus was implying that anybody could be saved through faith in him – no matter how young you are in the faith or if you are of a certain race. This could also be a testament by Kanye of how great it is that even he – someone so far from God until now – could still be saved. | 3,349,590 | MRRIBBIT10 | 37 | https://genius.com/MRRIBBIT10 | 9 | https://genius.com/18612304/Kanye-west-god-is/I-know-christ-is-the-fountain-that-filled-my-cup | This is most likely a reference to John 4:14, which says “But whosoever drinketh of the water I [Jesus] shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” This line is especially important in The Bible and in this song because Jesus was talking to a Samaritan – someone who was perhaps Jewish by religion, but not by race. Many at the time had believed only the seed of Abraham (racial Jews) could be saved through covenant with God., but Jesus was implying that anybody could be saved through faith in him – no matter how young you are in the faith or if you are of a certain race. This could also be a testament by Kanye of how great it is that even he – someone so far from God until now – could still be saved. |
1,805,447 | 848 | LL Cool J | 848 | LL Cool J (Ft. Keith Murray) | I Shot Ya | 29,056 | I love your joint Rock the Bells, it was mad hot | I love your joint Rock the Bells, it was mad hot | Rock the Bells is LL Cool J’s classic song, on his album, Radio, his classic album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyswjkZJugI | 165,169 | Teddy31 | 3,718 | https://genius.com/Teddy31 | 2 | https://genius.com/1805447/Ll-cool-j-i-shot-ya/I-love-your-joint-rock-the-bells-it-was-mad-hot | Rock the Bells is LL Cool J’s classic song, on his album, Radio, his classic album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyswjkZJugI |
8,589,519 | 939 | Freddie Gibbs | 369,731 | Freddie Gibbs & Madlib | Cocaine Parties | 2,413,744 | Allergic to these weak ass hoes, nigga gesundheit | Allergic to these weak ass hoes, nigga gesundheit | When you’re allergic to something it makes you sneeze.
Gesundheit is a phrase commonly said to a person that sneezes. It is German for “stay healthy,” therefore, saying gesundheit you are wishing good health upon the person who sneezed.
He’s saying that he’s allergic to weak niggas which means he doesn’t associate with them. | 2,786,431 | TrillClinton66 | 161 | https://genius.com/TrillClinton66 | 5 | https://genius.com/8589519/Freddie-gibbs-and-madlib-cocaine-parties/Allergic-to-these-weak-ass-hoes-nigga-gesundheit | When you’re allergic to something it makes you sneeze.
Gesundheit is a phrase commonly said to a person that sneezes. It is German for “stay healthy,” therefore, saying gesundheit you are wishing good health upon the person who sneezed.
He’s saying that he’s allergic to weak niggas which means he doesn’t associate with them. |
1,089,190 | 1,421 | Kendrick Lamar | 1,421 | Kendrick Lamar | The Art of Peer Pressure | 79,008 | We pulled up on a bunch of workin’ girls
And asked them what they workin’ with
Look at me, I got the blunt in my mouth
Usually I’m drug-free, but, shit, I’m with the homies | We pulled up on a bunch of workin’ girls And asked them what they workin’ with Look at me, I got the blunt in my mouth Usually I’m drug-free, but, shit, I’m with the homies | This verse ends with an interesting spin on the hook’s idea of being “with the homies”. In addition to friendship, hanging with them can also pressure you into behavior you wouldn’t otherwise engage in such as smoking weed and hanging with prostitutes. He’s said in several interviews that he doesn’t smoke anymore, so he overlooks his personal choice to vibe out with the homies. | 14,922 | Kryptic | 591,450 | https://genius.com/SameOldShawn | 271 | https://genius.com/1089190/Kendrick-lamar-the-art-of-peer-pressure/We-pulled-up-on-a-bunch-of-workin-girls-and-asked-them-what-they-workin-with-look-at-me-i-got-the-blunt-in-my-mouth-usually-im-drug-free-but-shit-im-with-the-homies | This verse ends with an interesting spin on the hook’s idea of being “with the homies”. In addition to friendship, hanging with them can also pressure you into behavior you wouldn’t otherwise engage in such as smoking weed and hanging with prostitutes. He’s said in several interviews that he doesn’t smoke anymore, so he overlooks his personal choice to vibe out with the homies. |
7,953,951 | 176 | Black Thought | 572,149 | Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton | Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down) | 2,314,665 | I need no introduction
When you knock me down I get the fuck back up again! | I need no introduction When you knock me down I get the fuck back up again! | It’s somewhat ironic to say Hercules Mulligan needs no introduction since he is one of the lesser-known historical figures in the show.
He did, however, show remarkable resilience at a time when even being suspected a spy might result in his death. Despite being an out-spoken member of the Sons of Liberty, he still got useful intelligence. From The CIA’s Studies in Intelligence: I Keep Me Ears Open:
… it seems all the more incredible that the King’s soldiers would even patronize his shop, let alone engage him in conversation that could suggest Tory intentions. It is not, however, as if they did not at times suspect the tailor […] Mulligan was arrested twice by the occupying forces, once at the say of Benedict Arnold. But between the traitor Arnold’s lack of evidence and Hercules' natural proclivity for the blarney, he was each time set free.
You lock him up, he gets the fuck back up again. | 2,320,392 | esc_key | 5,865 | https://genius.com/esc_key | 106 | https://genius.com/7953951/Original-broadway-cast-of-hamilton-yorktown-the-world-turned-upside-down/I-need-no-introduction-when-you-knock-me-down-i-get-the-fuck-back-up-again | It’s somewhat ironic to say Hercules Mulligan needs no introduction since he is one of the lesser-known historical figures in the show.
He did, however, show remarkable resilience at a time when even being suspected a spy might result in his death. Despite being an out-spoken member of the Sons of Liberty, he still got useful intelligence. From The CIA’s Studies in Intelligence: I Keep Me Ears Open:
… it seems all the more incredible that the King’s soldiers would even patronize his shop, let alone engage him in conversation that could suggest Tory intentions. It is not, however, as if they did not at times suspect the tailor […] Mulligan was arrested twice by the occupying forces, once at the say of Benedict Arnold. But between the traitor Arnold’s lack of evidence and Hercules' natural proclivity for the blarney, he was each time set free.
You lock him up, he gets the fuck back up again. |
8,828,316 | 16,377 | Flatbush Zombies | 16,377 | Flatbush Zombies | The Odyssey | 2,418,634 | I do not exist, all this weed why I need a therapist | I do not exist, all this weed why I need a therapist | Meech smokes so much he’s convinced he is no longer a physical entity.
This line can be read in 2 ways:
He doesn’t need a therapist because he uses marijuana as his escape or “therapy”.
He does need a therapist because of the weed, which is causing him to think up strange things. | 2,488,746 | AceFive | 18,818 | https://genius.com/yunglingbuddha | 15 | https://genius.com/8828316/Flatbush-zombies-the-odyssey/I-do-not-exist-all-this-weed-why-i-need-a-therapist | Meech smokes so much he’s convinced he is no longer a physical entity.
This line can be read in 2 ways:
He doesn’t need a therapist because he uses marijuana as his escape or “therapy”.
He does need a therapist because of the weed, which is causing him to think up strange things. |
14,912,533 | 217,208 | Lil Uzi Vert | 1,663,511 | TM88 & Southside (Ft. Lil Uzi Vert) | Mood | 2,843,748 | 8 | 8 | The tag for TM88 of 808 Mafia, a well known production team out of Atlanta that includes TM88, as well as the joint producer of this track, Southside. The stuttering “8” is sampled from the 808 Mafia’s tag, as well as being cleverly used to sound like “88.”
Knowledge of TM’s great skill became extremely widespread after his work on Uzi’s hit song, “XO TOUR Llif3.” | 6,524,416 | willthe19th | 4,522 | https://genius.com/willthe19th | 7 | https://genius.com/14912533/Tm88-and-southside-mood/8 | The tag for TM88 of 808 Mafia, a well known production team out of Atlanta that includes TM88, as well as the joint producer of this track, Southside. The stuttering “8” is sampled from the 808 Mafia’s tag, as well as being cleverly used to sound like “88.”
Knowledge of TM’s great skill became extremely widespread after his work on Uzi’s hit song, “XO TOUR Llif3.” |
2,154,228 | 110 | Pharrell Williams | 492 | Big Sean | Nothing Is Stopping You | 178,301 | Um, alright, it’s that young renegade, man they been afraid | Um, alright, it’s that young renegade, man they been afraid | Ode to the hook from the classic Renegade by fellow Detroit native Eminem alongside Jay-Z. | 159,344 | tmist | 3,050 | https://genius.com/tmist | 14 | https://genius.com/2154228/Big-sean-nothing-is-stopping-you/Um-alright-its-that-young-renegade-man-they-been-afraid | Ode to the hook from the classic Renegade by fellow Detroit native Eminem alongside Jay-Z. |
25,779,944 | 1,421 | Kendrick Lamar | 1,421 | Kendrick Lamar | The Heart Part 5 | 7,922,863 | As I get a little older, I realize life is perspective
And my perspective may differ from yours | As I get a little older, I realize life is perspective And my perspective may differ from yours | One of the primary themes of “The Heart Part 5” is adopting other viewpoints, which is highlighted in the visuals' opening message:
I am. All of us.
Kendrick takes on the appearance of six famous Black men during said visuals using deepfake technology. In order of appearance, they were: O.J. Simpson, Kanye West, Jussie Smollett, Will Smith, Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle.
Notably, “Life is perspective” is also tattooed on Kendrick’s right arm. | 4,316,974 | fellasleepsorry | 20,363 | https://genius.com/fellasleepsorry | 215 | https://genius.com/25779944/Kendrick-lamar-the-heart-part-5/As-i-get-a-little-older-i-realize-life-is-perspective-and-my-perspective-may-differ-from-yours | One of the primary themes of “The Heart Part 5” is adopting other viewpoints, which is highlighted in the visuals' opening message:
I am. All of us.
Kendrick takes on the appearance of six famous Black men during said visuals using deepfake technology. In order of appearance, they were: O.J. Simpson, Kanye West, Jussie Smollett, Will Smith, Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle.
Notably, “Life is perspective” is also tattooed on Kendrick’s right arm. |
27,397 | 491 | Big K.R.I.T. | 491 | Big K.R.I.T. (Ft. Yelawolf) | Hometown Hero (Remix) | 892 | Number one song and a Grammy, now I’m smashing
Maserati crashing, swerving through the traffic
Wrap it ’round a pole, sell a mil off the tragedy | Number one song and a Grammy, now I’m smashing Maserati crashing, swerving through the traffic Wrap it ’round a pole, sell a mil off the tragedy | Now he can just laugh at those hoes, he got so much money (and other hoes!). At least he did a Cassidy (surviving) instead of an Dale Earnhardt (rest in peace) | 162 | modh1n1 | 5,537 | https://genius.com/modh1n1 | 0 | https://genius.com/27397/Big-krit-hometown-hero-remix/Number-one-song-and-a-grammy-now-im-smashing-maserati-crashing-swerving-through-the-traffic-wrap-it-round-a-pole-sell-a-mil-off-the-tragedy | Now he can just laugh at those hoes, he got so much money (and other hoes!). At least he did a Cassidy (surviving) instead of an Dale Earnhardt (rest in peace) |
2,162,960 | 4 | Lil Wayne | 4 | Lil Wayne | U.O.E.N.O. | 212,908 | Dick harder than a armadillo | Dick harder than a armadillo | Wayne shouts out Mystikal as he quotes his rhymes from his old song “That Nigga Aint Shit”, from Mystikals first album, The Mind of Mystikal…
“I woke up this morning dick rock hard, had to piss so bad that shit made me say Good Lord. Dick harder than a armadillo, so I went to the bathroom and I drained the little fellow” | 270,991 | BasedMobb | 222 | https://genius.com/bknaptown84 | 5 | https://genius.com/2162960/Lil-wayne-uoeno/Dick-harder-than-a-armadillo | Wayne shouts out Mystikal as he quotes his rhymes from his old song “That Nigga Aint Shit”, from Mystikals first album, The Mind of Mystikal…
“I woke up this morning dick rock hard, had to piss so bad that shit made me say Good Lord. Dick harder than a armadillo, so I went to the bathroom and I drained the little fellow” |
1,122,637 | 88 | Rick Ross | 88 | Rick Ross (Ft. Drake & Lil Reese) | Us | 91,924 | We eating good, not my fault, it’s Wingstop’s | We eating good, not my fault, it’s Wingstop’s | Although Ross is literally eating good because of the Wing Stop franchise he bought into, he is figuratively eating good too, referring to his major success in the rap game. This refers back to the previous line. While Rozay’s competitors starve, MMG has had plenty of success. They’ve released two compilation studio albums, and Meek & Wale each releasing a full studio solo album under the label. | 14,660 | Magnitude901 | 249,610 | https://genius.com/Magnitude901 | 5 | https://genius.com/1122637/Rick-ross-us/We-eating-good-not-my-fault-its-wingstops | Although Ross is literally eating good because of the Wing Stop franchise he bought into, he is figuratively eating good too, referring to his major success in the rap game. This refers back to the previous line. While Rozay’s competitors starve, MMG has had plenty of success. They’ve released two compilation studio albums, and Meek & Wale each releasing a full studio solo album under the label. |
20,836,986 | 198 | Jay Electronica | 198 | Jay Electronica | Exhibit C | 788 | I’m hotter than the motherfucking sun; check the thermometer | I’m hotter than the motherfucking sun; check the thermometer | Assuming the barometer / thermometer line is referencing Grandmaster Caz “You Need Stiches” (I’m burnin' Hotter than charcoal, check the barometer Get a thermometer) Jay has plenty of these 80s rap references all over his music. Or it can the fact that Jay Elec is spittin' fire on this track and you should check the temperature to back it up. 🔥🔥 | 9,185,368 | victahh | 186 | https://genius.com/victahh | 5 | https://genius.com/20836986/Jay-electronica-exhibit-c/Im-hotter-than-the-motherfucking-sun-check-the-thermometer | Assuming the barometer / thermometer line is referencing Grandmaster Caz “You Need Stiches” (I’m burnin' Hotter than charcoal, check the barometer Get a thermometer) Jay has plenty of these 80s rap references all over his music. Or it can the fact that Jay Elec is spittin' fire on this track and you should check the temperature to back it up. 🔥🔥 |
14,792,471 | 156 | Yasiin Bey | 685 | Tyler, The Creator | CRUST IN THEIR EYES | 3,784,352 | Tryna’ cancel me on Twitter, but got limits on ya’ data | Tryna’ cancel me on Twitter, but got limits on ya’ data | “Cancelling” is a recent twitter trend that has been used as a way to campaign against unethical or unprincipled actions by individuals or corporations.
Tyler states that they may try to eradicate him, but cannot because they can’t even afford to get onto the app to do so.
While they might have died down recently, Tyler has been on the receiving end of such campaigns, and there are countless hit pieces about his provocative lyrics and use of the word “faggot.
Additionnally, Kanye West has been the target of a "canceling” campaign after making controversial statement about slavery and endorsing Donald Trump ; Tyler probably relates to Ye, and covering his track is a way of showing his support..
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1006554244151832577 | 4,424,691 | 3-3-3 | 121,556 | https://genius.com/3-3-3 | 7 | https://genius.com/14792471/Tyler-the-creator-crust-in-their-eyes/Tryna-cancel-me-on-twitter-but-got-limits-on-ya-data | “Cancelling” is a recent twitter trend that has been used as a way to campaign against unethical or unprincipled actions by individuals or corporations.
Tyler states that they may try to eradicate him, but cannot because they can’t even afford to get onto the app to do so.
While they might have died down recently, Tyler has been on the receiving end of such campaigns, and there are countless hit pieces about his provocative lyrics and use of the word “faggot.
Additionnally, Kanye West has been the target of a "canceling” campaign after making controversial statement about slavery and endorsing Donald Trump ; Tyler probably relates to Ye, and covering his track is a way of showing his support..
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1006554244151832577 |
26,445,255 | 974 | N.W.A | 974 | N.W.A | 8 Ball | 35,694 | Mean hombre | Mean hombre | Hombre is a spanish word meaning man. | 4,380,297 | OdeurDePisse | 131 | https://genius.com/OdeurDePisse | 0 | https://genius.com/26445255/Nwa-8-ball/Mean-hombre | Hombre is a spanish word meaning man. |
8,767,280 | 1,421 | Kendrick Lamar | 1,421 | Kendrick Lamar | untitled 01 | 08.19.2014. | 2,433,509 | Valleys and high places turn into dust | Valleys and high places turn into dust | A reference to Isaiah 40:4-5, where the rapture is described:
Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley. Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken." | 2,632,310 | AndreTorres | 20,777 | https://genius.com/AndreTorres | 26 | https://genius.com/8767280/Kendrick-lamar-untitled-01-08192014/Valleys-and-high-places-turn-into-dust | A reference to Isaiah 40:4-5, where the rapture is described:
Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley. Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken." |
22,340,779 | 2,049 | Ab-Soul | 2,049 | Ab-Soul (Ft. ScHoolboy Q) | Gone Insane | 49,426 | No need to insinuate, miss me with the innuendo | No need to insinuate, miss me with the innuendo | He doesn’t care about your suggestions (insinuation is a message to suggestion or hint to someone) to not waste time (miss me) with the innuendo: An indirect remark, gesture, or reference, usually implying something derogatory; insinuation.
the insinuation is included in the definition of innuendo, showing his verbal catalog | 11,265,025 | RoofPopper | 255 | https://genius.com/RoofPopper | 0 | https://genius.com/22340779/Ab-soul-gone-insane/No-need-to-insinuate-miss-me-with-the-innuendo | He doesn’t care about your suggestions (insinuation is a message to suggestion or hint to someone) to not waste time (miss me) with the innuendo: An indirect remark, gesture, or reference, usually implying something derogatory; insinuation.
the insinuation is included in the definition of innuendo, showing his verbal catalog |
8,033,791 | 176 | Black Thought | 2,316,780 | Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom, Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" | The Election of 1800 | 2,314,075 | Well, I’ll be damned
Well, I’ll be damned | Well, I’ll be damned Well, I’ll be damned | The Virginians' surprise at Hamilton’s endorsement plays hilariously here, replacing “It might be nice” with the shocked, yet gleeful “Well, I’ll be damned.” | 2,380,242 | ligeti42 | 6,194 | https://genius.com/ligeti42 | 63 | https://genius.com/8033791/Daveed-diggs-okieriete-onaodowan-leslie-odom-jr-lin-manuel-miranda-and-original-broadway-cast-of-hamilton-the-election-of-1800/Well-ill-be-damned-well-ill-be-damned | The Virginians' surprise at Hamilton’s endorsement plays hilariously here, replacing “It might be nice” with the shocked, yet gleeful “Well, I’ll be damned.” |
7,495,714 | 491 | Big K.R.I.T. | 4,736 | Statik Selektah (Ft. Big K.R.I.T., C.S. Armstrong & Joey Bada$$) | In the Wind | 2,165,843 | I pray that you make it out of the booby traps | I pray that you make it out of the booby traps | The hood is basically a trap that is hard to get out of unless you have a lot of commitment and work hard to actually make it out. Even then most don’t make it out. Plenty of people will try to drag you down. | 143,630 | Brandonbruh | 22 | https://genius.com/Brandonbruh | 0 | https://genius.com/7495714/Statik-selektah-in-the-wind/I-pray-that-you-make-it-out-of-the-booby-traps | The hood is basically a trap that is hard to get out of unless you have a lot of commitment and work hard to actually make it out. Even then most don’t make it out. Plenty of people will try to drag you down. |
4,215 | 318 | Big Boi | 105 | OutKast | Elevators (Me & You) | 120 | Pull shit off, like it was supposed to be pulled | Pull shit off, like it was supposed to be pulled | To pull something off is an idiom, meaning to make something happen or to accomplish. | 7 | Maboo | 538,073 | https://genius.com/Maboo | 9 | https://genius.com/4215/Outkast-elevators-me-and-you/Pull-shit-off-like-it-was-supposed-to-be-pulled | To pull something off is an idiom, meaning to make something happen or to accomplish. |
24,998,571 | 1,169,925 | Benny the Butcher | 3,085,400 | Benny the Butcher & J. Cole | Johnny P’s Caddy | 7,642,823 | He the last of Mohicans, no weaklings last in my sneakers | He the last of Mohicans, no weaklings last in my sneakers | The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 movie, based on the 1826 novel by James Fenimore Cooper. In the film, a group of Natives from the Mohican tribe are tasked with escorting the daughters of a British Colonel to their father. Along the way, the Mohicans face many challenges and many lives are lost, with the main character Chingachgook declaring himself “the last of the Mohicans” at the conclusion of the movie. A weakling would not have lasted in the shoes of Chingachgook, and Cole claims the same for himself.
The phrase the last of Mohicans is now used to refer to the last of a group or era, and Cole is referring to himself as part of a group formed by the greatest rappers of all time, as reaffirmed later in the verse:
On God, the best rapper alive
Headshot, now go ask the best rappers that died | 11,371,959 | swiftt | 375 | https://genius.com/swiftt | 39 | https://genius.com/24998571/Benny-the-butcher-and-j-cole-johnny-ps-caddy/He-the-last-of-mohicans-no-weaklings-last-in-my-sneakers | The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 movie, based on the 1826 novel by James Fenimore Cooper. In the film, a group of Natives from the Mohican tribe are tasked with escorting the daughters of a British Colonel to their father. Along the way, the Mohicans face many challenges and many lives are lost, with the main character Chingachgook declaring himself “the last of the Mohicans” at the conclusion of the movie. A weakling would not have lasted in the shoes of Chingachgook, and Cole claims the same for himself.
The phrase the last of Mohicans is now used to refer to the last of a group or era, and Cole is referring to himself as part of a group formed by the greatest rappers of all time, as reaffirmed later in the verse:
On God, the best rapper alive
Headshot, now go ask the best rappers that died |
2,112,371 | 16,751 | Chance the Rapper | 1,745 | Childish Gambino | “Clapping for the Wrong Reasons” Screenplay | 205,317 | Drink a fifth of vodka, I don’t need no sponsor | Drink a fifth of vodka, I don’t need no sponsor | He’s drinking on an alcoholic level but doesn’t need Alcoholics Anonymous. When you join AA you pick a sponsor who supports you in staying sober. | 24,276 | tg24 | 714 | https://genius.com/tg24 | 4 | https://genius.com/2112371/Childish-gambino-clapping-for-the-wrong-reasons-screenplay/Drink-a-fifth-of-vodka-i-dont-need-no-sponsor | He’s drinking on an alcoholic level but doesn’t need Alcoholics Anonymous. When you join AA you pick a sponsor who supports you in staying sober. |
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