Genius

Genius is a web-based knowledge platform that enables users to add insights and explanations to song lyrics, news articles, primary documents, poetry, and various other texts. Originally launched in 2009 as Rap Genius, the platform initially centered around rap music. However, in 2014, it broadened its scope to include other media types like Pop, Literature, and R&B, while also introducing features that allow users to embed annotations on different websites. That same year, Genius launched its iPhone app, and in July 2014, the site rebranded to simply Genius to align with its expanded focus. An Android app followed in August 2015.

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#250

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#162

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Obongjayar Is Living In ‘Paradise Now’

1 week ago | genius.com | Marris Adikwu

Sometimes the ideal response to a chaotic world is abandoning one’s fight-or-flight instinct and finding meaning in the madness. In many ways, Obongjayar’s second studio album is a demonstration of this. The Nigerian singer-songwriter originally set out to name the album after one of its standout tracks, “Instant Animal,” a feverish portrayal of what it’s like to wrestle your way out of the tight corners of life.
j-hope Teams Up With GloRilla For New Song “Killin’ It Girl”

2 weeks ago | genius.com | Ken Partridge

It’s their first collaboration. Earlier this year, BTS member j-hope launched his Hope On the Stage Tour, and in March, he surprise-released a pair of singles: “Sweet Dreams,” featuring Miguel, and “Mona Lisa.” Today, we get a third new tune, which arrives just as the tour draws to a close with a pair of shows in Seoul. The song is called “Killin’ It Girl,” and it’s a collaboration with rapper GloRilla, who released her debut studio album, Glorious, last October.
Stray Kids Feel The Pressures Of Fame On New Song ”Hollow”

2 weeks ago | genius.com | Ken Partridge

It’s the title track off their forthcoming Japanese EP. K-pop heavyweights Stray Kids are getting ready to release a Japanese EP called Hollow on June 17, and today, they’ve given us the title track, a shapeshifting pop tune that’s all about the pitfalls of fame.
Kehlani Leaves The Door Open On New Song “Folded”

2 weeks ago | genius.com | Ken Partridge

It’s her first solo single of 2025. Last year, Kehlani released the album CRASH and the mixtape While We Wait 2, and back in May, she dropped “Think Of Me,” a bubbly dance tune made in collaboration with David Guetta, HUGEL, and Daecolm. Yesterday, Kehlani returned with “Folded,” her first proper solo single of 2025, and it’s sitting inside the Top 10 of the Genius Top Songs chart.
Remembering Brian Wilson With A Look Back At His Top 5 Lyrical Mentions On Genius

2 weeks ago | genius.com | Ken Partridge

The Beach Boys mastermind is dead at 82. Earlier this week, the world lost Sly Stone at the age of 82, and now, we must bid farewell to Brian Wilson, who died today at the same age.
cupcakKe Might’ve Just Released The Dirtiest Song of 2025 So Far

2 weeks ago | genius.com | Ken Partridge

It’s the perpetually NSFW rapper’s first single of the year. Chicago rapper cupcakKe is the queen of NSFW songs. Her discography includes tunes called “Vagina,” “Deepthroat,” and “Best Dick Sucker.” Now she’s back with perhaps the wildest title she’s given us yet: “One of My Bedbugs Ate My Pussy,” a hyper-explicit hybrid of hip-hop and club music produced by Level On the Beat. In the intro that opens the song, cupcakKe suggests she’s not actually talking about Cimex lectularius L.
Remembering Sly Stone With A Look Back At His Top 5 Songs On Genius

2 weeks ago | genius.com | Ken Partridge

Sly Stone, the wildly talented singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader behind Sly and the Family Stone—one of the most exciting and influential bands of the late ’60s and early ’70s— has died at the age of 82. In the years following his commercial heyday, Sly famously wrestled with drug abuse and mental health issues, but he remained a beloved figure worshipped by his fellow musicians.
Sabrina Carpenter Eviscerates An Immature Ex On New Song “Manchild”

3 weeks ago | genius.com | Ken Partridge

She’s been teasing the track all week. It’s been a long week waiting for Sabrina Carpenter to drop “Manchild,” a new song she’s teased since Monday with a sexy video clip, some images of billboards with spicy slogans, and a saucy caption: “This one’s about you!!” The internet naturally assumed the tune would be about Sabrina’s ex Barry Keoghan—probably the one person who wasn’t looking forward to the single’s release. Now the song is here, and the speculating can begin.
Read All The Lyrics To Turnstile’s New Album ‘NEVER ENOUGH’

3 weeks ago | genius.com | Ken Partridge

It follows their 2021 breakthrough ‘GLOW ON.’ Baltimore hardcore vets Turnstile have been getting progressively more adventurous throughout their 15-year career, and today, they return with their most ambitious album to date, NEVER ENOUGH, the follow-up to 2021’s GLOW ON, the critically loved breakthrough that earned them three Grammy nominations. Turnstile recorded NEVER ENOUGH at The Mansion in the Laurel Canyon section of Los Angeles.
FLETCHER Reveals An Opposite-Sex Relationship On New Song “Boy”

3 weeks ago | genius.com | Ken Partridge

It’s the lead single off her forthcoming album ‘Would You Still Love Me If You Really Knew Me?’ Throughout her career, New Jersey-born singer-songwriter FLETCHER has been known as a queer artist, perhaps even a “lesbian icon,” as the website them recently called her. But on her brand-new song “Boy,” the lead single off her forthcoming third album, Would You Still Love Me If You Really Knew Me?, FLETCHER reveals that she’s in a relationship with a man.