What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton dueled, which ended in Hamilton getting a fatal wound.

This line was later changed. In the final cut, Aaron Burr regrets shooting Hamilton and says that “The world was wide enough for both Hamilton and me.” This line majorly changes Burr’s character.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Hamilton is on the ten-dollar bill.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Freeway Ricky Ross from Los Angeles—namesake of rapper Rick Ross—and Leroy “Nicky” Barnes from Harlem, New York, were both notorious drug traffickers. Nicky Barnes was portrayed in the 2007 movie American Gangster which was about another New York City drug trafficker—Frank Lucas.

Killer Mike pushes his dope lyrics around the world a lot easier than Nicky and Ricky pushed dope around their respective territories.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

Words of wisdom from Daddy Fat Sax: let other people screw up and make stupid decisions – focus on getting your diploma/degree/certificate/ged/etc.

Graduate also has deeper implications than just in an educational sense. Graduate implies that you have moved on from something for good, and it’s behind you.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

In life, don’t panic when faced with adversity but be smart enough to protect your ass when the adversity presents itself. Be stoic and don’t let others know you’re afraid, or else they could potentially use intimidation to take advantage of you.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

The same way some Christmas gifts are falsely attributed to the fictional character Santa Claus, praise was falsely attributed to the members of the 1980s “singing” group Milli Vanilli, who were caught in a controversy after it was discovered they weren’t the ones singing their songs. The following video talks about the situation:

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.

What is this?

The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something.

To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines.

Loading...

The first track off Kanye West’s album 808s & Heartbreak. Sung primarily in autotune, and seen as a departure from old school Ye.

Kanye has explained in concert that this song is “about an ex-girlfriend you call on Friday nights just to have sex” and she “says she’ll come over but you wait all night and she still doesn’t come knocking on your door”

This song is highly criticised because of the prominent use of the auto-tune effect. This song (and album) was groundbreaking for Kanye West as an artist. As he demonstrated something totally different to what he usually did, people became worried that Kanye West pandered to the mainstream music audience in producing and writing this album.

On October 19th, 2015, Kanye released a remastered version, featuring violinist Caroline Shaw.

This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done.