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20 Hip-Hop Songs About Specific Relationships

20 Hip-Hop Songs About Specific Relationships

XXL Staff
XXL StaffPublished: May 20, 2014
From Diddy's "I Need A Girl" to Kanye's "White Dress," hip-hop has plenty of love songs written for specific significant others. Whether rappers are not-so-secretly reflecting on past marriages or yearning for a fling that finished all too quickly, if known or not, many top hits in hip-hop have an underlying reason as to why they happen to connect with listeners so well—fans can identify with both sides.

More recent examples of the semi-concealed affection cuts are Big Sean's "Ashley," a love song from his Hall Of Fame album he penned for his high school sweetheart after they parted ways last year, and even Jhene Aiko's "The Worst," which is rumored to be about a brief relationship the singer held with Drake. Nas is a relatively prolific member of this list as well, having written songs—"Getting Married" and "Bye Baby" being the two most obvious—about the many developments in his relationship with Kelis. And, of course, there's Kanye West, who dedicated an entire album to heartbreak and has always been on the more emotional side of things, lyrically.

XXL has compiled 20 hip-hop songs written about the specific relationships in each rapper's lives, from Lauryn Hill's many shots at Wyclef Jean to Papoose's dedication to his locked up wife Remy Ma. —Miranda Johnson, Layne Weiss and Dan Rys
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Previously: Take Care: Drake & Rihanna’s Love Songs
14 Romantic Hip-Hop Songs For Your Significant Other
Lil Wayne Recording Album Of Love Songs

Filed Under: Andre 3000, beyonce, big sean, Cam'ron, Diddy, Drake, Eminem, Erykah Badu, Feature, featured, Jay-Z, Jim Jones, Kanye West, Lauryn Hill, Lil Wayne, Lists, LL Cool J, nas, Papoose, Remy Ma, Snoop Dogg, T.I, Trina, Wyclef Jean
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