25 Rappers Paying Tribute to Their Mom on Mother’s Day
As yesterday was Mother's Day, expectedly, a lot of rappers sent well wishes and also much thanks over to their mommas. The day dedicated to the matriarch of the family was celebrated by rappers all over social media with each post more sentimental than the last. Everyone from Fabolous to The Game chimed in to show their moms some love, with the addition of some grandmas and baby mommas too.
"My moms been fighting for us (figuratively & literally) since we came into her life," wrote Fabolous on Instagram. "She's never given up on us, not once. & I know 1st hand how hard it is for single moms to raise boys In bad neighborhoods with little money & even less opportunity. But if your mom was like my mom, she found a way. So Happy Mother's Day to my mommy & all the mother's of the world who've made a way.❤️#HappyMothersDay," gushed the Brooklyn rapper.
On May 2, hip-hop lost the most iconic mom in the genre, with the passing of Afeni Shakur. The beloved mother of Tupac is said to have died from possibly a heart attack at her home in Sausalito, Calif. She was 69 years old. The cause of death is still under investigation.
Check out all the rappers who publicly paid tribute to their mom on Instagram above.