Top 100 Hip Hop Songs For Weddings

 
Should you play Hip-Hop at your wedding reception? We say “Hip.” You say “Hop!” Of course, you should. Do you want your wedding reception to be fun or boring?

What is Hip-Hop?

Hip-Hop has its beginnings in the 1970s block parties in New York City where DJs would isolate percussion breaks of popular songs. Turntable techniques, playing records, beat mixing/matching, and beat juggling eventually developed along with the breaks. This created a foundation that could be rapped over.

Hip-hop was predominantly popular in New York City in the 70s but became immensely popular with the new styles introduced in the 80s.

“Hip-hop [sometimes spelled hip hop, without the hyphen] is often identified as just a music form, but it goes well beyond music. Originating in New York’s South Bronx in the 1970s, hip-hop includes four elements: deejaying (also known as DJing or turntabling), MCing (emceeing or rapping), graffiti painting and breakdancing (B-boying). Hip-hop has been adapted by cultures around the world.” Diversity Style Guide

Table of Contents:

• Hip Hop Wedding Songs
• Old School Hip Hop Wedding Songs
• 1990s Hip Hop Wedding Songs
• 2000s Hip Hop Wedding Songs
• 2010s Hip Hop Wedding Songs
• Modern Hip Hop Wedding Songs
• Hip Hop Wedding Songs Spotify Playlist
• Top 10 Hip Hop Song Downloads
• Rolling Stone’s Top 10 Greatest Hip Hop Songs
• Greatest Hip Hop Songs by VH1 ReCalculated
• Questions about Hip Hop Wedding Songs

Best Hip-Hop Wedding Songs

We have our own list of the 100 best Hip-Hop songs for your wedding reception here. It has been curated by Matthew Campbell.

Do you see a song missing from this list? Let us know in the comments which song we should include and which song it replaces.

Last Updated: October 13, 2021

Old School Hip Hop Wedding Songs

Jump Around – House Of Pain
1989, House of Pain

I came to get down, I came to get down
So get out your seat and jump around!
Jump around!

Just a Friend – Biz Markie
1989, Just a Friend – EP

You, you got what I need but you say he’s just a friend
And you say he’s just a friend, oh baby
You, got what I need but you say he’s just a friend

Wild Thing – Tone-Loc
1989, Loc-ed After Dark

Took her to the hotel she said “You’re the king?”
I said “Be my queen if you know what I mean and let us do the wild thing”

Bust A Move – Young MC
1989, Stone Cold Rhymin’

Come sit next to me, you fine fellow!”
You run over there without a second to lose
And what comes next? hey, bust a move!

It Takes Two – Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
1988, It Takes Two

So let’s go, ’cause
It takes two to make a thing go right
It takes two to make it outta sight

Fight For Your Right – Beastie Boys
1987, Licensed to Ill

You gotta fight for your right to party
Party

Push It – Salt-n-Pepa
1987, Hot, Cool & Vicious

This dance ain’t for everybody
Only the sexy people
So all you fly mothers, get on out there and dance
Dance, I said!)

It’s Tricky – Run DMC
1986, Raising Hell

It’s Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that’s right on time
It’s Tricky… Tricky (Tricky) Tricky

The Message – Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee
1982, The Message

Don’t push me
‘Cause I’m close to the edge
I’m trying not to lose my head

Apache – The Sugarhill Gang
1982, 8th Wonder

Kemosabe, jump on it, jump on it, jump on it
Custer, jump on it, jump on it, jump on it
Apache, jump on it, jump on it

Rapper’s Delight – The Sugarhill Gang
1979, Sugarhill Gang

I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie
To the hip hip hop-a you don’t stop the rock
It to the bang-bang boogie, say up jump the boogie
To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat

1990s Hip Hop Wedding Songs

Got Your Money – Ol’ Dirty Bastard feat. Kelis
1999, N**** Please

Hey, dirty, baby I got your money
Don’t your worry, I said hey
Baby I got your money

The Next Episode – Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
2001, 1999

Out o’ town, put it down for the Father of Rap
And if yo’ a** get cracked, b****, shut your trap
Come back, get back, that’s the part of success

Can I Get A… – Jay-Z feat. Amil & Ja Rule

1998, Vol.2 … Hard Knock Life

Now can you bounce for me, bounce for me
Uhh
Can ya can ya can ya bounce wit me, bounce wit me
Uhh

Feel so Good – Mase
1997, Harlem World

Bad, bad, bad, bad boy
You make me feel so good
You know you make me feel so good

Hypnotize – Notorious B.I.G.
1997, Life After Death

Sometimes your words just hypnotize me (hypnotize)
And I just love your flashy ways (uh-huh)
Guess that’s why they broke, and you’re so paid

Let Me Clear My Throat – DJ Kool
1996, Let Me Clear My Throat

Now I’ma rap a rhyme with the greatest of ease
And swing it like the man on the flying trapeze

Da Dip – Freak Nasty
1996, Controversee…That’s Life…And That’s the Way It Is

You put your hand upon my hip
When you dip I dip we dip

Mo Money Mo Problems – Notorious B.I.G.
1996, Life After Death

I don’t know what they want from me
It’s like the more money we come across
The more problems we see

C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train) – Quad City DJ’s
1996, Get On Up and Dance

So get your next of kin, your sister and your friend
Pack it up now
Choo, choo, ride on this, choo, choo

California Love – 2 Pac
1995, All Eyez on Me

In the city of L.A
In the city of good ol’ Watts
In the city, the city of Compton
We keep it rockin’, we keep it rockin’

I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need to Get By – Method Man ft/ Mary J. Blige
1995, I’ll Be There For You/ You’re All I Need To Get By

You’re all, I need
(Lie together, cry together,
I swear to God I hope we f*****’ die together)
To get by

This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
1995, This Is How We Do It

This is how we do it, all hands are in the air
And wave them from here to there

Big Poppa – Notorious B.I.G.
1995, Ready to Die

I love it when you call me Big Poppa
Throw your hands in the air if you’s a true player
I love it when you call me Big Poppa
To the honeys gettin’ money, playin’ fellas like dummies

Tootsee Roll – 69 Boyz
1994, Nineteen Ninety Quad

Let me see that (Tootsee Roll)
Get off the flo’ (Tootsee Roll)
And make that Tootsee Roll (Tootsee Roll)

Fantastic Voyage – Coolio
1994, It Takes a Thief

Slide slide slippity-slide
I’m hittin’ switches on the block in a ’65
Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage

Regulate – Warren G feat. Nate Dogg
1994, Regulate… G Funk Era

It was a clear black night, a clear white moon
Warren G was on the streets tryin’ to consume
Some skirts for the eve so I can get some phones

Shoop – Salt-n-Pepa
1993, Very Necessary

Came to my senses and I chilled for a bit
Don’t know how you do the voodoo that you do
So well it’s a spell, hell, makes me wanna shoop shoop shoop

Whoomp! There It Is – Tag Team
1993, Whoomp! (There It Is)

Upside down and inside out
Donald’s swarmin the floor, throwing Daisy about
Minnie: Twirl to the left
Mickey: Twist to the right
Together: Movin, groovin, OUTTA SIGHT!

Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang – Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
1992, The Chronic

Symbolizes dope, take a toke, but don’t choke
If you do, you’ll have no clue
On what me and my homie Snoop Dogg came to do

Scenario – A Tribe Called Quest
1992, The Anthology

Watch as I combine all the juice from the mind
Heel up, wheel up, bring it back, come rewind
Powerful impact, boom, from the cannon

Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
1992, Mack Daddy

My anaconda don’t want none
Unless you’ve got buns, hun

Electric Slide (Shall We Dance) – Grandmaster Slice
1991, Electric Slide (Shall We Dance)

We got everybody rockin’ and everybody talkin’,
Even your grandma bought her a Walkman.
To listen to my music when she gets the urge,
And when my song hits her ears like a power surge

Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch feat. Loleatta Holloway
1991, Music For The People

Feel it feel it
Feel the vibration
It’s such a good vibration
It’s such a sweet sensation

Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
1990, To The Extreme

If there was a problem, yo, I’ll solve it
Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it
Ice, ice baby

U Can’t Touch This – M.C. Hammer
1990, Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em

Look in my eyes, man
You can’t touch this
Yo, let me bust the funky Iyrics
You can’t touch this

2000s Hip Hop Wedding Songs

I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
2009, The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)

I got a feeling
That tonight’s gonna be a good night
That tonight’s gonna be a good night

I Look Good – Chalie Boy
2009, I Look Good

On My Mama (Mama)
On My Hood (Hood)
I Look Fly (Yeah)
I Look Good (Good)

Bikers Shuffle – Big Mucci
2009, Cleveland Slide

(Line dance)

Day ‘N’ Nite (Nightmare) – Kid Cudi
2009, Man On The Moon: The End Of Day

‘Cause day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)

Kiss Me Thru The Phone – Soulja Boy Tell’em feat. Sammie
2008, iSouljaBoyTellem

Baby, I know that you like me, you my future wifey
Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, yeah
You can be my Bonnie, I can be your Clyde

Good Day – Nappy Roots
2008, Good Day

‘Cause ain’t nobody gonna die today
Save that drama for another day
Hey, we’re gonna have a good day

Wobble – V.I.C.
2008, Beast

Get low n scrub the grown (let me see you just)
Push it up, push it up (let me see you just)
Wobble baby, wobble baby, wobble baby, wobble

Cyclone – Baby Bash w/T-Pain
2007, Cyclone

And she makes me wanna do it all night long
Going hard when they turn the spotlights on
Because she moves her body like a cyclone

Cupid Shuffle – Cupid
2007, Time For A Change

Now kick, now kick, now kick, now kick
Now walk it by yourself, now walk it by yourself
(Let me see you do)
Down, down, do your dance, do your dance

Low – Flo Rida
2007, Mail on Sunday

She hit the floor (she hit the floor)
Next thing you know
Shawty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Stronger – Kanye West
2007, Graduation

And she’ll do anything for the limelight
And we’ll do anything when the time’s right
Uh, baby you’re makin’ it (harder, better, faster, stronger)

Crank That – Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em
2007, souljaboytellem.com

Super fresh, now watch me jock
Jocking on them haters man
When I do that Soulja Boy
I lean to the left and crank that thang

Bring Em Out – T.I.
2004, Urban Legend

I got the crowd yelling (Bring ’em out, bring ’em out)
Aye, all my hot girls yelling (Bring ’em out, bring ’em out)
Aye, all the Dope Boyz yelling (Bring ’em out, bring ’em out)

Lean Back – Terror Squad
2004, True Story

I said my n***** don’t dance we just pull up our pants
And do the rockaway, now lean back, lean back, lean back, lean back

In Da Club – 50 Cent
2003, Get Rich or Die Tryin’

We gon’ party like it’s your birthday
We gon’ sip Bacardi like it’s your birthday
And you know we don’t give a f*** it’s not your birthday

Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas
2003, Elephunk

Everybody (yeah), everybody (yeah)
Let’s get into it (yeah), get stupid (come on)

Hey Ya! – Outkast
2003, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Thank God for Mom and Dad
For sticking to together
Like we don’t know how
Hey ya! Hey ya!

Get Low – Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz & Ying Yang Twins
2002, Kings Of Crunk

Let me see you get low (you scared, you scared)
Drop that a** to the floor (you scared, you scared)

Hot In Herre – Nelly
2002, Nellyville

I said
It’s gettin’ hot in herre
(So hot)
So take off all your clothes
(Ohh)
I am gettin’ so hot, I wanna take my clothes off

Move B***h – Ludacris
2001, Word Of Mouf

Move b****, get out the way
Get out the way b****, get out the way
Move b****, get out the way

Get Ur Freak On – Missy Elliott
2001, Miss E….So Addictive

(Holla) People sing around
Now people gather ’round
Now people jump around
Go, get your freak on

Let’s Get Married – Jagged Edge
2000, J.E. Heartbreak

We ain’t gettin’ no younger, we might as well do it (so might as well do it, yeah)
Been feelin’ you all the while, girl, I must confess (and I must confess)
Let’s just get married

I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) – Jay-Z
2000, The Dynasty

It ain’t where I been (It ain’t where I been)
But where I’m bout to go (Top of the world!)
Now I just wanna love you (just wanna love you)

Ride Wit Me – Nelly
2000, Country Grammar

If you want to go and take a ride with me
We 3-wheeling in the fo’ with the gold D’s
Oh why do I live this way? (Hey, must be the money!)

The Real Slim Shady – Eminem
2000, The Marshall Mathers LP

All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating
So won’t the real Slim Shady please stand up
Please stand up, please stand up?

2010s Hip Hop Wedding Songs

Circles – Post Malone
2019, Hollywood’s Bleeding

Let go
I got a feeling that it’s time to let go
I say so
I knew that this was doomed from the get-go

No Guidance – Chris Brown feat. Drake
2019, No Guidance

Lil’ baby in her bag, in her Birkin
No nine to five, put the work in
Flaws and all, I love ’em all, to me, you’re perfect

Old Town Road – Lil Nas X
2019, 7 EP

Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse
To the old town road
I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more

Astronaut In The Ocean – Masked Wolf
2019, Astronaut In The Ocean

Can you please read between the lines?
My rhyme’s inclined to break your spine
They say that I’m so fine

I Like It – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
2018, Invasion of Privacy

Diamond district in the jag (Gang, I said I like it like that)
Certified, you know I’m gang, gang (Gang, gang I said I like it like)

Twerk – City Girls feat. Cardi B
2018, Girl Code

Work that
(I want a slim, fine woman with some twerk with her)
Work that
(I want a slim, fine woman with some twerk with her)

All the Stars – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
2018, Black Panther Soundtrack

This maybe the night that my dreams might let me know
All the stars are closer, all the stars are closer, all the stars are closer

Sunflowere – Post Malone & Swae Le

2018, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Soundtrack

I think your love would be too much
Or you’ll be left in the dust
Unless I stuck by ya
You’re the sunflower

I’m the One – DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne
2017, Grateful

Yeah, you’re lookin’ at the truth, the money never lie no
I’m the one, yeah, I’m the one

Passionfruit – Drake
2017, More Life

Passionate from miles away
Passive with the things you say
Passin’ up on my old ways
I can’t blame you

Trap Queen – Fetty Wap
2015, Trap Queen

And I get high with my baby (my baby)
I just left the mall I’m getting fly with my baby, yeah
And I can ride with my baby (my baby)

My House – Flo Rida
2015, My House

Welcome to my house
Play that music too loud
Show me what you do now
We don’t like to go out

Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae) – Silento
2015, Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae)

Now watch me whip (ayy) (kill it)
Now watch me nae nae (okay)
Now watch me whip, whip

Fancy – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
2014, The New Classic

I’m so fancy
You already know
I’m in the fast lane
From L.A. to Tokyo

Fireball – Pitbull feat. John Ryan
2014, Globalization

I tell her baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
I’m on fireball
Fireball

Turn Down For What – DJ Snake feat. Lil Jon
2013, Released as a single

Fire up that loud
Another round of shots
Turn down for what?

Harlem Shake – Baauer
2012, Released as a single

Then do the Harlem Shake (Shake!)
Ey (Shake!), con los terroristas
Ey (Shake!), ey (Shake!)

Starships – Nicki Minaj
2012, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

Starships were meant to fly
Hands up and touch the sky
Can’t stop ’cause we’re so high
Let’s do this one more time

In Love with Her – Splitzide
2012, In Love with Her

You’re the air that I need
Bottom line
(She’s the one I dream of)
Let’s celebrate love!

Good Feeling – Flo Rida
2011, Wild Ones

Oh, oh, sometimes I get a good feeling, yeah
I get a feeling that I never never never never had before, no no
I get a good feeling, yeah

Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton
2011, The Heist

Tonight is the night, we’ll fight ’til it’s over
So we put our hands up
Like the ceiling can’t hold us

Super Bass – Nicki Minaj
2011, Pink Friday

Boy you got my heartbeat runnin’ away
Beating like a drum and it’s coming your way
Can’t you hear that
Boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom, boom, bass?
He got that super bass

Teach Me How to Dougie – Cali Swag District
2010, The Kickback

M-bone, show these cats how to do dat down south dance
Dat we learned a lil’ too fast and bought it to the hood
And got da whole crew a**
Teach me how to dougie

The Light – Common
2010, Go! Common Classics

I never knew a luh, luh-luh, a love like this
Gotta be somethin’ for me to write this

Danza Kuduro – Don Omar feat. Lucenzo
2010, Meet the Orphans

Danza Kuduro
No Te Canses Ahora
Que Esto Sólo Empieza
Mueve La Cabeza
(English)
Kuduro dance
Do not get tired now
That this is only beginning
Move the head

Same Ole 2 Step – Ent Distrikt
2010, Same Ole 2 Step

Bottoms Up – Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj
2010, Passion, Pain & Pleasure

Pocket full of green
Girl you know I love the way you shake it in those jeans
Bottoms up bottoms up
Throw your hands up

No Hands – Waka Flocka Flame ft. Wale & Roscoe Dash
2010, No Hands

Girl the way you’re movin’
Got me in a trance, DJ turn me up
Ladies dis yo jam (c’mon)

Modern Hip Hop Wedding Songs

Way 2 Sexy – Drake feat. Future & Young Thug
2021, Certified Lover Boy

Yeah, whoa, whoa-whoa
I’m too sexy for this syrup
Too sexy for your girl
Too sexy for this world

INDUSTRY BABY – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
2021, MONTERO

I ain’t fall off, I just ain’t release my new s***
I blew up now everybody tryna sue me
You call me Nas, but the hood call me Doobie

Up – Cardi B
2021, Up

Big bag bussin’ out the Bentley Bentayga
Man, Balenciaga Bardi back and all these bitches f***** (woo)

Big Energy – Latto
2021, Big Energy

And if your b**** ain’t right, I got the remedy
It ain’t too many n***** that can handle me
Bad ****, I could be your fantasy

Love Music – Lil Yachty
2021, Love Music

Hope that we can be more, I dreamed of you last night
You had on a big old gown and a wedding ring
You were my wife, baby, you were my wife

Best Friend – Saweetie feat. Doja Cat
2021, Best Friend

That my best friend, she a real bad b****
Got her own money, she ‘on’t need no n**’
On the dance floor, she had two, three drinks
Now she twerkin’, she throw it out and come back in

WAP – Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion
2020, WAP

Look, I need a hard hitter, I need a deep stroke
I need a Henny drink, I need a weed smoker
Not a garden snake, I need a king cobra

Toosie Slide – Drake
2020, Toosie Slide

It go, right foot up, left foot slide
Left foot up, right foot slide
Basically, I’m saying either way, we ’bout to slide

Found You – Ludacris & Chance The Rapper
2020, Found You

Ayy, so soft, so soft to the touch
Type love that cause fools to rush
Type love that comes in the clutch

Always n Forever – Mariah the Scientist ft. Lil Baby
2020, Always n Forever

But, baby, you should know this
That I ain’t goin’
And I ain’t blowin’ no smoke

Body – Megan Thee Stallion
2020, Good News

I’m a hot ebony, they gon’ click it if it’s me (if it’s me)
All my b****** been gettin’ these n***** through the quarantine (yeah)
B****, I’m very well, on my s*** as you could tell

What’s Popular in Hip-Hop Now?

The Top 10 Hip-Hop & Rap Songs according to the number of downloads on Amazon:

1. Face Off – Tech N9ne
2. INDUSTRY BABY – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
3. Last One Standing – Skylar Grey & Polo G & Mozzy & Eminem
4. Way 2 Sexy – Drake feat. Future & Young Thug
5. Poke It Out – Wale feat. J. Cole
6. Big Energy – Latto
7. Old Town Road (Remix) – Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
8. WALKTHROUGH – Myles Yachts
9. Knife Talk – Drake feat. 21 Savage & Project Pat
10. Bring Em Out – T.I.

Rolling Stone’s Top 10 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of All-Time

Rolling Stone Magazine is an authority in the music industry. They put together a list of the Greatest Hip Hop Songs of All-Time. Hip Hop can also be categorized as Rap. It truly is a great list of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time too.

All of the songs were popular in the 80s and 90s. From the beginnings of Hip Hop, groups include Grandmaster Flash, Run-D.M.C., Sugarhill Gang, and Afrika Bambaataa. Hip Hop artists of the 90s include Notorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Geto Boys.

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10. Paid In Full – Eric B. and Rakim (1987)

9. Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A. (1988)

8. Juicy – Notorious B.I.G. (1994)

7. Fight The Power – Public Enemy (1989)

6. Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang – Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg (1992)

5. Mind Playing Tricks On Me – Geto Boys (1991)

4. Sucker M.C.’s – Run-DMC (1983)

3. Planet Rock – Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force (1982)

2. Rapper’s Delight – Sugarhill Gang (1979)

1. The Message – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982)

Similar song lists for further reading:

• Hip Hop First Dance Songs
• Rap Love Songs
• R&B Wedding Songs

What are the Best Hip-Hop Songs of All Time?

VH1 created a list of their Top 100 Hip-Hop Songs of all-time. We got to thinking and decided to narrow down their list to our favorite wedding songs.

Hip-Hop fans can be excited as our list is part of the most memorable and historical songs in music history. The year the song was released is noted with the rank on the VH1 Hip-Hop songs list.

Here’s our list of the greatest 14 wedding Hip-Hop songs.

Greatest Hip Hop Songs by VH1 ReCalculated

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Heavy D. and the Boyz – Now That We Found Love
(1991 – Ranked #86).
This a great upbeat song to fill dance floors. Now That We Found Love would also be a great intro song for the wedding party.

PM Dawn – Set Adrift On Memory Bliss
(1991 – Ranked #81).
A remix sampling from Spandau Ballet’s True. Set Adrift On Memory Bliss has a great beat and would make a great background song or slow tempo dance song.

House Of Pain – Jump Around
(1992 – Ranked #66).
Not for your stereotypical wedding song. This uptempo song is for a younger crowd but will fill the dance floor.

LL Cool J – I Need Love
(1987 – Ranked #60).
I Need Love is considered the first rap ballad. A classic slow song that rose to #14 on the Billboard charts. I Need Love would also be a good Garter Removal song.

Young MC – Bust A Move
(1989 – Ranked #47).
Bust A Move has been a time-tested dance song to fill wedding dance floors. With a fast tempo beat, wedding guests will want to bust a move to this song.

Method Man ft/ Mary J. Blige – I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need to Get By
(1995 – Ranked #44).
From all the songs listed on the Greatest 100 Hip Hop Songs, this song makes the best choice for the first dance song as a married couple. I’ll Be There For You is based upon the original song sung by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.

Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – It Takes Two
(1988 – Ranked #37).
It Takes Two is a dance classic to fill dance floors for years to come. A great party song for all ages.

Nelly – Hot In Herre
(2002 – Ranked #36).
This is a great song for the garter removal or for the garter placement. Hot In Herre is also a fast-tempo song to fill dance floors.

Queen Latifah ft. Monie Love – Ladies First
(1989 – Ranked #35).
We could not leave out a song from one of the most influential women in Hip Hip history. Ladies First would make a great bouquet toss song.

MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This
(1990 – Ranked #26).
This is probably the most recognized Hip Hop/Pop song on the list across all genres. A great fast-tempo dance song to get wedding guests dancing.

50 Cent – In Da Club
(2003 – Ranked #18).
This is the newest Hip Hop song on the list. In Da Club rose to #1 on the Billboard charts and will definitely get wedding guests in the mood to dance.

Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back
(1992 – Ranked #17)
A great fun party song to fill the dance floor. It may offend some. However, there was a viral video on YouTube that showed a bridal couple dancing to this.

Run-DMC ft/ Aerosmith – Walk This Way
(2001 – Ranked #4).
A great collaboration between Hip Hop and Rock all-stars. Originally performed by Aerosmith and sampled by Run-DMC. Wedding guests will want to get their groove on to this mid-tempo song.

Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight
(1980 – Ranked #2).
Considered one of the few songs that helped popularize hip hop music. Rapper’s Delight was revitalized with a skit in the movie The Wedding Singer in 1998. Not only can you breakdance to Rapper’s Delight, but many wedding parties also plan rehearsed dance moves to this song.

How Can I Make My Wedding Reception Fun?

A wedding reception is fun when you include music everyone likes. You can add a prompt on your RSVP or a survey on your bridal website.

“Guests completed the following sentence: You’ll find me on the dance floor when they play ______,” says Kristen Ley Green from Published & Pretty.” BridalGuide.com

Either way, you’ll be sure to include Hip-Hop in the fun category for your wedding playlist!

Is Rap Hip-Hop?

Yes and no.

Hip hop is a style of music created from African music. For all intents and purposes, rap music can be intertwined with Hip-Hop music. Rapping is a vocal style in which the vocalist speaks lyrically, in rhyme and verse. The creation of Hip-Hop has been accredited to Keith Cowboy of the music group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

There are many claims on the first Hip-Hop recording. However, our favorite is to be The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” from 1979. The lyrical content of Hip-Hop evolved from the 1970s to metaphorical lyrics over more complex, multi-layered instrumentals.

Artists such as Chuck D and KRS-ONE revolutionized hip-hop by transforming it into a more mature art form. Hip hop from the ’80s and into the new decade formed into many genres including east coast and west coast Hip-Hop, gangsta rap, new school Hip-Hop, world, and crunk.

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