Hip Hop is one of the most popular genres for today’s weddings. The challenge is to know the hits that will please all generations. Discover a list of the most popular right now and classic Hip Hop tracks songs for your wedding day.
Quick Tips
When picking out Hip Hip songs for your wedding, you must consider the following 3 factors:
1. What is the song’s tempo to determine the dance style? 2. What is the song’s meaning and is it appropriate for your wedding? 3. What moment of the wedding ceremony or reception will the song play?
As an experienced wedding DJ, I’ve assembled a list of Hip Hop wedding songs. Songs are selected by the meaning of the song and popular hits by today’s couples. Besides new and trending, additional lists are grouped by decades.
Song Ideas by Wedding Moment & Vibe
Entrance Songs
When the newlyweds enter the reception hall or the wedding party, these are popular selections to play to get everyone hyped.
All I Do Is Win – DJ Khaled
Congratulations – Post Malone feat. Quavo
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
Let’s Get Married (ReMarqable Remix – Jagged Edge
My House – Flo Rida
First Dance Songs
Yep! Listen to these suggestions for a first dance as a married couple.
Best I Ever Had – Drake
Favorite Song – Toosii
Girl Of My Dreams – Juice WRLD, Suga, BTS
I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need to Get By – Method Man ft. Mary J. Blige
Love Music – Lil Yachty
Cocktail Hour & Dinner Music
Let’s play a but of hip-hop vibes for background music as guess arrive at the reception, cocktail hour, and for dinner. These will get you started.
All the Stars – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Beautiful – Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell Williams
Circles – Post Malone
Good Day – Nappy Roots
I Like You (A Happier Song) – Post Malone, Doja Cat
I’m the One – DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne
If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) – Nas, Lauryn Hill
LOVE. – Kendrick Lamar FT. ZACARI
marry me – KANII
Paint The Town Red – Doja Cat
Sunflower – Post Malone & Swae Lee
Group Dances
Line dances and group dances are big hits for some couples and their family and friends.
Bikers Shuffle – Big Mucci
C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train) – Quad City DJ’s
Crank That (Soulja Boy) – Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em
Cupid Shuffle – Cupid
Da Dip – Freak Nasty
Electric Slide (Shall We Dance) – Grandmaster Slice
Harlem Shake – Baauer
Teach Me How to Dougie – Cali Swag District
Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae) – Silento
Wobble – V.I.C.
Classic & Old School Vibes
Let’s not forget about the classic tunes that are still relevant today to pack the dance floor.
Apache – The Sugarhill Gang
Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
Bust A Move – Young MC
California Love – 2 Pac
Fantastic Voyage – Coolio
Ghetto Supastar (That is What You Are) – Pras
Hypnotize – Notorious B.I.G.
Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
Intergalactic – Beastie Boys
It Takes Two – Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
It’s Tricky – Run DMC
Jump Around – House Of Pain
Just a Friend – Biz Markie
Let Me Clear My Throat – DJ Kool
Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang – Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
Regulate – Warren G feat. Nate Dogg
Shoop – Salt-n-Pepa
The Next Episode – Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
U Can’t Touch This – M.C. Hammer
What You Want – Mase feat. Total
Whoomp! There It Is – Tag Team
Party Dance Songs
These are guaranteed party starters. These songs are tried-and-true hits and are also popular right now with many age groups.
Best Friend – Saweetie feat. Doja Cat
Big Energy – Latto
Blow the Whistle – Too $hort
Body – Megan Thee Stallion
Bottoms Up – Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj
Can I Get A… – Jay-Z feat. Amil & Ja Rule
Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton
Cyclone – Baby Bash w/T-Pain
Day ‘N’ Nite (Nightmare) – Kid Cudi
Fancy – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
Feel so Good – Mase
Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) – Rich Homie Quan
Get Low – Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz & Ying Yang Twins
Good Feeling – Flo Rida
Got Your Money – Ol’ Dirty Bastard feat. Kelis
Grove St. Party – Waka Flocka Flame feat. Kebo Gotti
Hey Ya! – Outkast
HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) – Jay-Z
I Like It – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
In Da Club – 50 Cent
Kiss Me Thru The Phone – Soulja Boy Tell’em feat. Sammie
Lean Back – Terror Squad
Lip Gloss – Lil Mama
Lollipop – Lil Wayne feat. Static Major
London Bridge – Fergie
Lose Control – Missy Elliott feat. Ciara & Fat Man Scoop
Lose Yourself – Eminem
Low – Flo Rida
One Dance – Drake
Players – Coi Leray
Ride Wit Me – Nelly
Snap Yo Fingers – Lil Jon
Starships – Nicki Minaj
The Show Goes On – Lupe Fiasco
The Way I Are – Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E.
This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
Trap Queen – Fetty Wap
Turn Down For What – DJ Snake feat. Lil Jon
Up – Cardi B
We Fly High – Jim Jones
We Takin’ Over – DJ Khaled
X Gon’ Give It To Ya – DMX
New Tracks
Discover a list of new tracks released in the past couple of years that are trending now. Songs will come and go based on their popularity.
Big Dawgs – Hanumankind & Kalmi
FE!N – Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti
Get It Sexyy – Sexyy Red
Like That – Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar
Lovin On Me – Jack Harlow
MILLION DOLLAR BABY – Tommy Richman
Neva Play – Megan Thee Stallion feat. RM of BTS
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
TGIF – GloRilla
Fun Facts
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 about 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.
I have always had a love for music and the way it makes you feel. My passion grew for wedding celebrations with years as a wedding DJ. Now, as a wedding music planner, I research popular and unique wedding songs to create personalized playlists for couples and help wedding pros curate crowd-cheering music. Let's get the party started! - Read More About Me
