A Guide to Selecting Hip Hop Tracks for Your Wedding

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.

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 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?

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
  • I LUV HER – GloRilla & T-Pain
  • Like That – Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar
  • Lovin On Me – Jack Harlow
  • MILLION DOLLAR BABY – Tommy Richman
  • My Everything – Danny Boy & Snoop Dogg
  • Neva Play – Megan Thee Stallion feat. RM of BTS
  • Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
  • squabble up – Kendrick Lamar
  • TGIF – GloRilla
  • WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME – GloRilla & Sexyy Red

DJs! Plan Hip Hop Wedding Songs by BPM and Key

(Click on the Song, Artist, Key and BPM table columns for sorting)

SongArtistKeyBPM
Cupid ShuffleCupid4A72
Bottoms Up (feat. Nicki Minaj)Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj3B74
Cyclone (feat. T-Pain)Baby Bash, T-Pain1B78
I'm the One (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne)DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne9B81
Neva Play (feat. RM of BTS)Megan Thee Stallion, RM10B82
Snap Yo FingersLil Jon, E-40, Sean Paul1A82
Favorite SongToosii6B83
Teach Me How to DougieCali Swag District1B85
Just a FriendBiz Markie8B85
In Da Club50 Cent11A90
London BridgeFergie3B91
California Love - Original Version2Pac, Roger, Dr. Dre9B92
Lollipop (feat. Static Major) - 2008 / Re-Mastered VersionLil Wayne, Static Major11A93
Nuthin’ But A "G" ThangDr. Dre, Snoop Dogg10A94
Good DayNappy Roots11B94
HypnotizeThe Notorious B.I.G.11B94
Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat)Saweetie, Doja Cat12B94
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (feat. Lauryn Hill)Nas, Ms. Lauryn Hill3A94
What You Want (feat. Total)Mase, Total3A94
My HouseFlo Rida6A94
RegulateWarren G, Nate Dogg10A95
I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By - Puff Daddy MixMethod Man, Mary J. Blige12A95
WobbleV.I.C.2A95
The Next EpisodeDr. Dre, Snoop Dogg3A95
X Gon' Give It To YaDMX3A95
FancyIggy Azalea, Charli xcx3A95
Lean BackTerror Squad, Fat Joe, Remy Ma3B95
All The Stars (with SZA)Kendrick Lamar, SZA4B97
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)JAY-Z9A99
Ghetto Supastar (That is What You Are) (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mýa)Pras, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Mýa3B100
Blow the WhistleToo $hort3B100
Paint The Town RedDoja Cat7B100
BeautifulSnoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams, Charlie Wilson10A101
Get LowLil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Ying Yang Twins3B101
Not Like UsKendrick Lamar3B101
Ride Wit MeNelly, City Spud9B102
Got Your Money (feat. Kelis)ODB, Kelis, Rich Travali3B103
Let Me Clear My Throat - Old School Reunion Remix '96DJ Kool9B103
One DanceDrake, Wizkid, Kyla3B104
This Is How We Do ItMontell Jordan, Wino8B104
Feel so GoodMase10A105
Lovin On MeJack Harlow10B105
PlayersCoi Leray11A105
Fantastic VoyageCoolio9B105
Big EnergyLatto10A106
Jump AroundHouse Of Pain9A107
Electric Slide (Shall We Dance)Grandmaster Slice3A108
BodyMegan Thee Stallion4A108
Let's Get Married (feat. Run) - ReMarqable RemixJagged Edge, RUN, Lamarquis Jefferson3B110
It Takes TwoRob Base & DJ EZ Rock10B112
We Takin' OverDJ Khaled3A113
The Way I AreTimbaland, Keri Hilson, D.O.E.2A115
I Gotta FeelingBlack Eyed Peas8B115
ApacheThe Sugarhill Gang9B115
Ice Ice BabyVanilla Ice10B116
Bust A MoveYoung MC9A117
FE!N (feat. Playboi Carti)Travis Scott, Playboi Carti4B118
We Fly HighJim Jones3B120
CirclesPost Malone8B120
CongratulationsPost Malone, Quavo2B123
Starships - EditNicki Minaj10A125
Lose Control (feat. Ciara & Fat Man Scoop)Missy Elliott, Ciara, Fatman Scoop9A125
LOVE. FEAT. ZACARI.Kendrick Lamar, Zacari6B126
It's TrickyRun–D.M.C.10A128
Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)Rich Homie Quan10A128
Good FeelingFlo Rida12A128
Low (feat. T-Pain)Flo Rida, T-Pain3A128
Baby Got BackSir Mix-A-Lot3B128
I Like You (A Happier Song) (with Doja Cat)Post Malone, Doja Cat8B128
Hey Ya!Outkast9A128
ShoopSalt-N-Pepa10A129
Whoomp! There It Is - Radio EditTag Team9A129
Turn Down for WhatDJ Snake, Lil Jon10A132
Da' DipFreak Nasty4B132
marry meKanii7B132
C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)Quad City DJ's11A136
I Like ItCardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin4A136
Day 'N' Nite (nightmare)Kid Cudi10A138
MILLION DOLLAR BABYTommy Richman12A138
Harlem ShakeBaauer8B138
Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae)Silentó4B140
Grove St. Party (feat. Kebo Gotti)Waka Flocka Flame, Kebo Gotti5A140
Crank That (Soulja Boy)Soulja Boy8B140
Girl Of My Dreams (with SUGA of BTS)Juice WRLD, SUGA, BTS12B142
The Show Goes OnLupe Fiasco9B143
Get It SexyySexyy Red8B145
TGIFGloRilla8B145
Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Ray Dalton10B146
Trap QueenFetty Wap9B148
HUMBLE.Kendrick Lamar10B150
All I Do Is Win (feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross)DJ Khaled8B150
Kiss Me Thru The PhoneSoulja Boy, Sammie9B150
Love MusicLil Yachty9B160
Like ThatFuture, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar10A162
Best I Ever HadDrake3B162
UpCardi B1B166
Lose YourselfEminem10B171
Can I Get A...JAY-Z, Amil, Ja Rule1A177
Sunflower (Remix) [with Swae Lee, Nicky Jam, and Prince Royce]Post Malone, Swae Lee, Nicky Jam, Prince Royce, G.O.K.B.10B180
Big DawgsHanumankind, Kalmi9A180
Lip GlossLil Mama10B189

*BPM and key pulled from SongData.io

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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.

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