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)
Song | Artist | Key | BPM |
---|---|---|---|
Cupid Shuffle | Cupid | 4A | 72 |
Bottoms Up (feat. Nicki Minaj) | Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj | 3B | 74 |
Cyclone (feat. T-Pain) | Baby Bash, T-Pain | 1B | 78 |
I'm the One (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne) | DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne | 9B | 81 |
Neva Play (feat. RM of BTS) | Megan Thee Stallion, RM | 10B | 82 |
Snap Yo Fingers | Lil Jon, E-40, Sean Paul | 1A | 82 |
Favorite Song | Toosii | 6B | 83 |
Teach Me How to Dougie | Cali Swag District | 1B | 85 |
Just a Friend | Biz Markie | 8B | 85 |
In Da Club | 50 Cent | 11A | 90 |
London Bridge | Fergie | 3B | 91 |
California Love - Original Version | 2Pac, Roger, Dr. Dre | 9B | 92 |
Lollipop (feat. Static Major) - 2008 / Re-Mastered Version | Lil Wayne, Static Major | 11A | 93 |
Nuthin’ But A "G" Thang | Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg | 10A | 94 |
Good Day | Nappy Roots | 11B | 94 |
Hypnotize | The Notorious B.I.G. | 11B | 94 |
Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat) | Saweetie, Doja Cat | 12B | 94 |
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (feat. Lauryn Hill) | Nas, Ms. Lauryn Hill | 3A | 94 |
What You Want (feat. Total) | Mase, Total | 3A | 94 |
My House | Flo Rida | 6A | 94 |
Regulate | Warren G, Nate Dogg | 10A | 95 |
I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By - Puff Daddy Mix | Method Man, Mary J. Blige | 12A | 95 |
Wobble | V.I.C. | 2A | 95 |
The Next Episode | Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg | 3A | 95 |
X Gon' Give It To Ya | DMX | 3A | 95 |
Fancy | Iggy Azalea, Charli xcx | 3A | 95 |
Lean Back | Terror Squad, Fat Joe, Remy Ma | 3B | 95 |
All The Stars (with SZA) | Kendrick Lamar, SZA | 4B | 97 |
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) | JAY-Z | 9A | 99 |
Ghetto Supastar (That is What You Are) (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mýa) | Pras, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Mýa | 3B | 100 |
Blow the Whistle | Too $hort | 3B | 100 |
Paint The Town Red | Doja Cat | 7B | 100 |
Beautiful | Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams, Charlie Wilson | 10A | 101 |
Get Low | Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Ying Yang Twins | 3B | 101 |
Not Like Us | Kendrick Lamar | 3B | 101 |
Ride Wit Me | Nelly, City Spud | 9B | 102 |
Got Your Money (feat. Kelis) | ODB, Kelis, Rich Travali | 3B | 103 |
Let Me Clear My Throat - Old School Reunion Remix '96 | DJ Kool | 9B | 103 |
One Dance | Drake, Wizkid, Kyla | 3B | 104 |
This Is How We Do It | Montell Jordan, Wino | 8B | 104 |
Feel so Good | Mase | 10A | 105 |
Lovin On Me | Jack Harlow | 10B | 105 |
Players | Coi Leray | 11A | 105 |
Fantastic Voyage | Coolio | 9B | 105 |
Big Energy | Latto | 10A | 106 |
Jump Around | House Of Pain | 9A | 107 |
Electric Slide (Shall We Dance) | Grandmaster Slice | 3A | 108 |
Body | Megan Thee Stallion | 4A | 108 |
Let's Get Married (feat. Run) - ReMarqable Remix | Jagged Edge, RUN, Lamarquis Jefferson | 3B | 110 |
It Takes Two | Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock | 10B | 112 |
We Takin' Over | DJ Khaled | 3A | 113 |
The Way I Are | Timbaland, Keri Hilson, D.O.E. | 2A | 115 |
I Gotta Feeling | Black Eyed Peas | 8B | 115 |
Apache | The Sugarhill Gang | 9B | 115 |
Ice Ice Baby | Vanilla Ice | 10B | 116 |
Bust A Move | Young MC | 9A | 117 |
FE!N (feat. Playboi Carti) | Travis Scott, Playboi Carti | 4B | 118 |
We Fly High | Jim Jones | 3B | 120 |
Circles | Post Malone | 8B | 120 |
Congratulations | Post Malone, Quavo | 2B | 123 |
Starships - Edit | Nicki Minaj | 10A | 125 |
Lose Control (feat. Ciara & Fat Man Scoop) | Missy Elliott, Ciara, Fatman Scoop | 9A | 125 |
LOVE. FEAT. ZACARI. | Kendrick Lamar, Zacari | 6B | 126 |
It's Tricky | Run–D.M.C. | 10A | 128 |
Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) | Rich Homie Quan | 10A | 128 |
Good Feeling | Flo Rida | 12A | 128 |
Low (feat. T-Pain) | Flo Rida, T-Pain | 3A | 128 |
Baby Got Back | Sir Mix-A-Lot | 3B | 128 |
I Like You (A Happier Song) (with Doja Cat) | Post Malone, Doja Cat | 8B | 128 |
Hey Ya! | Outkast | 9A | 128 |
Shoop | Salt-N-Pepa | 10A | 129 |
Whoomp! There It Is - Radio Edit | Tag Team | 9A | 129 |
Turn Down for What | DJ Snake, Lil Jon | 10A | 132 |
Da' Dip | Freak Nasty | 4B | 132 |
marry me | Kanii | 7B | 132 |
C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) | Quad City DJ's | 11A | 136 |
I Like It | Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin | 4A | 136 |
Day 'N' Nite (nightmare) | Kid Cudi | 10A | 138 |
MILLION DOLLAR BABY | Tommy Richman | 12A | 138 |
Harlem Shake | Baauer | 8B | 138 |
Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae) | Silentó | 4B | 140 |
Grove St. Party (feat. Kebo Gotti) | Waka Flocka Flame, Kebo Gotti | 5A | 140 |
Crank That (Soulja Boy) | Soulja Boy | 8B | 140 |
Girl Of My Dreams (with SUGA of BTS) | Juice WRLD, SUGA, BTS | 12B | 142 |
The Show Goes On | Lupe Fiasco | 9B | 143 |
Get It Sexyy | Sexyy Red | 8B | 145 |
TGIF | GloRilla | 8B | 145 |
Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) | Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Ray Dalton | 10B | 146 |
Trap Queen | Fetty Wap | 9B | 148 |
HUMBLE. | Kendrick Lamar | 10B | 150 |
All I Do Is Win (feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross) | DJ Khaled | 8B | 150 |
Kiss Me Thru The Phone | Soulja Boy, Sammie | 9B | 150 |
Love Music | Lil Yachty | 9B | 160 |
Like That | Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar | 10A | 162 |
Best I Ever Had | Drake | 3B | 162 |
Up | Cardi B | 1B | 166 |
Lose Yourself | Eminem | 10B | 171 |
Can I Get A... | JAY-Z, Amil, Ja Rule | 1A | 177 |
Sunflower (Remix) [with Swae Lee, Nicky Jam, and Prince Royce] | Post Malone, Swae Lee, Nicky Jam, Prince Royce, G.O.K.B. | 10B | 180 |
Big Dawgs | Hanumankind, Kalmi | 9A | 180 |
Lip Gloss | Lil Mama | 10B | 189 |
*BPM and key pulled from SongData.io