The late, great Prince was so iconic and innovative that his influence was ever-present in today’s popular hip-hop songs.
Check out these hit songs that have name dropped the GOAT:
Eminem – “Without Me”
“I’ve been dope, suspenseful with a pencil ever since. Prince turned himself into a symbol”
Missy Elliott – “Work It”
“Just cause I got a lot of fame sup-ah. Prince couldn’t get me change my name papa”
Kanye West – “Stronger”
“You know how long I’ve been on ya? Since Prince was on Apollonia”
Nas – “Bridging The Gap”
“Born in the game, discovered my father’s music, Like Prince searchin’ through boxes of Purple Rain”
Kanye West – “Champion”
“They got the Drop Out keepin’ kids in the school, I guess I’ll clean up my act like Prince’ll do”
Jay Z – “Venus vs Mars”
“I thought shawty like Mike, found out she like Prince, Thought she was Adrian, it’s been Rocky ever since”
Notorious B.I.G. (f/ P. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge, Avery Storm) – “Nasty Girl”
“I need u to grind like Ur working for tips, And give me what I need while we listen to Prince”
Salt N’ Pepa – “Shoop”
“Straight up, wait up, hold up, Mr. Lover, Like Prince said you’re a sexy mutha-“
Prince – “My Name Is Prince”
“My name is Prince and I am funky / My name is Prince the one and only”
Bloodhound Gang – “The Bad Touch”
“Sweat baby sweat baby sex is a Texas drought, Me and you do the kind of stuff that only Prince would sing about”
Ice Cube – “What Can I Do”
“Already done stack me half a mill ticket. Bought a house next to Prince, so now I can kick it”
Wild Animal – “Vanity”
“Naughty little thing,we may never know, The prince and the showgirl wonders if never, ever”
LL Cool J – “Rock The Bells”
“You hated Michael and Prince all the way, ever since, If their beats were made of meat, then they would have to be mince”
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Name-Drop King! Every Time Prince Was Mentioned In A Song Lyric was originally published on globalgrind.com