10 Rap Songs About Fatherhood From J. Cole, Drake, Big Sean And More

13 South African Hip-Hop Songs About Fatherhood

The “raised-by-a-single-mother" narrative is common in rap. So much that rap songs about fatherhood are few and far between.For Fathers' Day, we dug for some rap gems from South Africa which show appreciation to fathers, and those of rappers talking about their roles as fathers, in this updated list.Featuring selections from South African names like Nasty C, Stogie T, Cassper Nyovest, Riky Rick, Reason, ProVerb and more, this list of 13 songs wi…

10 Rap Songs About Fatherhood From J. Cole, Drake, Big Sean And More

Some, if not all, of rap’s biggest names — Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Kanye West and plenty more — are fathers. For years, though, fatherhood in Hip Hop has more or less been treated as an afterthought briefly mentioned between verses or reduced to the red carpet. Over time, we’ve seen quite a few artists lean into it as a theme. Thankfully, that’s given us a growing number of rap songs that explore what it means to be a dad.Continue readin…