Rap Songs About Friends: 9 Hip-Hop Songs About Friendship
Rap songs about friends and friendship, from Whodini’s "Friends" to Wiz Khalifa’s "See You Again": the loyal-crew anthems, the tributes and the fake-friend warnings. Plus how to make a rap song about your best friend starring the two of you.
Hip-hop has always been about the crew: the friends who were there before the money, the ones you lost, and the ones who turned out fake. Here are nine rap songs about friends and friendship, from the 1980s to now, and how to make one about your own best friend.
The list
| Song | Artist | Year | What it says about friends |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Friends" | Whodini | 1984 | The original question: how many real friends do you have |
| "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | 1996 | Missing the friends and family who died |
| "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112 | 1997 | A tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. |
| "Crew Love" | Drake feat. The Weeknd | 2011 | Only the people who were there from the start |
| "Started from the Bottom" | Drake | 2013 | The same team, from the bottom to the top |
| "No New Friends" | DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne | 2013 | Keeping the circle closed |
| "See You Again" | Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth | 2015 | A goodbye to a friend, written for Paul Walker |
| "Real Friends" | Kanye West | 2016 | Asking who the real friends are, himself included |
| "Best Friend" | Saweetie feat. Doja Cat | 2021 | Hyping up your best friend, loudly |
Three kinds of friendship rap
The tribute. "Tha Crossroads", "I'll Be Missing You" and "See You Again" are songs for friends who are gone. All three went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "See You Again" stayed there for 12 weeks.
The loyal crew. "Crew Love", "Started from the Bottom" and "No New Friends" are about the people who were there before anyone was famous. The point is the circle: small, loyal, closed.
The fake-friend check. Whodini's "Friends" asked the question in 1984, and Kanye West's "Real Friends" asked it again in 2016, turning it on himself too. Saweetie and Doja Cat's "Best Friend" is the opposite mood: the friend who hypes you up, no questions asked.
Make a rap song about your best friend
The songs above are about someone's crew. You can make one about yours, starring the two of you. Add a photo of you and one of your best friend (or one photo of both), write what the song is about, and Rap Duo AI writes an original rap and beat and renders the two of you performing it, lip-synced, in about 3 minutes. It doesn't use any real artist's song or clone anyone's voice.
Topics that work, up to 120 characters:
- The origin story: "best friends since 3rd grade, still fighting over who ate the last cookie"
- The birthday: "Maya turns 25, the friend who always drives and never gets gas money"
- The long distance: "best friends in two cities, 800 miles and one group chat"
- The ride or die: "the friend who helped me move three times and never complained"
For a birthday, start from the birthday rap song page. For a friendly roast instead, try the AI rap battle generator or the diss track generator. Need a name for the two of you? The rap duo name generator has ideas.
FAQ
What is a good rap song about friends? Whodini's "Friends" is the classic, Drake's "Crew Love" and "Started from the Bottom" are the loyal-crew anthems, and Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again" is the best-known tribute to a friend.
What rap song is about fake friends? Kanye West's "Real Friends" (2016) and Whodini's "Friends" (1984) are the best known. "No New Friends" by DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne is the flip side: keep the circle small.
What rap song is about a friend who died? "See You Again" (Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth), "I'll Be Missing You" (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112) and "Tha Crossroads" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony).
Can I make a rap song for my best friend? Yes: with two photos and a topic, the studio makes an original rap video of the two of you. See the AI rap generator for how it works.