14 Hip-Hop Love Songs That Won’t Make You Look Like A Simp [VIDEOS] - Page 10

Today is the day all dudes with suspect game dread like the plague, Valentine’s Day. No doubt instead of say Al Green, Marvin Gaye or Isaac Hayes, various Hip-Hop love ballads will be dusted off and played today. But they don’t all have to be syrupy simp anthems.

Hip-Hop has provided plenty of rap song’s that serenade (sort of) the opposite s-x without making you come off looking like a sucker for love if you choose to sing/rap along.

If you’re one of those characters out there that chooses to roll with a significant other that you don’t particularly like or juggles a bunch of them, your struggle is very real today, and good luck to you.

Here are 10 rap songs you can rock with your lady and not feel like you’re at a Boyz II Men concert and maybe send a message if she’s more Erica Mena than Michelle Obama. No shots.

Also, no, we didn’t go for the obvious when picking this list.

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Slum Village – “Climax”

J Dilla, then known as Jay Dee, on the rhymes and beats along with the entire SV gang (T3 and the late Baatin). [sheds tear for the freshness]

KMD – “Peachfuzz”

No hollering at girls? This is what this 90’s beauty of a song is all about. Get familiar.

A Tribe Called Quest – “Electric Relaxation”

Everyone picks “Bonita Applebum”; a dope tune but you might sound like a Herb reciting that one. For the record, it’s “Relax yourself girl, please settle down.”

OutKast – “Happy Valentine’s Day”

Yeah, it’s an easy pick, but it’s 3 Stacks, yo. Also, that rap verse, >. The “Strawberry Letter 23” sample is a winner, too.

Brand Nubian – “Love Me Or Leave Me Alone”

You lost if all you know of Lord Jamar is his issues with Kanye West’s suspect style choices.

The Lost Boyz – “Renee”

Poor Renee took an L. Sorry if that was a spoiler.

The Fugees – “Killing Me Softly”

Pre-Rohan L Boogie on the vocals over a break beat. So classic.

E-40 – “Captain Save-A-Hoe”

Forty Water warned y’all way back in 1994. Consider this a friendly reminder of not being that guy.

Pete Rock & CL Smooth – “I Got A Love”

They just don’t make them like this anymore.

Gang Starr – “Love Sick”

No way we were going to leave this classic from DJ Premier & The Guru Keithy E off this list.

Method Man f/ Mary J. Blige – “I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By (Razor Sharp Remix)”

The “Puff Daddy Mix” used the Marvin Gay & Tammi Terrell’s “You’re All I Need To Get By” sample. Pass on that and rock RZA’s version aka the one used in the video. Rugged but smooth.

LL Cool J – Pink Cookies In A Plastic Bag

Consider this a balancing out of the simp apex that is LL’s “I Need Love.”

Heavy & The Boyz – “The Overweight Lover’s In The House”

Rest In Power to the Overweight Lover.