Hip hop songs for kids can introduce kids to a new genre of music. Enjoy your favorite clean rap songs for kids without worrying about the message your kids are listening to or having a song full of bleeps. Kid friendly rap lyrics can be hard to find, so I’ve done the research for you with this playlist!
So, I’ve got this playlist that I use for running. It’s a “you can do this last 5 minutes!” kind of play list.
Because I rarely regale a playlist to just a run, I have a few variations of it. In a few, I’ve added my kids’ favorite songs, so we can enjoy it on a drive.
My kids love clean rap songs!
The problem is, not all of the songs on that playlist are what you’d call, “
The first song on the playlist is Drake’s, Make Me Proud featuring Nicki Minaj. It’s not a song I want my kids to hear. While it’s a banger and awesome to amp me up, it’s definitely not kid friendly.
Which means my kids inevitably love it and ask for it regularly.
As with all things parenting, I hit
What makes these clean hip hop songs for kids?
My opinion of a
I also look for songs where the meaning isn’t OBVIOUSLY inappropriate. For example, I leave Hotline Bling on this clean playlist. Yes, it’s about a booty call, but unless they know what that is, you’re fine.
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A note about these hip hop songs:
- Definitely listen to the songs before you hit play in front of the kids. This ensures you won’t find anything I didn’t or that you’re just not a fan of.
- ALWAYS use the radio edit. I’ve made notes if you should look for a specific version. But in general, radio edits ensur that you won’t encounter any random curses.
- Some have underlying meanings that aren’t that lovely. But, honestly, in my
opinion kids just like the beat. - Early decades are typically cleaner than later decades. So, if you’re super anxious, I would stick to the 90’s genre.
Hip Hop Songs for Kids – clean rap songs playlist
Below you’ll find over 30 clean hip hop songs for kids, varying from recent Drake hits to classic DJ Jazzy Jeff jams. Get ready to have a blast with your kids!
- Toosie Slide – Drake (clean version)
- Death bed – powfu
- Take What You Want – Post Malone
- Old Town Road – Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus
- Butterfly Effect – Travis Scott
- Finesse – Bruno Mars (not the Cardi B. remix)
- God’s Plan – Drake
- Magic – B.O.B
- Young Dumb Broke – Khalid
- Hotline Bling – Drake
- Hey Mama – Kanye West
- Crazy – Cade (says “I’d rather see you naked,” but otherwise clean.)
- Now or Never – Kendrick Lamar
- I Can – Nas
- All We Got – Chance the Rapper
- Crazy in Love – Beyonce + JayZ
- Pretty Girl Rock – Keri Hilson (this one is on our Girl Power Songs playlist too!)
- Opposite of Adults – Chiddy Bang
- Happy – Pharrell Williams
- Dynamite – Taio Cruz
- Glory – Jay – Z
- Kick, Push – Lupe Fiasco
- Hold On, We’re Going Home – Drake
- Survivor – Destiny’s Child
- Just a Friend -Biz Markie
- Jump – Kriss Kross
- Ice, Ice, Baby – Vanilla Ice
- Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes
- Good Feeling – Florida
- How to Love – Lil Wayne
- I Got a Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
Okay so tell me -what kind of music do you listen to with your kids? Do you have a guilty pleasure? Let me know in the comments!
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ac says
Add Old Town Road by Lil Nas to your list
Morgan says
Thanks for the suggestion! This post is up for an update and I’ll be sure to add it when I do!
DJ Coolie G says
This was a great list. Thanks for the music. Great Job
Ariel says
Omg I’m so glad you made this list. My 2 year old ADORES rap and hip hop and I was having your same struggle. Thank you!
Morgan says
It’s hard to find some that fit, but they definitely exist!! So glad you enjoy it!
Jerry Terrell Scott says
thanks for the songs needed info.
Edward says
One of the best clean hip-hop songs is Express Yourself by NWA in my opinion. Also, Vanilla Ice is often seen as bot very good, and he made people see white rappers trying to come up as goofs, so be careful with the Ice Ice Baby.
Lisa says
Thanks for taking the time to make this list. Rap is not really my thing (mostly a classical singer/teacher) but I have a student who particularly loves this genre.
whitney says
My Daighters absolute favorite, totally clean rap song is My Belly by Aesop Rock!!!
Mikaela says
I’m making a playlist for my classroom, and some of these were perfect! There were some that had words that would not be appropriate for school, but fine in a home setting.
Some other suggestions I can make are Feels Like Summer by Childish Gambino, Blessings by Lecrae, LOVE by Jhene Aiko, Heartless by Kanye West (this was a hit with my students), Blinding Lights by the Weeknd, and Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar) by Taylor Swift!
Thanks again for this list! It was super helpful!
Morgan says
Thanks so much Mikaela! I’ll be sure to add those.
That’s a great note on the lyrics – I definitely always recommend that the clean playlists are used as a baseboard, but always always look up the lyrics before playing in front of kids (and in your case, in a classroom! Definitely more restrictive.)
Thanks for all you do as a teacher!