![]() ![]() In the gallery below, we show love to the video games and established franchises that have become beloved by rappers throughout the years that span genres of games. Now you can’t visit a rapper’s studio and not see a classic arcade cabinet or console where the musician can pick up the sticks and enjoy a break outside the booth. On ScBoolBoy Q’s “Hoover Streeter,” he rapped, “Grandma said she loved me, I told her I loved her more, she always got me things we couldn’t afford, the new Js and Tommy Hill in my drawers, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, see GoldenEye was away at war.” One bar immediately comes to mind is the Biggie Smalls‘ “Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis when I was dead broke, man, I couldn’t picture this,” on his iconic track “Juicy,” off his debut album Ready to Die. Rappers who use their music to document their early struggles pointed to video games being either a luxury at the time growing up poor or a means to keep them off the streets and out of trouble. ![]() Your favorite rappers will drop some bars referencing video games in their songs every chance they get. Video games’ presence in Hip-Hop is no secret. This post focuses on Hip-Hop’s love for video games and the franchises that rappers have loved and continue to play. There is nothing Hip-Hop does not touch, whether it be alcohol, clothes, or food. Hip-Hop is set to hit the semi-centennial mark in 2023, and Hip-Hop Wired and our brother site Cassius Life are coming together to celebrate the moment while focusing on the genre of music’s influence on culture. Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty / Video Games
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