Easter is one of those religious holidays where even people who don’t believe in the spiritual implications like to participate. The spectacle even gets those allergic to church to set foot in the building at least once for the year and show off their latest threads. Not to mention the candy and painted eggs! Religion aside it’s a ubiquitous spring fling that artists love to reference time and time again.
With the help of the folks at Rapgenius.com we went on an egg hunt for a carton’s worth of Easter rap references.
Jay-Z, “Why I Love You”
Same people that I fought for, that I fight for, that I ride for
That I live for, that I die for be the reason that these n*ggas is alive for
And they want me dead but I’m so sorry but I just can’t die for you
But I can make ’em put their hands in the sky for you
We waiting for the fireworks like July 4th
Get fly more, get high more, cry boy, why for?
When the grief is over, beef is over
I’ll be fly when Easter’s over
One of Hov’s many not-so-sublimnal bars about the leeches in his life…
Nicki Minaj, “Wave Ya Hand”
Cause I, I, I am Onika
And these shoes here mean fashionista
‘cause these don’t come out til it’s Easter
I’m VIP bound with Leighton Meester
Nicki Minaj stunts with “Gossip Girls” when she is done shoe shopping. We’re convinced that she is the real life Easter Bunny.
Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) “Do It Now”
From East West North and South I got joints for all of those
Heavy aquatic water flows keep them on they toes
Tell them thugs that wanna be CEO’s to be derobed
‘Fore I wear your little dumb ass out like Easter clothes!
Busta Rhymes had Mos’s adrenaline up for this rage against the machine.
Lil Wayne, “Barry Bonds”
But if you play crazy you be sleeping with daisies
I’m such a hay-vic, oops I meant “havoc”
And my drink’s still pinker than the Easter rabbit
And I’m still cole like Keyshia’s family
Stove on my waist turn beef to patties
Weezy set a trend of rappers comparing their sizzurp to pastel colored eggs with this one…
2 Chainz “Shinin”
One time cause I’m Shining
Two times for these diamonds
Three times for that threesome
Sneakers fresher than Easter
We didn’t wear sneakers on Easter but we figure hard bottoms were not 2 Chainz style as a kid.
Schoolboy Q “Situations”
Sipping on that lean, same color as Easter
This weed Halloween, hi It’s nice to meet ya
See the Lil Wayne ‘Barry Bonds’ line…
David Banner, “Yao Ming”
I Run DMC’s in this b*tch in my Adidas
I was chosen to expose who you chose as a leader
Yes I’m fresh like a rose picked from the garden of Eden
I stepped out the rolls, my game rose like Easter
One of the few lines to make actual reference to the resurrection…
Jim Jones, Get Em Daddy
My vest and my heater, breath full of reefer
And ya boy stay fly like he was dressin for Easter
The year-round Harlem fashion show is almost unmatched in hip-hop
Ghostface, “flowers”
James chased Theresa with a hatchet on Easter
Two murders in the hood, we call it double features
Somebody took the egg hunt the whole wrong way…
Eminem, “Drop The World”
Sleep on me that pillow is where your head’ll lie
Permanently b*tch, it’s beddy bye
This world is my Easter egg, yeah prepare to dye (die)
Ah, the double-entendree courtesy of Marshall leaves everyone walking on eggshells
Chi-Ali “Jansport Strings”
One time up for Skyzoo
Got me feeling myself like it’s a throwback from 9-2
Back from the dead like it’s Easter and I’m Christ
And I’m, here for them checks like the sneakers and them Nikes
Thank you for staying on topic Chi. Must be a 90s thing.
KRS-One “The Real Holy Place”
So why you dress up on Easter and worship a false Mary
That looks like Mona Lisa? Hah hah, damn you lost
On Christ-mas, what’s the purpose of Santa Claus? *bells jingle*
On Christ-mas, what’s the purpose of Santa Claus? *bells keep jingling*
On Christmas what’s the purpose of Santa Claus!!!
Or Saint Nickalaus, I’m sick of this wickedness
All revolutionaries check this
Leave it to the teacher to get all serious on the issue…
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