{"id":61646,"date":"2013-02-14T15:57:26","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T14:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=61646"},"modified":"2013-02-14T15:57:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T14:57:26","slug":"the-25-best-hip-hop-love-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/the-25-best-hip-hop-love-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"The 25 Best Hip Hop Love Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The-25-Best-Hip-Hop-Love-Songs\"<\/p>\n

When it comes time to get romantic, listening to hip-hop is probably not your first choice. R&B slow jams, sensitive rock ballads, smoothed-out jazz\u2014anything but a dude yelling at you over a neck-snapping beat. If it’s a sex song, they got you. if it’s a pimpin’ players anthem, they got you. But a romantic love song? That’s some sucker shit.<\/p>\n

Still, ever since LL Cool J hit pop radio with “I Need Love,” 24 years ago, a steady stream of rappers have tried their hand at the elusive “love song.” And from thug-love anthems to sensitive bohemian odes, a handful have actually done it well. In honor of Valentine’s Day, Complex compiled this countdown of our favorite love-themed raps. Light up the incense, cuddle up to shorty wop and press play on the 25 Best Hip-Hop Love Songs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Check the list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And if you’re not a fan of Valentine’s Day, this list is more for you: Ten Rap Ballads That Will Make You Stab Yourself In The Face With A Broken Bottle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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