What is a rapperâs favorite kitchen appliance? The stove. Hence, this playlist features 23 rap songs with lyrics that reference the stove.
The role of the stove in rap music shouldnât be underestimated. While most folks associate a stove with cooking food that we ultimately eat, in rap music, more often than not, thatâs not the case. Yes, in the majority of the songs on this playlist, the kitchen appliance is used for cooking up drugs. Without further ado, aided by the likes of Fetty Wap, Jay-Z, and Pusha T, here are 23 Rap Songs with Lyrics That Reference the Stove.
1. Rick Ross, âTrap Trap Trapâ
Ft. Wale & Young Thug
Rather You Than Me â˘Â Epic â˘Â 2017
âI was tryna bet the whole map Out in Vegas, out the trap... N*gga cookinâ oil base in the trap Young n*gga slave in the trap N*gga run base, base in the trap Iâm âbout to get this shit movinâ, yeah ...Stand at the stove âtil youâre woozy, woozy ...Call the Fed on me ...Draco got a lot of led on it, you dead.â
â Young Thug, verse two
2. 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin, âMad Stalkersâ
Without Warning ⢠Epic / Quality Control Music / Motown / Capitol / Republic ⢠2017
âHeated my flow with the marble (marble) Stand on the stove, cook it all up (cook it up).â
â Offset, Verse one
3. Cardi B, âBodak Yellowâ
Bodak Yellow â Single â˘Â Atlantic â˘Â 2017
âI say I get the money and go, this shit is hot like a stove My pu**y glitter as gold, tell that lil' bitch play her role.â
Cardi B doesnât explicitly play into hustling with her stove reference. That said, itâs not far-fetched given the association of selling drugs being an means for money for many rappers before âcoming up.â
4. Travis Scott & Quavo, âDubai Shitâ
Ft. Offset
Huncho Jack, Jack Hucho ⢠Quality Control Music / Cactus Jack / Motown / Grand Hustle / Capitol / Epic ⢠2017
âWhippinâ the pan on the stove Whip it âtil your hand grow mold.â
â Quavo (verse three)
The stove reference here is self-explanatory. Whatâs more interesting is Quavo mentioning mold. Mold in relation to cocaine could result in killer cokeâŚ
5. Jay-Z, âSmileâ
Ft. Gloria Carter
4:44 ⢠Roc Nation ⢠2017
âOh, these that drugs, Heron [/heroin] flow, I spaz on the stoveâŚâ
â Jay-Z
Thereâs many reasons why 4:44 ranks among the best Jay-Z albums ever. Just this isolated lyric contains a reference to Gil Scott Heron, Jayâs rap flow, and of course, hustling. Jay-Z was a drug dealer for years prior to becoming the entrepreneur he is today.
6. 21 Savage, âNumbâ
Issa Album ⢠Epic ⢠2017
âUsed to leave your stove runninâ, stove runninâ Now itâs Louis rags when my nose runninâ...â
While Issa Album has plenty of flaws, the aforementioned lyric is pretty clever, if incredibly shallow. The point is, 21 Savage has come up. Hopefully, he doesnât have to wipe his nose with Louis rags for the wrong reasons.
7. Lil Pump, âDesigner
Designer â Single ⢠2017
âSpanish bitches butt naked and they twerkinâ on the stove.â
#Gucci Gang.
8.Macklemore, âMarmaladeâ
Ft. Lil Yachty
GEMINI â˘Â Bendo ⢠2017
âSo call up my momma and tell her to pick up the phone âCause I need that homemade lasagna thatâs fresh out the stove.â
â Macklemore, verse two
One of the few instances on this list that the rapper isnât talking about cooking up drugs.
9. Machine Gun Kelly, âGo for Brokeâ
Ft. James Arthur
Bloom â˘Â Interscope â˘Â 2017
âAnd I remember being cold In my apartment, used the heater from the kitchen stove...â
Another rare instance on this list that the rapper isnât talking about cooking up drugs.
10. Danny Brown, âLostâ
Atrocity Exhibition ⢠Warp ⢠2016
âSo fuck waiting round N*gga Iâm about to get it Dog Iâm tryna eat So Iâm staying in the kitchen Hunched over the stove Gotta water water whip it Lost in the sauce but a n*gga still stirring Packing up them bags but a n*gga ain't tripping Lost in the sauce but a n*gga still dipping Lost on the sauce but a n*gga ainât flipping Cutting up the hard like the yard ainât filling.â
Drugs all the way aroundâŚ
11. Tory Lanez, âTo D.R.E.A.M.â
I Told You ⢠Interscope â˘Â 2016
âNever had a pot to piss in but I had the stove and got richer N*gga you know what we doinâ, Iâve been hustlinâ just to get myself a Cuban.â
12. Young Thug, âGuwopâ
Ft. Offset, Quavo & Young Scooter
JEFFERY ⢠Atlantic â˘Â 2016
âWithout the radio, itâs 20 a show and thatâs foâ shoâ Get that back-end, bitch, we buyinâ dope, thatâs how it go Black Amigos, bout the Freebandz That 44., I could cook the dope with no stove Pot on the floor.â
â Young Scooter, verse two
13. Wiz Khalifa, âBake Saleâ
Ft. Travis Scott
Khalifa ⢠Atlantic ⢠2016
âIâm slanginâ them thangs, you know we ainât new to this Letâs turn on the stove and call up some hoes Letâs roll up and do this shit.â
â Wiz Khalifa, Verse one
14. Fetty Wap, âTrap Queenâ
Fetty Wap â˘Â 300 â˘Â 2015
âMarried to the money, introduced her to my stove Showed her how to whip it, now she remixinâ for low She my trap queen, let her hit the bando.â
His girl (aka his âtrap queenâ) is helping him to cook up the dope heâs going to hustle.
15. Fetty Wap, âJuggâ
Ft. Monty
Fetty Wap â˘Â 300 â˘Â 2015
âI come from the hood, baby Loyaltyâs in my blood, baby I used to sell them drugs, baby Shouts to my plug, baby My whipâs on dubs, baby I wish a n*gga would baby Rollinâ up them Woods, baby I get it on the stove, baby.â
â Monty, verse two
16. Future, âWhere Ya Atâ
Ft. Drake
DS2 ⢠Epic ⢠2015
â12 tryinâ come in the spot to open up the dope Burglar bar doors got a young n*gga confident Juuginâ out the stove and we still banginâ, honest Blowing on the O, yo, we call that ho an onion.â
17. Rick Ross, âThe Devil is a Lieâ
Ft. Jay-Z
Mastermind ⢠Def Jam ⢠2014
âWhite Jesus in my crock pot I mix the shit with some soda Now I'm black Jesus turn water to wine And all I had to do was turn the stove up Beast Coast, winninâ at life, n*gga, cheat code.â
â Jay-Z, Verse 3
Again, Jay-Z was a drug dealer for years before his bars started making him money.
18. 2 Chainz, âForkâ
B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME ⢠Def Jam ⢠2013
âMy wrist deserve a shout-out, Iâm like, âWhat up, wrist?â My stove deserve a shout-out, Iâm like, âWhat up, stove?ââ
19. Drake, âCome Thruâ
Nothing Was the Same ⢠Cash Money ⢠2013
âYeah, they know I got the hook-up, they just wait on me to cook up Baby, I heat up the stove, you do the dishes, ya know? Rap game, crack game, ainât that different, ya know?â
20. Pusha T, âNosetalgiaâ
Ft. Kendrick Lamar
My Name is My Name ⢠Def Jam ⢠2013
âTwenty-plus years of selling Johnson & Johnson I started out as a baby-faced monster No wonder there's diaper rash on my conscience My teething ring was numbed by the nonsense Gem Star razor and a dinner plate Arm & Hammer and a Mason jar, that's my dinner date Then crack the window in the kitchen, let it ventilate âCause I let it sizzle on the stove like a minute steak N*gga, I was crack in the school zone Two beepers on me, Starter jacket that was two-toned.â
â Pusha T
Pusha T raps about drug dealing, a lot. The stove has been kind to himâŚ
21. T.I., âTrap Back Jumpinâ
Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head â˘Â Atlantic â˘Â 2012
âIt's time to getting bricks out of that bag Put that scale back on the desk Set that vision wear on the stove Next to that bakin' soda & pyrex Drop that water out off that pot Let it boil up and get high Then whip it good with your wrist like that Thatâs how you triple every brick you get.â
22. Chief Keef, âDiamondsâ
Ft. French Montana
Finally Rich ⢠Interscope â˘Â 2012
âThem people calling, right back to balling You got a bad batch to much bakin' on it Right back on the stove, right back to them shows Right back to my bitches, your advance is my clothes I'm whipping it, I triple it Shorty pop a molly then she wiggle it Putting orders, You telling stories Casino life hard rock n*gga put in all this.â
â French Montana, verse two
23. Jay-Z, âYoung Foreverâ
Ft. Mr. Hudson
The Blueprint 3 ⢠Roc Nation ⢠2009
âThrough the darkest blocks, over kitchen stoves, over Pyrex pots My name shall be passed down to generations... Young slung, hung here, showed that a n*gga from here With a little ambition, just what we can become here...â
â Jay-Z, verse two