Pillow Fluff: The 15 Most Charmin Soft Rap Videos Of All Time
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In the 40 years that Hip-Hop has existed, these are but a few (well, 15) of the most saccharine rap videos to ever grace the screen.
If you’ve never heard any rap, but were privy to the opinions of an educated few, you’d think that the culture is full of superheroes. Giant, intelligent men (and women) who are able to leap audio tracks in a single bound. Au contraire, mon frere! The game and its respective soundscape has changed in the last 20 years, as more rappers are embracing their feminine sides for more exposure and record sales.
Some of the most romantic raps ever disseminated through the airwaves have happened as recently as the last 15 years. Who would have thought that we’d see such titans as LL Cool J or the Wu-Tang Clan waxing poetic about matters of the heart?
With some of the hardest hit-makers in Hip-Hop going from dodging bullets to singing love notes, we decided to take a closer look at the softer side of the culture. Check out our 15 Most Charmin Soft Rap Videos of All Time below!
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PM Dawn
The precursor to Drake and Kanye West, the duo of Prince Be the Nocturnal and DJ Minutemix managed to stop hip-hop’s collective heartbeat with this soft-boiled batch of pixie glitter.
LL Cool J
Def Jam’s teen sensation thought he was “playing with so many hearts” on this emo-track, but in reality LL acted harder in detaining a burglar in real life than this video that was fluffier than cotton panties.
Charles Hamilton
The real life hip-hop Pink Panther caught a major look giving love to the borough that birthed Biggie Smalls and Jay-Z, but Harlem’s rapping Sonic equally catches the L for outing his love life on wax. A trait that would come back to hit him in the face.
De La Soul
Promoting love within hip-hop wasn’t a cardinal sin, yet, but having your music video full of bubbles, daisies, and balloons probably didn’t bode well for those living the street life 24/7.
Ja Rule
Already deemed as a rapper who rhymed like he forgot his lip balm, Murder Inc.’s prime-time star went full Travolta and came off as someone who was pure sugar on wax.
Common
Yes, your girl or significant other might have blushed after hearing Common’s saccharine spoken word. But, let’s face it, this track made his ilk like Lupe Fiasco sound like DMX.
Bow Wow
Although he’s wanted to be the hardest pit in the yard, the Buckeye State rapper went 808s & Heartbreaks before Kanye West by weeping in the front seat of his ride on this Jermaine Dupri-produced cut.
Wale
We all know that Wale’s more emotional raps sound like he wants to have his cupcake and eat it too, but in this video, Mr. Folarin managed to make Biz Markie look like a suave savant.
Kanye West
79,315,796 million people probably brushed their teeth with glitter while reflecting this video in their bathroom mirror. Father Yeezus, himself, rapped rainbow lyrics in this cut that made even the Care Bears trump up the screw-face to boost their own street cred.
Kanye West
This green screen appears wonky in this video because Yeezy decided to match his questionable accessories (Chanel spring collection, anyone?) with his rose pedal lyrics.
Drake
Known as the Ryan Seacrest of Rap, Aubrey Graham thought that by taking his “fireworks” to Tuff Gong country that he’d be ruled as a bad man. Instead, “Find Your Love” found Drake’s soft-batch cookie raps made Lamb Chop come off like Chucky on Elm Street.
Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em
Before there was Kat Stacks, there was “Soulja Girl”. The Down South rapper was hoping to drop this vagina bomb on the masses to wild success (which it has on YouTube). But, in the pantheon of great rap videos, this was more like seven-guys-one-girl and confirmed SODMG‘s place as one of the most soft-boiled songs ever made.
Young Gunz
What better way to prove that you’re a part of the “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” Roc-A-Fella crew than to frolic in the snow with your partner-in-rhyme?
Puff Daddy
Being surrounded by Godzilla would put a streak down anyone’s spine, but this video showed just how moist Diddy’s aura truly is. Transmogrifying into doves that probably smelled like “I Am King” means that this Harlem, New York City, U.S.A. native has blood that is actually made of champagne.
Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em
In this cut, SB and Sammie present themselves as pure human Charmin toilet paper in the flesh. Playing this song now (and back then) is basically like female repellant, and sounds like audio-lady-thongs that have a hole in them. If you stand up when you use the restroom, or just like to bump Sean Price on the daily then “Kiss Me Thru The Phone” is not for you.
Did we leave anything off the list? What are your most softest rap videos? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
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