Rap Songs About Friends: 9 Songs on Loyalty and Loss

The best-known rap songs about friends include Whodini’s “Friends” (1984), Pete Rock & CL Smooth’s “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” (1992), Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again” (2015) and Kanye West’s “Real Friends” (2016). Friendship in rap usually comes down to three questions: who you can trust, who you lost, and who stayed.

Below are nine songs about friends, each checked against a source and described in our own words; we do not reprint lyrics.

Updated September 30, 2026

Rap songs about friends: the list

Song	Artist	Year	What it says
“Friends”	Whodini	1984	Real friends are rarer than they look
“They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”	Pete Rock & CL Smooth	1992	A tribute to a close friend who died young
“Life Goes On”	2Pac	1996	Goodbye to two close friends at their funeral
“Big Brother”	Kanye West	2007	Admiration and rivalry with his mentor, Jay-Z
“See You Again”	Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth	2015	A farewell, written for actor Paul Walker
“Real Friends”	Kanye West feat. Ty Dolla Sign	2016	Trust issues with friends and family
“Same Drugs”	Chance the Rapper	2016	Growing up and growing apart
“Friends”	J. Cole	2018	Meditate rather than medicate
“Best Friend”	Saweetie feat. Doja Cat	2021	Two friends hyping each other up

Rap songs about friends who are gone

Pete Rock & CL Smooth wrote “T.R.O.Y.” after their close friend Troy Dixon, a dancer with Heavy D & the Boyz known as Trouble T. Roy, died after a fall on tour in 1990. It reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Tracks chart (Wikipedia). On “Life Goes On” (1996), 2Pac pictures the funeral of Kato and Mental, two close friends (Revolt, Wikipedia). “See You Again” was commissioned for Furious 7 as a tribute to Paul Walker and spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 (Wikipedia).

Trust, growing apart and hype

Whodini’s “Friends”, a 1984 crossover hit, reached No. 4 on Billboard’s R&B chart (Wikipedia, Rolling Stone). Kanye West’s “Real Friends” recalls it directly, and Will Smith quotes its chorus on “Potnas” (Wikipedia).
West’s “Real Friends” (January 2016) works through trust issues with friends and family (Wikipedia); his “Big Brother” (2007) salutes Jay-Z, close friend and mentor, and says to praise people while they can still hear it (Wikipedia).
Chance the Rapper’s “Same Drugs” (2016) uses Peter Pan to write about nostalgia; PopMatters called it a song about growing up and growing apart (Wikipedia).
J. Cole’s KOD (2018) is about addiction and depression, and its “Friends” is the hopeful moment: meditate rather than medicate (Rolling Stone, Wikipedia).
Saweetie and Doja Cat’s “Best Friend” (2021) is a fun, uptempo celebration of friendship that earned a Best Rap Song Grammy nomination (Wikipedia).

Make a rap about your own friendship

Pick one true story: the road trip, the worst haircut, the night you met. One detail beats ten compliments.
Pick a tone your friends would happily share: a tribute, a thank-you or a friendly roast.
Write it in one line of up to 120 characters, for example “Dev and me, best buddies since the school bus, and his 40-minute showers”.
On the AI rap generator, add a photo of each of you, choose the AI rap sound on a Seedance model and paste the line. The AI writes an original, clean verse and the lead raps it lip-synced; “Both rap” trades bars. 6 credits for 12 seconds in the Hotel Lobby booth.

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FAQ

What is a good rap song about friendship?

For trust, Whodini’s “Friends” or Kanye West’s “Real Friends”. For someone you lost, “T.R.O.Y.” or “See You Again”. For hype, “Best Friend” by Saweetie and Doja Cat.

What rap songs are about friends who died?

“They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” remembers Trouble T. Roy, and 2Pac’s “Life Goes On” mourns Kato and Mental.

Who is “See You Again” about?

Paul Walker, the Fast & Furious actor who died on November 30, 2013.

Can I make a rap song about my best friend?

Yes. On Hotel Lobby Video, type what the rap is about and add your photos; the AI writes an original verse and you both appear in the video.

Sources

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