What are some good rap songs about friends?

Start with “Friends” by Whodini (1984), “Tha Crossroads” by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (1996), “Crew Love” by Drake featuring the Weeknd (2011), “No New Friends” by DJ Khaled (2013), “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (2015) and “Best Friend” by Saweetie featuring Doja Cat (2021). They cover loyalty, loss and plain fun.

What is the best rap song about losing a friend?

“See You Again” was written for the film Furious 7 as a tribute to actor Paul Walker, and “I’ll Be Missing You” honors the Notorious B.I.G. “Tha Crossroads” is dedicated to the group’s mentor Eazy-E and to family members who had died.

How do I write a rap song about my friend?

Pick one shared memory, give each of you two lines, and end each pair on the rhyme that carries the joke. Four to eight lines is enough. Real details, like the thing they always steal from your plate, beat general lines about being the best.

Can I make a rap song with my friend for free?

Writing the lyrics yourself costs nothing, and the free rap lyrics generator can draft a two-voice rap from a topic. In Rap Duet, new Google accounts get free credits for one short 5-second Mini song, with a limited number of free spots each day. Longer videos use paid credits.

Does the video use my voice or a real song?

No. Rap Duet makes an original AI song and performance for the two people in your photos. It does not use your voice, an uploaded recording or an existing track, so no copyrighted recording ends up in your video.

Can I use a photo of a friend who has not agreed?

No. Everyone in the photos must agree to appear, and a child needs a parent or guardian’s permission (songs with children are family-friendly only). Mention that the video is AI-generated when you post it.

Rap Songs About Friends: 10 Picks + Make Your Own

The best-known rap songs about friends fall into four groups: asking who your real friends are, staying loyal to the crew, saying goodbye to friends you lost, and just having fun with your best friend. This guide lists ten of them, each checked against a reference source for artist, year and what it is about, and then shows how to write and film a rap about your own friend, since a song with your own jokes in it is the one nobody else can send.

There are no lyrics quoted here, only a line on why each song fits. Song details come from Wikipedia and are linked.

Rap songs about who your real friends are

Friends, Whodini (1984). From the album Escape, and one of the first hip-hop hits about the question in its title: how many people can you depend on? It reached No. 4 on Billboard's R&B/hip-hop chart. Later artists, including Kanye West on "Real Friends" (2016), built on it.
Real Friends, Kanye West featuring Ty Dolla $ign (2016). A promotional single from The Life of Pablo, released January 8, 2016. It is about trust issues with friends and family and directly recalls Whodini's "Friends".
Just a Friend, Biz Markie (1989). A comic hit about someone whose crush says the other man is "just a friend". It reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. It is not a sentimental pick, but it is the one your group will sing back at you.

Rap songs about loyalty and the crew

Crew Love, Drake featuring the Weeknd (2011). From the album Take Care. Rolling Stone described it as a tender ode to a kind of metaphorical family.
No New Friends, DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne (2013). Loyalty to the circle you already have. Good as a group-chat caption.
STRONG FRIENDS, EARTHGANG (2022). From the album GHETTO GODS (released February 25, 2022). Apple Music describes the song as being about mental health, and its message is to check in on the friends who always seem fine.

Rap songs for friends who are gone

Tha Crossroads, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (1996). Dedicated to the group's mentor Eazy-E and to family members. It debuted at No. 2 on the Hot 100, then reached No. 1 for eight weeks, and won a Grammy in 1997.
I'll Be Missing You, Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 (1997). A tribute song honoring the Notorious B.I.G.
See You Again, Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (2015). Written for the film Furious 7 as a tribute to Paul Walker. It spent 12 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100.

A rap song for your best friend

Best Friend, Saweetie featuring Doja Cat (2021). A bright, loud song about the bond between besties, released January 7, 2021. It is the closest thing here to a straight "you are my best friend" rap.

Many of these songs are about the mood around friendship, not about a specific person. If you want a longer list that includes pop and classics, see songs about best friends.

Why a song about your friend lands harder

A playlist says you like the same music. A rap with your friend's name and your private joke in it says you remember. The famous songs above work because they are specific to the people who wrote them, and yours can be specific to you.

The same trick works the other way around for teasing. A short, kind roast between friends is a compliment in disguise, and the diss track generator is built for that, as long as both people are in on the joke.

How to write a rap song about your friend

Pick one memory. The road trip where you got lost, the group project, the night the power went out. One scene is better than "we have known each other forever".
List three true details. A phrase they always say, a snack they always steal, a place you always end up. These are your rhyme words.
Split the lines. Person 1 takes the odd lines, person 2 takes the even lines, and you say the last line together. It sounds like a conversation, and it is the natural shape for two voices.
Land the joke on the rhyme. Put the funniest or warmest word at the end of the line.
Read it aloud and cut. If you trip on a line, shorten it. Four to eight lines is plenty.

Here are two original examples. Swap in your own details:

1: Same bus stop, same bad idea at nine
2: You said "trust me," and I lost my last dime
1: Still came to the show when nobody came
2: That's the whole reason I know your name

1: You borrowed my hoodie in two thousand nineteen
2: Best-dressed ghost that I've ever seen
1: Different time zones, still you pick up the phone
2: Which means that I never walk home alone

If rhymes are stuck, the free rap lyrics generator can draft a two-voice version from a topic, and you can edit it. For a family version of the same idea, see how to write a rap song about family.

Turn it into a video of the two of you

Rap Duet takes two photos, one per friend or one photo of both of you, and makes a short vertical video of the two of you trading verses over an original AI song.

Add the photos. Clear, front-facing photos work best. If you only have one photo with both of you in it, use the "One photo of both" option.
Pick a stage. The orange Hotel Lobby booth is the popular one, but you can use others, such as a street or a studio.
Add your topic. Type your shared memory, such as "two friends who got lost on a road trip and blamed each other". Specific topics make better lines than "friendship".
Make it. Most videos are ready in about three minutes. Failed renders are never charged.

The song and the performance are original. They do not use your voice, an uploaded recording or any existing track, so there is no copyrighted music in the clip. New Google accounts get free credits for one short 5-second song, with a limited number of free spots each day. Longer songs cost credits; the make a rap song for me page has the details.

A best-friends example made with Rap Duet. The people in it are AI-generated.

Before you post, check that everyone in the photos has agreed to appear (a child needs a parent or guardian's permission), and say in the caption that the video is AI-generated.

Sources

Song details were checked on October 5, 2026 against the linked Wikipedia articles, and for EARTHGANG against the Spotify and Apple Music pages for GHETTO GODS. We did not quote lyrics.