Remembering people through words and music

Rap quotes about grief and remembrance

17 quotes (17 verified) from 13 artists, grouped below

These 17 non-lyrical excerpts from 13 artists concern losing people, remembering them and finding words for their absence. The card credits identify the person being remembered where the short excerpt leaves that unstated. These are individual accounts of bereavement, not instructions for how anyone should grieve.

Missing family, friends and collaborators

Queen Latifah recalls losing her brother. Big Boi describes an album shaped by family deaths; André 3000 speaks about repeated bereavements. Havoc misses the working routine he shared with Prodigy, while El-P describes records as a memorial to Camu Tao. Group artist pages retain the individual speaker in the interview credit.

Read beyond the excerpt

Follow the source link for the circumstances and the full answer. Some memories are tender, others raw or unresolved. Browse pain and loss for the broader theme, or rappers on mental health for a separate collection of personal reflections.

Queen Latifah (2)

Raekwon (2)

OutKast (2)

Run the Jewels (2)

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