Vegas in Rhyme

We may not have a rapper on the top of the charts but the city has played a role in songs from hip-hop’s finest.

Compiled by Damon Hodge



— Jay-Z on "Money Ain't A Thang."


"Girlfriend wanna be like me, neva/ You won't find a bitch that's even bettah/ I make you hot as Las Vegas weatha."


— Missy Elliot on "Work It."


"Yo, up in the M.G.M. coked up/ Sike! Six niggaz walked in flashing they gems peace, Aight! One dark skinned nigga 56-inch rope/ Wrapped around twice, smash the Gilligan boat with ice They threw sign language, ordered hot coffee wit a Danish/ Whispered, 'they rap entertainers.'"


— Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon and Ghostface on "MGM."


"I smell puss from fifty yards/ Y'all not playin' with full decks as if I jacked out ya Jacks and left fifty cards/ Catch me in Vegas spinnin' the green/ I re-up with more chips than a vending machine."


— Ludacris on "Cry Babies"

"Digital, digital, high tech respect/ While the rest regress, burn out like a cigarette Break it break it, stripped down naked/ Tied up in a trunk on the way to Las Vegas."


—Xzibit on "Double Time"

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