Notable Kurt Cobain Mentions in Hip Hop

Jay Z, Eminem and more pay homage to the Nirvana frontman.

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Get Yo' Shine On - Lil Wayne and his YMCMB family helped out a lot of people after Hurricane Katrina hit his native New Orleans in 2005. Besides raising money and donating to the relief efforts, Weezy helped rebuild a park in his old community. He also hands out food and toys every year during Cash Money's annual Turkey Give Away. In addition to his charity-giving, he set up the nonprofit Tha Carter Fund, which generously supports quality after-school and out-of-school programs for underprivileged youth.(Photo: David Wolff - Patrick/Redferns via Getty Images)
Kendrick Lamar, "Is It Love" - Lyric: "Give me vanity/Give me Kurt Cobain sanity"Kendrick, like Hov, nods to the cost of fame in his Cobain mention. This track from his self-titled EP, which K. Dot dropped before his critically acclaimed debut, good kid, m.A.A.d. city., features a sample from Angela McCluskey's "Don't Look Back."(Photo: Rick Diamond/BET/Getty Images for BET)Meek Mill – "I'm Leanin'" (feat. Birdman, Diddy & Travis Scott) - When not beefing with other rappers, Philly native Meek Mill is busy complimenting beautiful women in his music. Released late 2013, "I'm Leanin'" saw Mill collaborate with hip hop mogul Diddy, Cash Money frontman Birdman, and Texas rapper Travis Scott, comparing an attractive lady to Ms. Long, of course. Lyric: "Puffin' on strong, getting gold, bad b****** / Lookin' lke Nia Long, I mean it." (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)

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50 Cent, "A Baltimore Thing" - Lyric: "I hung out with Marvin when he wrote Sexual Healing/Kurt Cobain, we were good friends, Ozzy Osbourne too"Like Cobain, 50 Cent had his own experiences with drugs on this track. While Fif brags about the perks of being a dealer, he mentions Cobain with a host of other artists who were the users.(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Motorola)

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