Hockey and rap might seem worlds apart, but the sport’s culture has found their way into some of the hottest bars in hip-hop. Here are ten rap lyrics that cleverly reference hockey, showcasing how these two worlds collide.
1. I’m On One by Future (feat. Drake)
“I’m just all about my goals like Ovechkin, what?
I’m just all about my goals like I’m Messi, what?”
This is a pretty mid bar. Ovi scores a lot of goals, and Drake is about his goals. Pretty simple but a cool reference nonetheless.
5/10
2. Silly Watch by Lil Uzi Vert
“I’m at Elliot, keep tryna get these diamond socks
Slidin’ all on the ice like a hockey shot.”
So many rap lyrics are just about hockey ice and jewelry ice. It gets a bit overused. This one is just a bit too simple for me.
4/10
3. George Bondo by Benny the Butcher
“Think it’s a game until I Patrick Kane somebody homie
That’s slidin’ through with a stick, shootin’ one by the goalie”
Actually a creative bar here. Patrick Kane beat up a taxi driver so he might be referencing that here.
8/10
4. Power by Kanye West
“You short minded n***** thoughts is Napoleon
My furs is Mongolian, my ice brought the goalies in”
Nice flow. Really catchy. Goalies usually get no love so Kanye referencing them is pretty sweet.
8.1/10
5. Window by Tyler, The Creator (feat. Mike G)
“Now it’s gold Rolex’s if they try to clock me
Everything stay in the box like fighters in hockey”
This lyric actually takes a good amount of puck knowledge. He’s not just saying something about ice. I like how ‘clock’ means punch and time. Nice double entendre.
9/10
6. Can’t Get Enough by J. Cole
“Won’t brag but the boy been blessed, mane
Let you play with the stick, Ovechkayne”
Pretty funny bar. The fact he rhymed mane and Ovechkin is hilarious. He’s talking about a different kind of stick obviously.
7.5/10
7. Butterfly Effect by Travis Scott
“Feelin’ stuck, you know how to keep me up (yeah, yeah)
Icy love, icy like a hockey puck (alright)”
Good flow but the lyrics aren’t that mind blowing.
5/10
4/10
8. Dreams and Nightmares by Meek Mill
“Lil n****, I’m on fire
Icy as a hockey rink, Philly n**** I’m flyer”
He’s from Philly, he’s ‘flyer’ than the competition, and of course the hockey team Philadelphia Flyers. Iconic locker room song and iconic bar.
9/10
9. Myron by Lil Uzi Vert
“Pull up extra icy, I’m not playin’ hockey (bling, blaow)”
Not much creativity from Mr. Vert here. Just jewelry ice and hockey ice. Yawn.
4/10
10. More M’s by Drake
“Skatin’ through this album like a Montreal Canadien
Way that I ran shit you’d think I was Iranian”
The Iranian line is hard as hell. I like how he was skating in the first line and then running in the second. Drake is the GOAT.
9.4/10
