Halle Berry is an Oscar-winning powerhouse, but she’s also a cultural icon whose name has become synonymous with beauty, high standards, and timeless allure. So, it’s no surprise that her name has frequently popped up in rap songs over the years.
The award-winning actress recently responded to a fan who dubbed her the “most rapped about woman in history.” The timeless 58-year-old replied to the X post, saying, “and I appreciate each rap song reference. what are you guys’ favorite?”—opening the door for fans to reflect on the countless times her name has been immortalized in song lyrics and scenes.
From iconic Hip-Hop hits like Hurricane Chris’s “Halle Berry (She Fine)” to Kendrick Lamar’s “Money Trees,” the legendary star has involuntarily become the standard of perfection and grace that rappers have admired. Whether it’s a playful salute to her stunning beauty in Missy Elliott’s “Work It” or a deeper connection to the powerful roles she’s embodied in tracks like Jadakiss’s “Why,” Halle Berry has firmly secured her place in Black culture for good.
To honor Berry’s enduring legacy and influence, we’re compiling a list of moments when Halle Berry’s name was dropped in ways that made us nod in appreciation. Take a look below as we revisit 20 songs that reference Berry that you may have missed. What’s your favorite?
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JAY-Z – “Threat”
Image Credit: Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images The Lyric: “But catch me down the Westside, driving like Halle Berry“
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Mobb Deep – “It’s Mine”
Image Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images The Lyric: “Silk shirts and my chest show, what a flirt/ Halle Berry blew a kiss at the Barbara Streisand concert”
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Cardi B – “Rollin”
Image Credit: Chance Yeh/Getty Images The Lyric: “I’m like the strip club, Mariah Carey/ Dominican, Halle Berry“
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Ghostface Killah – “Underwater”
Image Credit: Raglin/Getty Images for Essence The Lyric: “I seen a ray of lights that resemble live fireworks/Some mermaids with Halle Berry haircuts”
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Lil Wayne – “Throwed Off”
Image Credit: Greg Doherty/Getty Images for 2K The Lyric: “Bad bi**h on my arm with a Halle Berry body”
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Wu-Tang Clan – “Campfire”
Image Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Mountain Dew The Lyric: “And I don’t eat berries but eat a Berry like Halle though”
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LL COOL J – “M.I.S.S. I”
Image Credit: Monica Schipper/Getty Images for The Recording Academy The Lyrics: “Get your black a** over here, you out your mind?/ I’ll turn Halle Berry down for you any time”
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Outkast – “Elevators”
Image Credit: Gries/ImageDirect The Lyric: “Smoking them white golds before them blunts got krunk/Chunky asses passes getting thrown like Hail Mary’s and they looking like Halle Berry“
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Cordae – “Mad As F**K”
Image Credit: Olivera/Getty Images The Lyric: “Big check on big check, split that with the guys/ Halle Berry my vibe, but this bi**h got me tired”
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Ice Cube – “Spittin Pollaseeds”
Image Credit: Fewings/Getty Images The Lyric: “If you a breezy, take him to the heezy/ Do him like Halle Berry did Michael Ealy”
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Kanye West – “Improvise (Apologize)”
Image Credit: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images The Lyric: “Trying to see can I afford Canaries/ With a Ferrari, and a dinner date with Halle Berry?”
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E-40 – “Bamboo”
Image Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images The Lyric: “F**kin Halle Berry’s on my bucket list, I’ll stick my tongue in her pu**y lips”
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Ludacris – “Save It For Another Day”
Image Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images The Lyric: “Birds of a feather ‘spose to stick together/ But thicker women sayin they friend look like Halle Berry“
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Cam’ron – “Who”
Image Credit: Scott Gries/Getty Images The Lyric: “(Who) light for movie (Who) no Tyler Perry/ (Who) got the baddest chick, not Halle Berry“
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Big L – “8 Iz Enuff”
Image Credit: Tono Radvany for Ricky Powell The Lyric: “And f**k Sally I’d rather marry Halle”
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Sir Mix-A-Lot – “Big Johnson”
Image Credit: Getty Images The Lyric: “Tryin hard to get a nut, while she callin me Denzel/ But oh well, get it Halle Berry, get it Halle Berry, get it”
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Boosie Badazz – “Grade A”
Image Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET The Lyric: “My Cali girl, she standin’ 5’3/ She favor Halle Berry, and she bad as can be”
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Common – “Chi-City”
Image Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen The Lyric: “I’m harder than the times, you hardly scary/ Holdin’ gats inside, you cats is Halle Berry“
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Nelly – “Never Let ‘Em C U Sweat”
Image Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET The Lyric: “‘Cause I fought for very, want a wife like Halle Berry/ I ain’t tryna be locked up under consolatory”
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Kanye West ft. Nicki Minaj – “New Body” (‘Donda’ Version)
Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation The Lyric: “Got rid of all my ex-men, Halle Berry, Hugh Jack/ Since I came in the game, pink is the new black”
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