The arrival of summer (finally!) also brings another Father's Day Sunday.
The annual Hallmark holiday, designed for showing love to the father figures in our lives (and not necessarily just those biological or male), floods our timelines and our inboxes alike each year. The hip-hop community is no exception to this. Year after year since the advent of social media, it's heartwarming to see rappers comment on how their children both changed their lives for the better and inspired their music in new and exciting ways.
As the next generation of hip-hop grows up in front of our eyes (and the next after that), it's incredible to watch the evolution of our favorite artists turning into devoted parents.
In celebration of all of the dope rap dads out there, we took a look at some of the most precious parenting moments that have gotten us in our feelings over the years.
Disclaimer: there's a lifetime to choose from and celebrate (and not to mention DJ Khaled's entire Instagram page qualifies), so please feel free to comment any we may have missed.
Chance the Rapper
Nas
That one time Nas dedicated a song to his daughter, Destiny.
And that other time.
2 Chainz
2 Chainz took his kids on the biggest toy shopping spree ever. Yup, he's in the running for Dad of the Year after that trip to the store.
J. Cole
J. Cole kept his daughter away from the spotlight, revealing that he is a father on his latest album, 4 Your Eyez Only.
Wale
Anderson .Paak
Tyga
The Game
DJ Khaled
Kid Cudi
Bow Wow
Kanye West
Diddy
Chris Brown
Dave East
Wiz Khalifa
T.I.
T.I. and Tiny documented their life as parents, on the VH1 reality show, the Family Hustle.
Ludacris
So many #ProudDad moments to choose from. Here's a sweet compilation.
Ja Rule's reality show, Follow the Rules, showcased all sorts of hilarious shenanigans.
Fabolous
Fab definitely knows how to throw his daughter an incredible birthday party.
Xzibit honors the importance of quality time with his family.
Swizz Beatz is starting 'em young and encouraging his kids to pursue their passions, musical or otherwise.
Will Smith shared his parenting advice on Jimmy Fallon.
Lil Wayne
That time Lil Wayne got his daughter two cars for her Sweet 16.
He's spoken on being a dad in past interviews as well.
Future
Future shared that he named his son after him because he wants his son to be better than him.
Flavor Flav
Even Flavor Flav has shared his own #ProudDad moments online.
Me and my son Gibran Trujillo
Ranked no.2 in the state of navada highschool football y'all
Git on it Um proud of him pic.twitter.com/Cqvq2yKqhe
Rev Run
This throwback father/daughter photo though...
Talib Kweli challenges his daughter on who is a bigger Stranger Things fans... So cute.
When you have 9 kids like Master P does, there's a precious parenting moment to cherish on the daily.
Snoop gushes over his daughter Cori's graduation, documenting the entire day on social media.
