Being a successful rapper is no joke. Aside from the artistic discipline it takes to make great music, many of today’s rappers have their toes dipped in dozens of ventures. There’s the business side of the industry, as well as other ventures outside of music that commands their attention night and day.
Behind a lot of that money, fame and success hip-hop can bring are just two humans holding it down for each other. In rap’s insanely competitive and consuming space, only a handful of couples have rose the ranks and kept their relationship together in the process. Rap’s biggest power couples embody what it means to transcend the expected, creating multi-million dollar empires while staying strong and loyal to each other and their families.
From Rihanna and A$AP Rocky to Ice-T and Coco Jones, the list below elaborates on rap’s couples who have either birthed jaw-dropping collaborations, life-saving philanthropic efforts, or groundbreaking business ventures. In addition to that, their undeniable chemistry has made them the inspirational goals for thousands of couples all around the map — which RiRi encapsulated in perfectly in an interview last year.
“When someone sees you completely, and believes in you, and thinks you’re worthy of being the mother of their kids, it’s a great feeling,” she said.
Here are a list of couples who support and love each other in much of the same ways. From high-school sweethearts to old flames reuniting, these couples embody what it means to be #couplegoals in hip-hop. Check out our picks for the nine best power couples in hip-hop below.
