• ‘Only You Freestyle’ by Drake and Headie One

  The Canadian artist instantly went viral after rapping “Arabic ting tell me I look like Yousef, look like Hamza/habibti please, ana akeed inti w ana ahla.”

• ‘Heard ‘Em Say’ by Kanye West

  In his 2005 single featuring Maroon 5’s Adam Levine, Kanye West raps “Allahu Akbar and throw in some hot cars.” 

• ‘Blues Freestyle’ by Jay-Z

  “Lagos, all the barrios ‘round me, you feel me?/Bismallah, all the Gods ‘round me,” raps hip hop artist Jay-Z in his 2017 song.

• ‘Plain Jane’ by A$AP Ferg

  In this 2017 hip hop hit, the New York-based MC uses the phrase “Alhamdulilah.” In the remix, Nicki Minaj says “Mashallah.”

• ‘History’ by Mos Def feat. Talib Kweli

  Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, begins all of his songs with “Bismallah.”

• ‘Untitled 2’ by Kendrick Lamar

  Despite not being a Muslim, the California rapper admits to “praying to Allah,” in the track which debuted on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”