A Recent History of Rappers Crying in Public

Hip-hop's softer side.

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After DMX's heartwrenching episode of Iyanla: Fix My Life, we're looking back at other instances of MCs getting emotional like Carl Thomas. Yes, rappers have feelings, too—except thousands of people are watching anytime they shed a tear. From Lil Mama's emotional tirade on The Breakfast Club to Kanye West performing "Hey Mama" a week after his mother passed, here's A Recent History of Rappers Crying in Public. Grab a tissue.

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DMX on Iyanla: Fix My Life

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Lil B in His "I Love You" Video

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Date: January 2013

The YouTube description reads:

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND DONT EVER DENY MY LOVE FOR YOU! I HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE SAFE, I LOVE YOU WATCH THIS WHOLE VIDEO, IF YOU REALLY LOVE LIL B AND CRIED TO THIS OR REALLY HAVE BEEN EFFECTED BY THIS VIDEO HIT LIL B UP!

In "I Love You," Based God cries in a pet store surrounded by amphibians. The break down comes at the three-minute mark.

Big Sean Performing "Memories" in Detroit

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Lupe Fiasco on MTV's RapFix Live

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Soulja Boy at the BET Awards During the Whitney Houston Tribute

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Date: July 2012

At the 2012 BET Awards, a 20-minute tribute to Whitney Houston—which included a very emotional rendition of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" from Cissy Houston—ended with 10 seconds of Soulja Boy crying, and this one single tear from Beyonce:

DMX on VH1's Couples Therapy

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Lil Mama on Power 105's "The Breakfast Club"

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Kanye West at Milwaukee Summerfest

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Kanye West at Coachella Music Festival

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Big Sean at His Listening Party in Toronto

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Nicki Minaj on MTV's My Time Now

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Kanye West on The Jay Leno Show

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Maino Performing "All The Above" in Long Island

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Game on Music Choice's Tha Corner

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Young Buck on The Phone With 50 Cent

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Kanye West Performing "Hey Mama" in Paris

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