30 Songs To Listen to in Your Convertible

If you like your beat down low and your top let back.

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We realize that summer technically ended this past Saturday, the 21st, but we're not exactly ones to put the keys away just because it says to do so on a piece of paper or app or whatever you use for a calendar. It might have started to chill down a little bit in your area (it most certainly has in Cleveland), but there are definitely plenty of gorgeous days left. Fall is one of the most gorgeous times for driving, after all. If you like your beat down low and your top let back, we've got the perfect list for you with 30 Songs To Listen to in Your Convertible.

And if you're a Spotify user, we have the full playlist ready for you right here: 

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Kendrick Lamar ft. Dr. Dre "The Recipe"

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"Women, weed and weather it's not my fault/That it's 82 degrees and my top peeled off." No, it's not Kendrick. And it's not our fault for wanting to do the same damn thing.



Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"

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There's no better experience in the world than having your dream girl in the passengers seat, wind fluttering in her hair, as onlookers gawk at your ride and the beauty inside it.



Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg "Still D.R.E"

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Get your girl, hop into your, as Snoop calls it, low-low (because we know you've got one), and hit the streets like you've got hyrdraulics ready to jerk you around at the flip of a switch.



Chris Brown ft. Lil' Wayne & Swizz Beatz "I Can Transfrom Ya"

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Transform your car into a female magnet when you flick that switch, lowering your car's top down in slow motion and earning at least 10 cool points in the process.



Talking Heads "Road To Nowhere"

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Contemplating life is common occurence when you're behind the wheel of your car, alone on the road with no real destination. Let the Talking Heads help you come up with some answers.



Lorde "Royals (The Weeknd Remix)"

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Switch the beat up a little bit and add in The Weeknd's sultry vocals sneaking in and out of the chorus and Lorde's smash hit becomes a convertible classic. Driving Cadilacs in our dreams, indeed.

Pac Div "Mayor"

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"Just another day out in sunny L.A." La la land is an ultimate space for driving around in your booger green pacer cherry red convertible. It might get a little chilly at times, but throw on a sweater in any weather and start feeling so good that you might run for mayor. 



Frank Ocean "Sweet Life"

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What's sweeter than rolling in a shiny car with Frank Ocean's wavy voice reminding you just how good things really are?



Foo Fighters "No Way Back"

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If Dave Grohl's growling baritone makes you push down on the right pedal juuuust a little bit harder than you should, we won't judge. If the resulting wind blast makes your hair look like Grohl after a three hour concert, well, then, yeah, we are going to judge.



Curren$y ft. Stalley "Address"

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With Curre$y and Stalley, two muscleheads, on the same track, it would be a crime NOT to play this once you rev up the engine.



Citizen Cope "Son's Gonna Rise"

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When the first line of a song is "Rollin' down the highway" over a reverberating guitar that mimics a car speeding toward its destination, it forces your hand to pinch the volume knob of your car radio and yank it to the right.



Curren$y "Showroom"

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We're sure plenty of people buy convertibles because they love the air flow breezing through their hair and the more connected and less restricted feel. We're also sure plenty of people buy convertibles, because everybody can see you driving in a convertible. Curren$y's "Showroom" isn't exactly the most uppity, fun type of song, but more of a 11 p.m., crusing down the strip track to display your clean ride and your system. 



Bun B ft. Lupe Fiasco "Swang On Em"

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An unexpected pairing makes for a surprisingly dope song, one which the chorus boasts "We ride 22s or better." Make sure you convertible's rims are up to par.



Big K.R.I.T. "My Sub"

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K.R.I.T.'s southern twang and talk about his subwoofer, rims and various other car-related items is almost too perfect NOT to put this on as you're swerving lanes.



A$AP Rocky "Bass"

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It's only right to be cruising in a flashy car when you're listening to Pretty Flacco. "Bass" requires you to slow down to 25 mph and let onlookers see you do some serious head-bobbing.



Big Boi "Shoes for Running"

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This track is a reminder that you can't escape death. Not exactly the most jolly topic, but when it comes to convertibles, winter might as well be death. The upbeat soundtrack is a perfect way to run your last few nights of open-aired freedom. 



Jay Z ft. Biggie "Brooklyn's Finest"

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Listening to this classic off of Jay's Reasonable Doubt paints a picture of Jay and Biggie riding through Brooklyn, top down, arms slung over the side of the car as they take turns rhyming their respective parts.



John Mayer "Why Georgia"

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There are some days when the sun is shining, your top is down, and driving on forever seems like a much better option that stopping anywhere and staying put. Mayer's "Why Georgia" is the soundtrack for those days when flying by your destination just feels right.



The Roots "Long Time"

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There's just something about the opening guitar and crashing drums of this gem from The Roots that feels like it should be coming out of the speakers of a vintage Cadillac convertible. The Legendary Roots Crew is timeless, just like the car itself.



Miley Cyrus "Can't Stop"

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Before she made the word "twerk" as played out as "swag" and started licking sledgehammers like they were her first lollipop, Miley Cyrus was just a chick who wanted to do wild things with her large group of friends. So pile all your people into you convertible, and get weird to this jam.



The Eagles "Life in the Fast Lane"

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Flying down the highway with nothing to stop the wind from whipping your hair all over the place can be an exhilarating experience. Just don't go so fast that your girl's sunglasses fly off her head, get crushed by an 18-wheeler and your spending the rest of your afternoon at Sunglass Hut.



Fort Minor "Cigarettes"

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"If you're in the car, turn up the track, give the whole neighborhood some second-hand rap." If you're really going for "feeling cool," a convertible and some educational rap music are two great places to start. 



Wiz Khalifa ft. Juicy J "The Plan"

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This is that "they told me I'd never get money but look at all this money I ended up getting" type of jam, the song you throw on in your $70,000 convertible to let Wiz wax poetic on what it's like living that life of luxury. If you grew up riding around in a Honda Oddessy but now have the means to whip it in something a little bit nicer, put this one repeat.



Kid Cudi ft. MGMT & Ratatat "Pursuit of Happiness"

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Two a.m. Summer nights. That's where this song plays best, floating out of you car stereo and disappearing into the night air that been pulling at your hair as you barrel down the road. Quotable and complete with a biting guitar riff, Cudi's classic is perfect for a night drive with no roof.



Mac Miller "Donald Trump"

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After Mac proclaims "I just want to ride through the city in a Cutlass," it's tough not to grab your keys and make a B-line for the garage. The Sap produced beat for one of Mac's biggest hits sound extra crispy floating through the air as you take your convertible out for a spin through the downtown of your favorite city.



Swizz Beatz "Top Down"

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Sometimes you've just got to ride around with your top down and your jewelry on while everyone stares at you as you pass wondering "Wait, you're listening to a Swizz Beatz song in its entirely?"



Rick Ross ft. Drake & Chrisette Michelle "Aston Martin Music"

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Chances are you aren't actually riding around in an Aston Martin convertible (and if you are, you need to hop off the internet and throw on some Gucci slippers and go for a joy ride), but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy some crooning from Drake and some bravado rap from Rozay in your roofless Beetle and pretend you are.



Stalley "Hard"

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Today's quintessential rapper on car culture let's us know how he rides through his hometown of Massilon, OH, and that's with the top, as Stalley says, "teed off (not technically convertible, but you get it)." You'd be wise to do the same.

T.I. "Top Back"

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It's one of T.I.'s best beats on one of T.I.'s best songs on one of his best albums with one of the best album covers. And it just happens to be a perfect anthem for chopped tops. 

Nas "Made You Look"

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Sure, you can refer to your convertible as being topless like everyone else in the entire world does, or you can get creative like Nas on "Made You Look" and, the next time someone asks you if you'll be riding around with the top down, say to them, "Yes, her titties will be out." However you refer to your convertible, bumping one of Nas' illest joints for the whole neighborhood to hear will earn you major cool points.

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