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Black Girl Karaoke: 51 Songs That Shaped Our Journey To Womanhood

Gather your girls and test your lyrical memory with this ultimate list of Black Girl Magic in music form featuring classics from our favorite ladies in R&B and Hip Hop.
Black Girl Karaoke: 51 Songs That Shaped Our Journey To Womanhood
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By Rachaell Davis · Updated October 26, 2020
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There’s nothing quite like a good karaoke session with your girls and we’ve got the perfect soundtrack.

Whether for a planned outing or an impromptu gathering with your crew, these classic songs by some of our favorite ladies in R&B and Hip Hop will make for an unforgettable night of memories. Scroll through to see how many lyrics you remember by heart and then make plans to gather your squad and put them to the test with the ultimate girls night karaoke jam session. 

01

Tina Turner – Proud Mary

02

Ghost Town DJs – My Boo

03

Sunshine Anderson – Heard It All Before

04

SWV – Weak

05

Destiny’s Child – Soldier

06

XSCAPE – Understanding

07

Salt-N-Pepa – Shoop

08

Mary J. Blige feat. Lil Kim – I Can Love You

09

Needed Me – Rihanna

10

Angie Martinez, Lil Kim, Lisa “Lefteye” Lopez, Da Brat and Missy Elliot – Ladies Night

11

Brandy – I Wanna Be Down

12

702 – Get It Together

13

Solange – Cranes In The Sky

14

Monica – Don’t Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)

15

TLC – Creep

16

Erykah Badu – Tyrone

17

Beyonce – Upgrade u

18

Jade – Don’t Walk Away

19

Lauryn Hill – X-Factor

20

Adina Howard – Freak Like Me

21

Brownstone – If You Love Me

22

Ciara – Goodies

23

XSCAPE – Just Kickin It

24

Ashanti – Baby

25

Whitney Houston – Greatest Love Of All

26

Foxy Brown feat. Jay Z – I’ll Be

27

Mary J. Blige – I’m Goin Down

28

KP & Envy – Shorty Swing My Way

29

Keyshia Cole – Love 

30

Karyn White – Superwoman

31

Jill Scott – He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)

32

Trina – Da Baddest Bitch

33

Destiny’s Child – So Good

34

Aaliyah – Back And Forth

35

SZA – Love Galore

36

Deborah Cox – Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here

37

Janet Jackson – Escapade

38

Beyonce – Diva

39

Fantasia – Free Yourself

40

Lil Mo feat. Fabolous -Superwoman

41

Brandy & Monica – The Boy Is Mine

42

Missy Elliot – The Rain [Supa Dupa Fly]

43

Mya feat. Sisqo – It’s All About Me

44

Remy Ma – Conceited

45

Whitney Houston – I Have Nothing

46

Alicia Keys – Fallin

47

Erykah Badu – On & On

48

Monica – So Gone

49

Aretha Franklin – Respect

50

XSCAPE – Who Can I Run To?

51

Nicki Minaj feat. Beyonce – Feelin Myself