The sun is out and summer is here! As the days get warmer, it’s the perfect time to turn up some of the best R&B songs about summer. Whether you’re at a beach party or a backyard barbecue, these 17 tracks will surely add some extra heat to your day.
1. Fu#k The World (Summer In London) by Brent Faiyaz
Key Lyrics
Would you still give me head if I had day shifts?
I work when I want
I do what I want
She get what she want
I call her my wishing wand
2. Feel the Vibe by BJ The Chicago Kid
Key Lyrics
Come on in, close the door and feel the vibe
We got macaroni and cheese, collard greens and chicken inside
Can’t forget the corn bread
Talkin’ shit with the old heads
Mama dancin’ to some Al Green
3. Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Key Lyrics
School is out and it’s a sort of a buzz
But back then I didn’t really know what it was
But now I see what have of this
The way that people respond to summer madness
The weather is hot and girls are dressin’ less
And checkin’ out the fellas to tell ’em who’s best
4. Hot in Herre by Nelly
Key Lyrics
It’s gettin’ hot in here (So hot)
So take off all your clothes (Ayy)
I am gettin’ so hot (Uh, uh, uh, uh)
I wanna take my clothes off (Oh)
It’s gettin’ hot in here (So hot)
So take off all your clothes (Ayy)
I am gettin’ so hot (Uh, uh, uh, uh)
I wanna take my clothes off (Let it hang all out)
5. Hot Fun in the Summertime by Sly and the Family Stone
Key Lyrics
End of the spring and here she comes back
Hi, hi, hi, hi there
Them summer days
Those summer days
That’s when I have most of my fun back
High, high, high, high there
Them summer days
Those summer days
6. Where The Party At by Jagged Edge
Key Lyrics
Ayy, where the party at? (Where it at?)
Girls is on the way, where the Bacardi at? (Yes, we do)
Bottles and models, talkin’ all of that (Uh-huh)
Know I can’t forget about my thugs (Nah)
Where the party at? And all my girls
7. I Get Around by Tupac Shakur
Key Lyrics
What’s up, love? How you doin’? (All right)
Well, I’ve been hangin’, sangin’ tryna do my thang, oh, you heard that I was bangin’
Your homegirl you went to school with? That’s cool
But did she tell you about her sister and your cousin? Thought I wasn’t (Uhh)
See, weekends were made for Michelob
But it’s a Monday, my day, so just let me hit it, yo
8. Thong Song by Sisqó
Key Lyrics
I like it when the beat goes da na da na
Baby make your booty go da na da na
Girl I know you wanna show da na da na
That thong th thong thong thong
9. Summer Bunnies by R. Kelly
Key Lyrics
Summer bunnies drive me crazy
(Summer bunnies drive me crazy, huh, summer nights)
Summer bunnies drive me crazy
(And I really love the way you knock me out)
Summer bunnies drive me crazy
(Oh, girl, you drive me crazy, come on)
Summer bunnies drive me crazy
(Summer bunnies drive me crazy)
And you knock me out, girl, come on
10. Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae
Key Lyrics
Girl, put your records on
Tell me your favorite song (Yeah!)
You go ahead, let your hair down (Girl)
Sapphire and faded jeans
I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down
11. Summertime in the LBC by The Dove Shack
Key Lyrics
Let me hear you say ooh ahh
Summertime in the LBC
Ooh ahh
Summertime in the LBC
12. Feels Like Summer by Donald Glover
Key Lyrics
You can feel it in the streets
On a day like this, the heat
It feel like summer
I feel like summer
I feel like summer
You can feel it in the streets
On a day like this, the heat
I feel like summer
She feel like summer
This feel like summer
I feel like summer
13. Skate by ANDERSON PAAK, Bruno Mars, and Silk Sonic
Key Lyrics
Oh, skate to me, baby (Skate)
Slide your way on over (Slide your way on over)
Oh, skate to me, baby (Skate)
I wanna get to know ya (I wanna get to know ya)
Come on
Oh my, oh my
14. Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’) by T-Pain
Key Lyrics
I’ma buy you a drank
And then I’ma take you home with me
I got money in the bank
Shawty, what you think ’bout that?
I’ll be in the grey Cadillac
15. Summer 2020 by Jhené Aiko
Key Lyrics
And I feel like sometimes I cry
‘Cause I feel so good to be alive
And there’s not a doubt inside my mind
That you’re still here, right here by my side
16. Every Summertime by NIKI
Key Lyrics
Baby, I’d give up anything to travel inside your mind
Baby, I fall in love again come every summertime
My daddy taught me to choose ’em wisely but you don’t have to try
‘Cause, baby, I fall in lovе every summertimе
17. Summer Jam by The Underdog Project
Key Lyrics
This ain’t nothin’ but a summer jam
Bronzed skin and cinnamon tans, whoa!
This ain’t nothing’ but a summer jam
We’re gonna party as much as we can
Wrapping Up
As you saw, there are many great R&B songs out there that capture the summer spirit. From nostalgic throwbacks to new school bops, this list of 17 tracks should provide a great soundtrack for any summer occasion. So, it doesn’t matter whether you’re hanging out at home or going on a staycation – make sure to tune into these R&B hits this summer! Enjoy the warmth and good vibes!
