- Missed part 1? Check it out here!
Zero to Hero by Lillias White, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan & Vaneese Thomas from Hercules was one of the songs we highlighted last year.
Welcome back everyone! As you all know, it is February which means it is Black History Month! That means we are highlighting the Black artists in Just Dance! In case you missed it, part 1 took a deep dive into the artists, cast, and crew of Just Dance 2025 Edition. You can check that out here! For part 2, we will be giving a brief overview of some songs and artists from entire series. Additionally, we are showing off all the wonderful fanart and mashups we received from the community!
FANART[]
This month we received 19 submissions from 9 users! Check them out below.
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Music Recommendations[]
Kendrick Lamar had a massive year and was the artist who the community recommended the most for this blog. His collaboration with SZA, All The Stars, was featured on Just Dance Unlimited.
We also asked the community for music recommendations. Here are some songs by Black artists that the community would like to see in the future:
- "Break My Soul" by Beyoncé
- "Brooklyn in the Summer" by Aloe Blacc
- "Caramel" by City High ft. Eve
- "Denial Is a River" by Doechii
- "EARFQUAKE" by Tyler, the Creator
- "Heartless" by The Weeknd
- "HUMBLE." by Kendrick Lamar
- "Just Fine" by Mary J. Blige
- "Kill for Your Love" by Labrinth
- "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
- "Mutt" by Leon Thomas
- "No One" by Alicia Keys
- "Pray for Me" by The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar
- "Some" by Steve Lacy
- "Superstar" by Lupe Fiasco ft. Matthew Santos
- And more!
Part 1 Recap[]
In case you missed part 1, here are all the songs by Black artists in Just Dance 2025 Edition, as well as the two Just Dance+ songs we got after last year's blog.
(Mi Gente lo Siente)
(Calabria 2007)
(Sleigh Ride)
(Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2)
(Don’t Rush)
Series recap[]
And now for a look at the series as a whole! There are so many Black artists in the series, spanning across genres, eras, and games. After all, the series just celebrated its 15th anniversary so there are a lot of people and songs here. From the biggest Afrobeats song, Calm Down, just last year to the 2000 hit Who Let the Dogs Out? on the very first game. From the first big hip-hop song, Rapper’s Delight, last year to Rihanna’s debut single Pon de Replay on Just Dance 2. And from the Hercules anthem Zero to Hero last year to unrelated Belgian techno anthem Pump Up the Jam on the very first game, we have gotten a taste of everything.
Excluding spin-offs, the Black artist with the most songs is Nicki Minaj with 11 songs, the third-most overall. Other Black artists with several songs include Rihanna (8), Beyoncé (7 + 1 with Destiny's Child), The Weeknd (6), Doja Cat (6), and SZA (5). Additionally, will.i.am has three songs as a solo artist and five with the Black Eyed Peas. When spin-offs are included, Michael Jackson and the Black Eyed Peas have entire dedicated games, Michael Jackson: The Experience and The Black Eyed Peas Experience, respectively. There is also The Hip Hop Dance Experience, a game dedicated to hip-hop.
Due to the sheer amount of songs and artists in the series, listing them all would make this blog incredibly long and we would be here until April. So instead, here is a small selection of songs and artists from each of the main series games, with three songs representing each game. Note that for all covers, the original artist is credited.
Conclusion[]
And that concludes our blog! Thank you to everyone who submitted content and recommended music and thank you for reading this blog. If you would like to read more, there will be a list of our previous blogs below. If you would like to participate in future events, please keep an eye on our News and Announcements board as we will be opening up submissions for Women's History Month in the coming weeks.
Previous Black History Month blogs: