A Catalogue of Comic Book References in Rap

But just for grins: The Last Emperor's "Secret Wars" posits an earth shattering battle between his favorite emcees and a bunch of marvel duders.

ok, maybe not

Del & Dinosaur Jr

No dice yet.

-from Edan's "Promised Land" (which is very much a superhero song). Admittedly, there's enough leeway here that one could argue that the reference could be a direct take from Norse mythology rather than Stan and Jack, but I like to think otherwise.

Well, I was walking home late one afternoon
A reporter stopped me for an interview
She said she's heard stories and she's heard fables
That I'm vicious on the mic and the turntable
This young reporter I did adore,
So I rocked some vicious rhymes like I never did before
She said, "Damn, fly guy, I'm in love with you
The Casanova legend must have been true"
I said, "By the way, baby, what's your name?"
Said, "I go by name of Lois Lane
And you could be my boyfriend, you surely can,
Just let me quit my boyfriend called Superman."
I said, "He's a fairy, I do suppose
Flyin' through the air in pantyhose
He may be very sexy, or even cute,
But he looks like a sucker in a blue and red suit,"
I said, "You need a man man who's got finesse
And his whole name across his chest
He may be able to fly all through the night,
But can he rock a party 'til the early light?
He can't satisfy you with his little worm,
But I can bust you out with my super sperm!"

Sugarhill Gang: "Rapper's Delight"

Terrorize the jam like troops in Pakistan
Swingin through your town like your neighborhood Spiderman.

Wu-Tang Clan: "Protect ya neck"

The Finnish rap duo Fintelligens has a song called "Ryhmä F", which refers to the Finnish name of the X-Men, "Ryhmä X". In it they imagine themselves as discriminated rap mutants, fighting against haters and people who pirate their music.

The same applies for "The Battle for Asgard" by Cannibal Ox.