Even though there aren’t a huge amount of artists and bands making it big out of San Antonio, the Alamo City continues to get shout-outs over the years in tunes from genres ranging from Americana, country and even hip-hop. From Nicki Minaj to Willie Nelson and even the Dead Milkmen, San Antonio is romanticized as this far away destination where real punk rock lives or home to some of the best basketball players in the world. Here’s 17 songs that shout out San Antonio or San Antonio-related things.

“Big Daddy” by Nicki Minaj “Pulled up in something that look like a million ni**a put me up on Ain’t gotta sell it, but he say the pussy a drug that he re-up on Spur of the moment, I ball like Ginobili, you bitches get D’ed up on You mad at me? Go get mad at your nigga ‘fore I put my sneakers on” Photo via instagram / Nicki Minaj
“Tacoland” by Dead Milkmen “There’s a place In San Anton Where I can go And not feel alone Tacoland, it’s a panacea Tacoland, they’re always glad to see ya” Photo via Facebook / Dead Milkmen
“Jus Lyke Compton” by DJ Quik When we arrived I saw red and blue sweatsuits When i’m thinkin bout horse dookey and cowboy boots I guess Texas ain’t no different from the rest And San Antonio, was just waitin to put us to the test And before it was over the shit got deep A nigga got shot in the face, and was dead in the street Then they came in the club thinkin of scrappin Little did they know that we was packin Yeah, we was puttin em down and squaring the rest, shit I even had to wear the bulletproof vest Now San Antonio… Yeah, San Antonio…” Photo via Facebook / Dj Quik
“Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio” by Flaco Jimenez “Ya no quiereo que me beses ni besarte Ni mirarte ni siquera oir tu voz Por que supe que tenias otro amante Y en Laredo ya tenias otros dos” Photo via Facebook / Flaco Jiminez
“Remember the Alamo” by George Strait “Remember the man who asked for your hand In the moonlight of San Antone There by the mission you let your position be known That you loved me so Don’t forget where it started Remember the Alamo” Photo via Facebook / George Strait
“Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash “I hear the train a comin’ it’s rollin’ round the bend And I ain’t seen the sunshine since I don’t know when I’m stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps dragging on But that train keeps a rollin’ on down to San Antone.” Photo via Facebook / Johnny Cash
“Livin’ Astro” by Kool Keith “Movin’ roughly, straight to the desert, San Antonio I talk swift; the rock king, black Romeo” Photo via Facebook / Kool Keith
“NBA Stole My Swag” by Lil B “Flexin’ at the playoffs, flexin’ at the jewry Young Based God got bitches at the movies Hoop Life, Lil B, Tim Duncan groupies Based God! Like I said, ‘n’ shout out to Tim Duncan Yeah we dunking on bitches, we got Tim Duncan groupies too We got groupies like Tim Duncan, yeah I said it.” Photo via Facebook / Lil B
“Put Some Keys On That” by Lil Wayne “I got them 24 inches sittin’ on the Joe Buddens In the trunk straight jumpin’ Bitch I can’t hear nuthin’ And I might do the Spurs sittin’ on them Tim Duncan And in the Lamborghini I do donuts like dunkin’.” Photo via Facebook / Lil Wayne
“San Antonio Rose” by Patsy Cline “Deep within my heart lies a melody A song of old San Antone Where in dreams I live with a memory Beneath the stars, all alone” Photo via Facebook / Pastsy Cline
“Push” by Pharoahe Monch “Your weak-ass compubot power shots mix fly over me My accurate jabs connect like rotary Make you notice me, be like: “Damn, dudes awesome totally when he rides the bass line like Ginobili” I’m vocally unmatched, globally With the flow, so underground But mo’ public than notary” Photo via Facebook / Pharoahe Monch
“San Antone” by Randy Rogers Band “San Antone, San Antone I been gone for way too long But you gotta go when you gotta go Like Crockett at the Alamo Ya’ll can find me down in San Antone” Photo via Facebook / Randy Rogers Band
“(Is Anybody Goin’ To) San Antone” by Texas Tornados “Is anybody goin’ to San Antone Or Phoenix Arizona? Anyplace is alright as long as I Forget I never known her” Photo via Facebook / Texas Tornados
“San Antonio” by Pure Prairie League “San Antonio, can’t get hold of you As the water’s flowin’ through Color painted pictures show You’re a lady of endless lovers” Photo via Facebook / Pure Prairie League
“San Antonio Stroll” by Tanya Tucker “When my folks would come home, they’d be humming a song, Mama’d smile and say: “Child, don’t you know, “There ain’t a thing in this world to make you fall in love girl, “Like the San Antonio Stroll?” Photo via Facebook / Tanya Tucker
“87 Southbound” by Wayne Hancock “87 Southbound To San Antone It’s getting late out, I ain’t got no home” Photo via Facebook / Wayne Hancock
“San Antonio” by Willie Nelson “I must admit I’m just a home boy A San Antone boy, a far from home boy I hear the call of San Antonio And that’s where I plan to go” Photo via Facebook / Willie Nelson