Following on from Part I of my inspirational hip hop song list, here are my top 10 inspirational hip hop songs. If ever you lack the necessary confidence to go out into the world and kill it, I strongly recommend the next 10 tracks to get you up and on your way.
Drake ft. Kanye West, Lil Wane & Eminem- Forever
"Everyone who doubted me is asking for forgiveness"
T.I. ft. Rihanna- Live Your Life
"I'm the opposite of moderate, immaculately polished with the spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid"
Lupe Fiasco- The Show Goes On
"That you struggling and survivin', that you gonna persevere"
Eminem- Lose Yourself
"Success is my only motherfucking option, failure's not"
Kanye West- Can't Tell Me Nothing
"And you can live through anything if magic made it"
50 Cent- If I Can't
"This is God's plan homie, this ain't mine"
Big Sean ft. Chris Brown- My Last
"Always had drive like I had to chaffeur it"
J Cole ft. TLC- Crooked Smile
"We ain't picture perfect but we worth the picture still"
Talib Kweli ft. Jay-Z & Busta Rhymes- Get By (Remix)
"How you know you really alive if you don't reach for the sky?"
DJ Drama ft. 2Chainz, Meek Mill & Jeremih- My Moment
"If I don't grind, I don't shine, if I don't shine then I don't eat, if I don't eat then Imma starve and if Imma starve I pull heat"
Of course, it would just be unpatriotic of me if I didn't include some South African hip hop in this list. I am a huge fan of SA hip hop and revel in the talent that we have in this country. With that being said, here is a short list of South African hip hop songs that inspire me to new heights.
Tuks- 525 600 Minutes
"525600 minutes, how do you measure a life"
Reason- Do It Like I Can
"Player with words like poets on a soccer pitch"
Zubz- Stereotype
"Here's to you for breaking the stereotype"
AKA- All I Know
"I rather die on my feet then try to live on my knees"I
Khuli Chana ft. JR- No More Hunger
"I make dough, make no room for blunder"
IV League ft. AKA- I Want It All
"You can have whatever you like if you can dream it"
Reason- No Sleep
"I'm thinking how can they doubt me, they thinking how can he not sleep"
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