Lose Yourself
Eminem
2002

The single greatest rap song of all time and one of the greatest songs of any genre, period. The beat on this is incredible, the lyrics are incredible. The storytelling hits you right out of the gate:

Look….If you had…one shot
…or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted 
One moment
Would you capture it?
Or just let it slip?

There’s nothing about this song that I don’t love. One of my favorite parts is right in the opening verse, when Em rhymes, “He opens his mouth / But the words won’t come out / He’s chokin’, how? / Everybody’s jokin’ now / The clock’s run out / Time’s up, over…BLAOW!

So great. If you ever need a shot of motivation, on a run, for a deadline, for life…this is your song. Some jokers have tried to ruin the music, the moment, and I wish they’d let it go and never tried to take a shot.  But putting that aside, this song is pure magic and well deserving of its very high placement on the Top 100. 

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Nope, this is his best.