Music is beautiful. I grew up listening to a lot of rap. A bunch of rappers like Jay-Z ($547 million net worth), 50 Cent ($440 million), Puff Daddy ($358 million), etc. are international moguls with business in everything from music to restaurants to drinks to clothing lines. They’re entrepreneurs.
Now I also love quotes and rappers tend to throw out great quotes in their song lyrics which often capture the “entrepreneurial spirit.” So here are some of my favorite inspirational quotes with my brief thoughts:
“Everyday I’m hustlin’” -Everyday I’m Hustlin’ by Rick Ross [Work work work. Then work some more. Intensity and persistence]
“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?” -Lose Yourself by Eminem [This whole song is about startups, if you fail you're done and it's back to the drawing board]
“I’ve got to formulate a plot or I end up in jail or shot Success is my only mothaf**kin option, failure’s not” -Lose Yourself by Eminem [You either live or die. Failure is not an option. That's what a startup feels like]
“If I can’t do it, homie, it can’t be done Now I’ma let the champagne bottle pop I’ma take it to the top” -If I Can’t, 50 Cent [Confidence for an entrepreneur is essential. It's you or no one to do it. Take it to the top!]
“The world is yours and everything in it, its out there get on your grind and get it” -Let’s Get It, Young Jeezy [The world is full of opportunities so get moving and get off your butt]
I can post more later, but that’s all for now that really jump out at me.
Feel free to leave some of your own favorite music quotes in replies.
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God’ll take you through hell just to get you to heaven. T.I. No Matter What
“And it hit me, Minnesota is dope
If only simply for not what we have but what we don’t
It’s all fair, it ain’t out there, it’s in there
It’s in the mirror, behind the breast under the hair
Follow the dream doesn’t mean leave the love
Roam if you must, but come home when you’ve seen enough.”
-Atmosphere “Shhh”
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Good quotes.
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Ch-ch-check it.
Stay far from timid, only make moves when your hearts in it, and live the phrase sky’s the limit.
-Notorious B.I.G.
That’s beautiful. Thanks for sharing
I know it seem hard someties, but uh…
remember one thing
through every dark night
there’s a bright day after that
so no matter how hard it get
stick ya chest out
keep ya head up
and handle it
2Pac – Me Against The World
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Thank you for another great post. Keep rocking.
Thank you Jennifer, glad you liked it
You picked some classic motivational lines. Here’s a new one that I love from Kidz In The Hall. ““What you’re bout to do is so historic, They can’t deny the win if you keep scoring, Whatevers in your heart don’t ignore it”
That’s a great quote Danica. Thank you for sharing
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thank you
If you see the wonder of the fairy tail you can take the future even if you fail
(this is ABBA). Greetings from Turkmenistan 
Yours faithfully
“when it’s hard, just know that it passes, but you’ll collect scars
they never go away, but they will make you who you are” – Macklemore (Hold your head up)
Don’t let a win go to your head, or a loss to your heart.
Chuck D. – He Got Game
Kill it for the hunt of the beat. Kill it for the hunger that will not sleep.
And you can stay miserable for all your life, but what kinda difference will that make?
What, you ain’t have enough of that pay? Ain’t had enough of your way?
-Team the Best Team by Doomtree
Great website!let em leap betta of rap music
life is what u make it huslte for ur parer my thug my ladies jah ah dont love nobody who lazy.