Post #4

My top ten songs that represent my life are more than likely all hip hop/rap songs. This is my favorite genre, I like R&B also but R&B probably won't make my top ten list. Song number one would "Basketball" by Bow Wow, which was a remake of an old school rapper named Curtis Blow who originally made the song. Curtis Blow's song was way before my time but Bow Wow's remake came out around the time I first started to play the game of basketball. That is why I brought this song up, because now every time I hear it, it reminds me of how I started playing the game I love today. My second song would be "Dear Mama" by Tupac, this is a song before my time also but is still a popular song and one of Tupac's best. The song is basically a letter to his mother explaining what she meant to him and how she is the reason for who he became. I can relate to this song because my mother means the world to me and she responsible for shaping me who I am today. My third song is sort of a connection to my second song because it kind of has the same meaning in a way. The song is by Drake and is called "Look what you've done". This song is basically about Drake talking to his parents saying look what you've done, look who you made me to be. Again I can relate to this because both my parents have raised me to become the young man that I am today, and some of the points Drake bring up in this song, I can connect to my life. Song number four would be a song called "The Return of Simba" by J. Cole. The title obviously comes from the movie The Lion King, which was my second favorite movie growing up (after Space Jam lol). The Lion King was one of J. Cole's favorite movies too which is why he named the song after it. Just the title of the song caught my attention and made me want to listen to it, but then once I heard it, it became one of my favorite songs at the time. Song number five is a song called "Dream Chaser" by a rapper named Meek Mill. This song is motivational song about working hard to reach your goals in life. This song came out at the perfect time. It was my senior year of high school and school and basketball was stressing me out. When I heard this song, it gave me all the motivation I needed to keep my head up and keep pushing! My sixth song comes from Meek Mill again and is called "Dreams and Nightmares". This song came out a few years ago and still to this day gets my hype and fired up. I listen to this song before almost every basketball game I have and play it while I'm working out also. My seventh song is from Lil Wayne called "God Bless America". This is a deep song from Lil Wayne talking about the problems we face in the world today and how messed up our society is. I like realistic songs like this because the problems we face in society that he mentioned are real ones that need to be fixed. Song number eight is called "99 problems" by Jay Z. In this song  Jay Z talks about how he has all these problems he deals with but out of all those problems a female isn't one of them. I was younger when this song came out but once I finally understood the meaning of the song, I started to live by it. I can have a ton of problems with school, bball,  or other stuff stressing me out but I should never allow a girl to stress me at all. Song number nine is a collaboration between Drake, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross and is called "No New Friends". This song is basically about sticking with the same group of friends who were with you from day one through all the struggle and success. Even though the song says no new friends, that doesn't mean that I don't want no friends and I'm not open to meeting new people, but its just a reminder to never forget the ones you started with. Last but not least my tenth song is by Lil Wayne again who I forgot to mention was my favorite rapper of all time. The song is called "Best Rapper Alive" and Lil Wayne basically states that he's the best rapper and why he is the best rapper. I listed this song because I agree, Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive and my favorite of all time!!!!