Top 5 Rap Anthems You’ll Love To Listen To
Rap Anthems can do a lot to you. They can ignite passion, desire, anger, peace and many other feelings that few are lucky enough to understand. Here are our top 5 rap anthems that you will love to hear.
1. 2Pac – Keep Ya Head Up
This track is an anthem for women who struggle to keep going. 2Pac tells them, ‘I know you’re fed up ladies, but keep your head up’. This song changed the way we looked at 2Pac, forever. We ladies appreciate the love and support he shouts for us from this rap anthem. And if you didn’t know, Nas performed this song at the MTV Rap memorial in 2005, and at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors as a tribute to the rap legend. R.I.P 2Pac.
2. N.W.A – F*** tha Police
We don’t know what to call this one, because it was never an ‘official single’. It was a ‘protest song’ in the album ‘Straight Outta Crompton’ released by N.W.A in 1988. It was played continuously for 2 days on a radio station during street protests in Belgrade, Serbia in 1996. Did you know, many top rap artists including Kayne West, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Lil Boosie have done their own versions of this anthem?
3. Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M
Ladies, have you heard your partners or male colleagues at your work place refer to money as ‘cream’? We’re sure you have, and Wu-Tang is the reason for it. The slang ‘cream’ that many people use these days to refer to money is only because of this song. Over the years, it has had its own massive following and has become a rap anthem. We could give you an endless list of how many rap artists have referred to it in their own songs.
4. DMX – Who We Be
‘Who We Be’ is all about how the Blacks were divided and separated in America. DMX touches a tender bone with many of us through this anthem. The lyrics are simple, classic and truly inspirational. This is a true blue example of a classic rap anthem. If you haven’t heard this, we highly recommend you do.
5. 2Pac – Dear Mama
Are you surprised why we’ve got another 2Pac song on our list, ladies? Reason is simple. He was truly one of the greatest rappers to live on this planet. 2Pac wrote this song as homage to his mother, Afeni Shakur. Even the most hardcore rappers shed a tear or two when they listen to this great rap anthem.
We think that Rap Anthems mean a lot to old school rappers who’ve shaped the world of Rap and Hip-Hop as we know it today. Whether you are into rap music or not, check out these great anthems that you will love.
