Top 100 Best hip hop motivational quotes
Here are 100 of the best motivational quotes from hip-hop artists:
- “Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week.” – Jay-Z
- “You gotta dream like you never got obstacles.” – J. Cole
- “The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.” – Kobe Bryant (often quoted in hip-hop)
- “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Beyoncé
- “I will not lose, for even in defeat, there’s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens it up for me.” – Jay-Z
- “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali (often quoted in hip-hop)
- “We gonna start with success.” – DJ Khaled
- “I went through every emotion with trying to pursue what I’m doing.” – Nipsey Hussle
- “You gotta learn to live with regrets.” – Jay-Z
- “Don’t wait for the stars to align, reach up and rearrange them the way you want them to be.” – Pharrell Williams
- “They gonna love me for my ambition.” – Wale
- “You can make something of your life, it just depends on your drive.” – Eminem
- “Patience is a virtue and I’m learning.” – J. Cole
- “I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know everything that shine ain’t always gonna be gold.” – Kid Cudi
- “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man!” – Jay-Z
- “The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese.” – Nas
- “Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take ten forward.” – Nipsey Hussle
- “It’s all about the progression.” – Big Sean
- “My life, my choices, my mistakes, my lessons. Not your business, mind your own.” – Wiz Khalifa
- “Everything I’m not made me everything I am.” – Kanye West
- “Success is the best revenge.” – Kanye West
- “I’m not afraid to lose, I just love to win.” – Nicki Minaj
- “The more you try to change, the more you stay the same.” – Tupac Shakur
- “Sky is the limit.” – Notorious B.I.G.
- “You could be the king, but watch the queen conquer.” – Nicki Minaj
- “You know it’s the real when you are who you think you are.” – Drake
- “I’d shoot for the moon, but I’m too busy gazing at stars.” – Eminem
- “They hate on me cause they see me doing things.” – Gucci Mane
- “You don’t get another chance, life is no Nintendo game.” – Eminem
- “Make today worth remembering.” – Kid Cudi
- “I’m living every day like a hustle. Another drug to juggle. Another day, another struggle.” – Notorious B.I.G.
- “Stay far from timid. Only make moves when your heart’s in it. And live the phrase ‘Sky’s The Limit’.” – Notorious B.I.G.
- “Be who you are and let everyone love that person.” – Wiz Khalifa
- “Push it to the limit.” – Rick Ross
- “I gotta hustle like I’m broke.” – 50 Cent
- “Do you, and don’t take anything for granted.” – Nas
- “I’m just trying to stay above water, you know? Just stay busy, stay working.” – Notorious B.I.G.
- “I’m a reflection of the community.” – Tupac Shakur
- “Do it for the culture, do it for the vine.” – Childish Gambino
- “They say you can’t turn a bad girl good, but once a good girl’s gone bad, she’s gone forever.” – Jay-Z
- “Take the first step, even when you can’t see the whole staircase.” – Tupac Shakur
- “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Drake
- “Life is too short to live the same day twice.” – Macklemore
- “When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.” – Nipsey Hussle
- “Cause whatever you love can be taken away, so live like it’s your dying day.” – Machine Gun Kelly
- “This is my life, I do what I want.” – Kid Cudi
- “The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.” – Robert Tew (often quoted in hip-hop)
- “Sometimes you just gotta stay silent, cause no words can explain the sh*t that’s going on in your mind and heart.” – Lil Wayne
- “Keep it real and stay true to yourself.” – Snoop Dogg
- “I’m out for presidents to represent me.” – Nas
- “Money on my mind, never give it up.” – Drake
- “I’m a star, sheriff badge.” – Lil Wayne
- “I can’t let life get the best of me.” – Jay-Z
- “Everybody’s at war with different things. I’m at war with my own heart sometimes.” – Tupac Shakur
- “Believe in your flyness, conquer your shyness.” – Kanye West
- “F*ck money, spread love.” – J. Cole
- “The strong survive, the weak fall off.” – J. Cole
- “Don’t let nobody know that you’re insecure about your stuff.” – Lil Wayne
- “I live by the beat, like you live check to check.” – André 3000
- “Don’t chase the paper, chase the dream.” – Sean Combs
- “Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” – Anonymous (often quoted in hip-hop)
- “We don’t chase dreams, we hunt goals.” – J. Cole
- “You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve, would’ve happened, or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the f*ck on.” – Tupac Shakur
- “Money isn’t everything, but it’s everything to a struggling artist.” – Kendrick Lamar
- “Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you.” – Anonymous (often quoted in hip-hop)
- “Work hard in silence, let your success make the noise.” – Frank Ocean
- “Don’t ever play yourself.” – DJ Khaled
- “Some days I’m humble, some days I struggle.” – Kendrick Lamar
- “Turn your setbacks into comebacks.” – Anonymous (often quoted in hip-hop)
- “I’ve got hustle though, ambition flow inside my DNA.” – Kendrick Lamar
- “Success is my only option, failure’s not.” – Eminem
- “Keep it moving, nothing to see here.” – Drake
- “Even if it makes others uncomfortable, I will love who I am.” – Janelle Monáe
- “It ain’t no fun if the homies can’t have none.” – Snoop Dogg
- “Even when I’m in my worst state, I’m still at my best.” – Gucci Mane
- “Life is a wheel of fortune and it’s my turn to spin it.” – Tupac Shakur
- “The only limits are the ones you set yourself.” – Anonymous (often quoted in hip-hop)
- “Smile for the haters, smile for the paper.” – Drake
- “You have to keep your vision clear, cause only a coward lives in fear.” – Nas
- “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” – Eric Thomas (often quoted in hip-hop)
- “They never seen me coming, that’s worth the wait.” – Drake
- “I got my mind right, money right, ready for war.” – Jay-Z
- “Never let a win get to your head, or a loss to your heart.” – Drake
- “To live, is to suffer. To survive, is to find meaning in the suffering.” – DMX
- “Dedication, hard work plus patience.” – Nipsey Hussle
- “If you don’t love yourself, I’ll make you see your own heart.” – Kanye West
- **”Everything happens for a reason, people change like the seasons.”** – Drake
- “I refuse to lose.” – Lil Wayne
- “I’m trying to right my wrongs, but it’s funny them same wrongs helped me write this song.” – Kanye West
- “A goal is just a dream with a deadline.” – Jay-Z
- “We’re not supposed to make it past 25, joke’s on you we still alive.” – Kanye West
- “I’m living my best life, ain’t goin’ back and forth with you.” – Lil Duval
- “You can try to erase me, but the ink’s already dry.” – Eminem
- “I love it when they doubt me.” – DJ Khaled
- “I keep it real and that’s most definitely.” – Snoop Dogg
- “Who gon’ stop me, huh?” – Jay-Z
- “Even in my worst condition, you’ll never catch me slippin’.” – Drake
- “You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow.” – Eminem
- “Life’s a wheel of fortune and it’s my turn to spin it.” – Tupac Shakur
- “Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” – Tupac Shakur
These quotes capture the resilience, ambition, and determination often celebrated in hip-hop culture.