Nelson Mandela has made a huge impact on the world. A true leader and inspiration to people everywhere. When your reference has made it into music by some of the biggest hip-hop artists out, you’ve truly impacted live across the globe. Nelson Mandela may be gone but his work and memory live on, especially in these hip-hop songs.
“Married to Winnie, he think he really Nelson Mandela” – Wale
Song: Future
Artist: DJ Khaled
Album: We The Best Forever
“The pictures I paint, make the Mona Lisa look like fake art I feel the pain of Nelson Mandela” – Game
Song:Letter to the King
Artist: Game Feat. Nas
Album: LAX
“What if Nelson Mandela could give his time back?” -Jadakiss
Song: What if
Artist: Jadakiss feat. Nas
Album: The Last Kiss
“You can ask the bank teller But my money old like Nelson Mandela”- Lil Wayne
Song: Talk That
Artist: Lil Wayne feat. T-Pain
Album: Shock Value 2 (unreleased song)
“And Martin Luther King was never assassin Annotateated Imagine if Malcolm X would have made it And Nelson Mandela was never incarcerated” – Cassidy
Song: Peace
Artist: Cassidy
Album: C.A.S.H.: Cass Always Stay Hard
“This is Nelson Mandela I represent Johannesburg, South Africa When in Africa chilling out I listen to Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek Reflection Eternal”. – Dave Chapelle
Song: Experience Dedication
Artist: Reflection Eternal
Album: Train of Thought
“When Nelson Mandela was freed from prison And spoke out at Yankee Stadium in New York, I was there” -KRS ONE
Song: I Was There
Artist: KRS One
Album: Hip Hop Lives
“At the mic stand my performance is stellar Pop the tape in and I listen to fella I give a little shout to Nelson Mandela” – Beastie Boys
Song: Get Busy
Artist: Beastie Boys feat. Mixmaster Mic
Album: TT5B
“Beijing students fought aAnnotatermies with guns and knives At Kent State, they took four lives Nelson Mandela’s not free” – MC Serch
Song: The Gasface (remix)
Artist: 3rd Bass feat. Prince Paul
Album: The Cactus Album
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