Song 347: Lose Yourself

I’m not going to lie, my preferences in rap are limited and pretty uninformed.  I am sure there are many great songs I’m not familiar with, because they didn’t break into my music bubble.  

Obviously, Eminem did.

Intriguing lyrics, musical tension, the buried piano lines… I know this song was a big hit, a couple of months as the top song on Billboard back in 2002, etc.  But I’m not sure this song makes the rounds in a lot of music bubbles today.  Maybe I’m wrong.  It won a Grammy and an Oscar and has a huge Wikipedia page.  It isn’t under known.