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4 Rap Songs From the 2000s That Are a Must-Add for Your Gym Playlist

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A great gym playlist is the same kind of playlist you’d make to blow the speakers out of your car. Weightlifters in particular need power, the kind of aggression that’ll push you to get that last rep in. The last thing you need is to get trapped listening to the gym’s idea of a good playlist.

Thankfully, 2000s hip-hop was chock-full of massive-scale anthems. In the aftermath of the shiny suit era in the late 90s and the rise of the South, every record had to feel dirty, gritty, and have an enormous sense of power. So rather than endlessly scroll through your phone for songs between sets, we’ll give you a great starting point with four classic 2000s rap bangers.

4 Rap Songs From the 2000s That Will Prove To Be Gym Essentials for Your Workout

T.I. had a bevy of different bangers that felt absolutely titanic in the 2000s. But while the rest of the list is for the peak of the........

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