49. Eminem - Lose Yourself (2002)

Like every other artist who revolutionized pop music, Eminem was required to bring the revolution to the cinema, and he did not let us down. The movie 8 Mile, which came out in 2002, was loosely based on his own life story, proved good enough to become a hit, and played a big part in bringing hip-hop culture to a wider audience. The character he plays in the movie, B Rabbit, a white boy trying to make it in the hip-hop world, subsequently joined the ensemble of characters in his private theater, and expanded it. This is the theme song, in which he merges B Rabbit's story with his personal story, to create a universal song about that defining moment in which you go on stage and your fate is about to be determined for fame or insignificance. Once again, his poetic and theatrical ability to dramatize the theme matches the greatest artists in history.