15 Famous Muhammad Ali Quotes That Prove He Could've Been as Great a Rapper as He Was a Boxer #HIPHOPTUESDAY

Before all the hype about great beats and sounds began, Hiphop was not just about the sound. It wasn’t just about how dope your beat was but mostly about how memorable your lyrics and punchlines were.

Many of the greats, the likes of Notorious B.I.G, 2 PAC, Jay Z, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West or if you’re more into the new school Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Drake or whoever it is you idolize  as a great rapper, they all have one thing in common and that is their memorable lyrics.

And when it comes to words that can be remembered for all time, there’s no one that beats Muhammad Ali. That is why I think he would’ve made as great a rapper as he did a boxer.

To prove this, over the year’s many great rappers have gone ahead to sample some of the greatest quotes from the ‘Greatest of All Time’ (Muhammad Ali) including our very own King Kaka in one of his latest releases ‘Gorilla’.

So today we look at some of the most famous Muhammad Ali quotes that could’ve possibly made it into a great rap song.

From wise and thought invoking quotes, to quotes that can be considered just plain bravado, sometimes even your favorite rapper can’t compare to this Ali.

Here are some of the greatest quotes that in our opinion made Muhammed Ali not just a great rapper but a great poet;

1. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see. Now you see me, now you don't. George thinks he will, but I know he won't.
2. "Don’t count the days; make the days count."
3. “It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am."
4. “If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.”
5. “Braggin' is when a person says something and can’t do it. I do what I say.”
6. "I'm so mean, I make medicine sick."
7. "I should be a postage stamp. That's the only way I'll ever get licked."
8. “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
9. "A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”
10. “If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.”
11. "I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own."
12. “I’ve wrestled with alligators. I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning. And throw thunder in jail.”
13. "I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren't no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn't know about them."
14. "It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up."
15. “Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.”

And to top it all off, just to show that he still had it even in his hay days, here’s one of the best quotes that he put up on Twitter earlier this year;

Rest in Peace Champ! You shall surely be missed.