Before a meet, Michael Phelps loves listening to hip hop. It helps him get focused and tune out the competition. And it’s effective! Phelps holds the all time record for most individual Olympic gold medals (nine).
Here are five songs that stay locked on Michael Phelps’ playlist.

Twista
“Overnight Celebrity”
Kamikaze

Usher
“Burn”
Confessions

OutKast
“Roses”
The Love Below

Eminem
“’Till I Collapse”
The EminemShow

G-Unit
“Smile”
Beg For Mercy