Jennifer Hudson, I Got This | Music Lifts

In the 12^th edition of Music Lifts (2024), we’re uplifted by EGOT winner, Jennifer Hudson performing, “I Got This.”

Welcome to Music Lifts , a column that seeks to highlight songs that encourage, inspire, and uplift the spirit; songs that exude fortitude, positivity, and resolve, even in the face of adversity.  Featured songs aren’t genre-specific; songs may or may not be faith-based. The goal is for these songs to make you feel better – be LIFTED to new heights!  So, for the 12^th edition of Music Lifts (2024), we highlight “I Got This” as performed by Jennifer Hudson.

“I Got This” – what an empowering phrase! Furthermore, it’s an empowering song from the supremely talented, EGOT winner, Jennifer Hudson. “I Got This” appears as the second track on Hudson’s 2011, gold certified LP, I Remember Me.  Even when others doubt and don’t believe in J. Hud, she belives in herself, like ‘I got this!’ “I Got This” was written by Slipmats, StarGate (Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen), and Crystal Nicole. It was produced by Slipmats, StarGate, and Harvey Mason Jr.. The sound of the record matches the inspired vibes of the lyrics. The most memorable, uplifting section of “I Got This” is the chorus:

“(I got this)

Every single breath another step on my road

(I got this)

I’m from the south side tryna get to my goal

(I got this)

Ain’t no stopping me, come on follow me if you feel the need

(I got this)

Better believe I got this, believe I got this.”

The chorus sums up the journey that Jennifer Hudson is on to reach her goals.  The verses provide details, including in the first, “Just me and the dream beating the pavement / Stick to the hurts and burst splitting words of encouragement, baby.” In the second, she mentions the adversity: “So many tried to break me / When I got up and knocked me down / Didn’t keep me from moving, I flip the world upside down.” Woo! In the bridge, nothing will stop her, not even gravity! “Gravity is mad at me ‘cause when I fall I won’t drop / Something in me won’t let me stop until I reach the top.” Jennifer Hudson’s belief in self and reaching for the stars on “I Got This” despite many adversaries is impressive – encouraging, inspiring, and uplifting to the nth degree!

Jennifer Hudson // I Remember Me // Arista // 2011

Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: Music Lifts No. 12 (2024) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista; Hamid Tajik, Qamar Rehman, vansh mehta, Viridiana Rivera via Pexels]