This topic is definitely a great one for debating. There are some MCs out there who have been known for their great story-telling abilities. I don't believe that every MC should be a great story-teller as many seem to mention when speaking on great MCs. However, there are some MCs whose story-telling abilities are just unbelievable.
One MC who is very talented with this is my all-time favorite MC, Kool G Rap. I have added a link at the bottom of this post for his song "A Thug's Love Story". This song in my opinion is the illest story ever told in rhyme. The story is broken up into 3 chapters and the level of detail and action throughout the story makes you quickly forget that it's actually a song! You suddenly feel as if you're sitting in a movie theater with a bucket of popcorn and a pack of snocaps on your lap lolol. Never in all my life have I heard an MC tell a story ANYTHING like this. This song is from his album, "Roots of Evil" that many people do not even know about. He specifically recorded this album to raise the bar and take his lyricism to another level. The bad part is that is was released on a small label, was badly promoted and soon became unavailable.
What are some of the illest stories you have heard in rhyme???
Here's a link for downloading the song:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3YLNF750
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slick rick "children's story" is amazing. so is this joint, i forgot the title, on louis logic's album "misery loves comedy" about a telemarketer that goes psycho and starts stalking one of the people he called. then of course there's "mambo tail tale" by this cat homeboy sandman.
ReplyDeleteyeah i heard "Glorie"by Amo1 ..that joint is ill ,it's about him f*ckin a minor ..but he didnt find out till after..>>i heard it at reverbnation.com/amo1
ReplyDeleteDamn, I gotta check out that Louis Logic joint and the Amo1 joint too. Amo1 is my dude. Also, that "Mambo Tail Tale" joint is dope man. What others have made you say, "wow!"? lol
ReplyDeleteHomeboy Sandman took the words right out of my mouth! I was definitely going to say Slick Rick's "Children's Story" and Homeboy Sandman's "Mambo Tail Tale"!
ReplyDeletewow...I have heard alot of dope storytelling joints over the years like Kool G's "On The Run" Biggie's "Niggaz Bleed" or Nas' "Rewind" or Jay-Z's "Meet The Parents" but the best I have EVER hear is from Joe Budden off of Mood Muzik 2 its called "Three Sides To A Story"...OMG shit is ill!!!!!....the same story told from three different perspectives......and speaking of slept on albums if you like hip hop storytelling you gotta hear "Street Cinema" by Sporty Thievz...the whole album is a story...SICK!....and if you wanna heat that Joe Buddens joint here's the linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0R7I7LjZ2A
ReplyDeleteKnonam's "Length of the Blade" story. He raps the verses as if it was his mother and father telling their story and it ends up with him and how he wasn't even suppose to be born. Real tight concept. You can hear it on www.knonam.com.
ReplyDeleteYo Inf, I gotta check that out. Joe Buddens is definitely a cat who spits and has been slept on. Nas's "Rewind" is definitely a dope story and it's ill that he tells it in reverse. Also, since Kool G is mad ill with the stories, I gotta throw in his joint "Train Robbery". The way he tells that story is mad dope. I can even throw in "Foul Cats" too cuz he has mad stories...dope! I'm feeling the choices so far ;)
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