Story Rap.........???????????
I don't know what they technically call it but I'm going with story rap.
There are very few rappers or groups that can do music like this. The most popular would be OutKast, and their "Da Art of Storytellin" threequel. Scarface has also done it with his "Girl You Know" single. I classify this as a song that has a meaning to it besides getting money off weed or pimping whores and all that regular stuff.
So the question is,
Do you know of any other songs that would fall under the Story Rap category?
BQ: How many "Da art of Storytellin" are there. I got 1, 2, and 4. Is there a 3 or is Outkast just being Outkast?
BQ2: What does BQ stand for? Not related but just wondering.
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I don't even consider "story rap" a category cause there's so many.
Nas is IMO the best storyteller. Listen to
Undying Love
Fetus
I Gave You Power
Rewind
Blaze a 50
Pussy Killz
The Rise and Fall
It Wasn't You
Drunk By Myself
Some of my other favourite storytelling tracks include
Cunninlynguists - Appreciation (remix)
Immortal Technique - You Never Know
Eminem - 97 Bonnie N Clyde
2pac - Brenda's Got a Baby
Common - A Song for Assata
Mos Def - Ms Fat Booty
Binary Star - Wolf Man Jack
Jay-Z - Meet The Parents
BQ = Bonus Question (why would you put that and not know what it means?)
Oh and Art of Storytellin pt. 3 is the video version which features Slick Rick
Childrens Story by Slick Rick is a major story telling hip hop song.
There's plenty Meet the Parents - Jay-Z / Blueprint two I Got a Story to Tell - Biggie / Life after Death three-five-four (Tarrentino) - Sheek Louch / Walk Wit Me Undying Love - Nas / I am (off the highest of my head)
Some of my favs!
Nas - Rewind (SO TIGHT)
Ludacris - Call Up The Homies (Sorta)
Nas - One Mic
The Game - Like Father Like Son..
Eminem - Stan
Mac Dre - Story To Tell...
"Let's Go!"
"Jesus Please"
"Real Life"
all by the group Sevenfofive
Seriously, check these dudes out. They got a track with Cypress Hill, too!
www.745band.com
the greatest story put on wax ever is Children's Story by Slick Rick, the greatest storyteller of all-time...listen to dat song
Atmosphere has tons of songs like you are talking about, basically all of their songs are "story raps"