Best storytelling songs by rappers in your top 5

[productofrakim]

For me:

1. Rakim:
   Casualties of War
   Know the ledge
   Mahogony
   What’s On Your Mind
   In the Ghetto (for the imagery)
   
   
2. Kool G rap (GOAT STORYTELLER):
   Thug Love Story (Chapter 1,2,3)
   On the run
   It’s A Shame
   Hitman’s Diary
   One Dark Night
   Mobstas
   Train Robbery
   Straight Jacket
   Ill Street Blues
   Edge of Sanity
3. Canibus:
   No return
   I Honour U
   Tariq
   Lunar Deluge
   Pine Cone Poem part 2 (sort of)
   State vs Kirk Jones
   Showtime at the gallow
4. BT:
   Panic!!!!!
   All of undun as a whole…
   Maybe Couldn’t tell
   Hypnotic
   
   
5. Nas (2nd Greatest Storyteller OAT)
   I gave you power
   One love
   rewind
   Fetus
   Undying Love (obviously…)
   The Set Up
   Shootouts
   Black Girl Lost
   Small World
   Blaze A 50
   Drunk By myself
   Last Words
   

 

[Travellin' Man]

biggie for all of my top 5

gimmie the loot
warning
everyday struggle
somebody gotta die
i got a story to tell

 

[productofrakim]

Don't forget nikkas bleed, possibly a top 10 storytelling song OAT @stomachlines

 

[Travellin' Man]

Don't forget nikkas bleed, possibly a top 10 storytelling song OAT @stomachlines

yup
that's why biggie is the goat IMO
he could that storytellin' shyt and then every other category of hip hop effectively

 

[2manyFCKNrappers]

1. Undying Love
2. I Got A Story To Tell
3. Brenda's Got A Baby
4. Kim
5. Friend Or Foe

 

[R-Typ3]

X
How It's Goin Down
Crime Story
One More Road To Cross
I Miss You

Scarface
Suicide Note
Murder By Reason Of Insanity
Boy Meets Girl
Now I Feel Ya
Goin Down

TechN9ne
T9X
Slither
Blown Away
Mitch Bade
PASEO

 

[PhonZhi]

 

[JodyHiighroller]

 

[productofrakim]

X
How It's Goin Down
Crime Story
One More Road To Cross
I Miss You

X top 15 for me. IMO one of the most underrated storytellers OAT. Check out my appreciation thread and list of DMX storytelling songs that I have on RG:

DMX appreciation thread | Genius

@productofrakim17 – Archive of Storytelling Songs | Genius

I was actually thinking of making my first post the DMX appreciation thread today

 

[R-Typ3]

Spice 1
187 Proof
Good Girl Gone Bad
2 Handz & A Razor Blade
Runnin Out The Crackhouse
City Streets

 

[productofrakim]

@PhonZhi I love elzhi and thats a dope storytelling song (he's a great storytellere in general) but do you really think he's a top 5 rapper?

 

[productofrakim]

BTW just in case you guys didn't know I am originally a RG user and I really love storytelling songs. I have a compelte archive listing specific rappers storytelling sogns and if you have an RG account you can contribute:

@productofrakim17 – Archive of Storytelling Songs | Genius

 

[R-Typ3]

X top 15 for me. IMO one of the most underrated storytellers OAT. Check out my appreciation thread and list of DMX storytelling songs that I have on RG:

DMX appreciation thread | Genius

@productofrakim17 – Archive of Storytelling Songs | Genius

I was actually thinking of making my first post the DMX appreciation thread today

Part of why we love X is that u can always bet anything he spits is some shyt he went through or was close to

 

[productofrakim]

Part of why we love X is that u can always bet anything he spits is some shyt he went through or was close to

Seriously. One of the realest rappers OAT. His debut was like the definiton of dark poetry that revelaed all of his personal emotions and feelings and inner demons.

 

[Animal House]

Nas I gave u power


Not my top 5 mc BUT Big L Casualties of a Dice Game a favorite