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Thread started 06/06/12 6:54am

Gunsnhalen

Best Storytellers In Hip-Hop?

Who do you guy's think are some of the best Hip-Hop storytellers?, i know many will say Pac or Biggie & they are good. But there where many great storytellers besides them

Here are my personal favorites (In no certain order)

1. Slick Rick

2. Masta Ace

3. Rakim

4. Ice Cube

5. Melley Mel

6. KRS-1

7. Nas

8. Big Daddy Kane

9. Immortal Technique

10. Chuck D

11. Andre 3000

12. Special Ed

13. Mos Def

14. Kool G Rap

15. Lupe Fiasco

16. Lauryn Hill

17. Ghostface Killah

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Reply #1 posted 06/06/12 1:33pm

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It's all about Atmosphere:

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Reply #2 posted 06/06/12 5:19pm

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Some people don't take him seriously, but I'd say The Fresh Prince. I consider solo stuff released as "Will Smith" a different act, as the songs are different than when he was with Jazzy Jeff.

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Reply #3 posted 06/06/12 7:35pm

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Gunsnhalen said:

Who do you guy's think are some of the best Hip-Hop storytellers?, i know many will say Pac or Biggie & they are good. But there where many great storytellers besides them

Here are my personal favorites (In no certain order)

1. Slick Rick

2. Masta Ace

3. Rakim

4. Ice Cube

5. Melley Mel

6. KRS-1

7. Nas

8. Big Daddy Kane

9. Immortal Technique

10. Chuck D

11. Andre 3000

12. Special Ed

13. Mos Def

14. Kool G Rap

15. Lupe Fiasco

16. Lauryn Hill

17. Ghostface Killah

No 2pac? eek razz

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Reply #4 posted 06/06/12 7:56pm

Musicslave

MickyDolenz said:

Some people don't take him seriously, but I'd say The Fresh Prince. I consider solo stuff released as "Will Smith" a different act, as the songs are different than when he was with Jazzy Jeff.

Jimmy Spicer

Whodini

Furious 5

Dana Dane

Off topic but I never liked Dana Dane. Came off like a bootleg Slick Rick.

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Reply #5 posted 06/06/12 8:37pm

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Gunsnhalen said:

Who do you guy's think are some of the best Hip-Hop storytellers?, i know many will say Pac or Biggie & they are good. But there where many great storytellers besides them

Here are my personal favorites (In no certain order)

1. Slick Rick

2. Masta Ace

3. Rakim

4. Ice Cube

5. Melley Mel

6. KRS-1

7. Nas

8. Big Daddy Kane

9. Immortal Technique

10. Chuck D

11. Andre 3000

12. Special Ed

13. Mos Def

14. Kool G Rap

15. Lupe Fiasco

16. Lauryn Hill

17. Ghostface Killah

Nice list! Biggie and 2pac were the 2 most overrated MCs of all time, but then again, Hip-Hop pretty much died around 1995... at least when you consider the diversity and skills in both lyrics and production pre-1995.

"He's a musician's musician..."
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Reply #6 posted 06/06/12 8:42pm

AsherFierce

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It's all about Atmosphere:

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