The Voice thread got me thinking about great storytellers in rap/hip-hop history. So post up a great storyteller and their best work (or just your favorite).

Ghostface Killah:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZJsngxS9jU

Gift of Gab:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JewUufphm4g

Slick Rick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRC4ziQpb5I

Common:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y12YgEIFcAY

Tech N9ne:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv_j8D6vHLM

Keep it going.

Nas - Blaze A 50
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Nas Rewind
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Nas- I gave you power
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Nas -- One Love
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Nas - Getting Married
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To me this **** is so ill. Who can make a song about getting married this dope?

Nas - Fetus
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I'll post others besides Nas but he's really one of the best to do it.

Biggie N*ggas Bleed
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Biggie Warning
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Ras Kass - Nature of The Threat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdJgVf4l1A0

Nas - Doo Rags
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uWwLX4j970

Andre 3000 - A Life In The Day of Benjamin Andre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjjHtSwFPnU

Slug (so ****ing underrated in this realm. he is an amazing story teller)
The Woman With The Tattooed Hands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMTVvEvCO8E

OneBeLo - Glen Close
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-noY4znMRCs

Lauryn Hill - Every Ghetto, Every City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScZXt2UBupA
Doo Woop That Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF-07Zz7l5s

The Roots - Break You Off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6caDCTNx28

BIG - Gimme The Loot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OnqJK8U3Fg
Warning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsJ3REqsPV0

De La Soul - My Brother's A Basehead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG-op-MQ3k4

Once Upon A Time In The Projects - Ice Cube
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Ice Cube-Today Was A Good Day
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Ice Cube - What Can I Do?
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Ice Cube - Lil' Ass Gee
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Damn Cube is underrated by non west coasters.

Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiCW9pSS9hg

Ice Cube - Look Who's Burnin
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Ice Cube - A Bird in the Hand
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who wins between marquez and juan diaz?

I dont feel like chasing down tracks, and **** like that... All I know is the 2 albums below are classics, and the story telling shines on both.

Scarface - The Diary
Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer

i supposse eminem is one, he's always talkin bout the story of his life ya know

i supposse eminem is one, he's always talkin bout the story of his life ya know

Here is his whole childhood in one track... and this was on his worst album.

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I dont feel like chasing down tracks, and **** like that... All I know is the 2 albums below are classics, and the story telling shines on both.

Scarface - The Diary
Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer

oooh yeah Ace is definitely one of the best story tellers to ever grace the mic. no question in my mind about that one...

Late Model Sedan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxNLgi9BV7Y

Jack B Nimble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUrqqL7QOJw

Hold You feat. Jean Grae
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esDHheTl9Pk

Take A Walk feat. Apocalypse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrfOOkmiXQg

Unfriendly Game feat. Stricklin'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnF0_m8wcHA

People In My Hood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQXxjUBq_rg

Brooklyn Masala
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I4Xgt6PhkQ

i love Masta Ace. he's one of my favorite rappers.

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Jedi Mind Tricks - Uncommon Valor

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Jean Grae - Taco Day

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Immortal Technique - Dance With The Devil

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Psycho Realm - The Connect

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How bout Cube's project fairy tales song. What about Too Short too- Freaky Tales- etc!!

How bout Cube's project fairy tales song. What about Too Short too- Freaky Tales- etc!!

Kool G Rap

Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks On Me

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Twiztid ft. Violent J - Marsh Lagoon (DO NOT dismiss this song absed on who it's by, this is such a dope story telling song, all three people meet at the same location at the end. First verse is my favorite, gives me chills)

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First verse is immaculate



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