rap songs using particular narrative forms

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rap as defendant's plea in both the gravediggaz' "diary of a madman" and jay-z's "dope man", as children's story in slick rick/black star's "children's story" - you get me? more?

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Monday, 27 October 2003 11:02 (twenty-two years ago)

eminem 'stan'
scarface 'never seen a man die'
gang starr 'the rep gets bigger'

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 27 October 2003 11:17 (twenty-two years ago)

- as defendant's plea: NWA - F*** tha Police

- as historical saga: Nas - Last Real N**** Alive

- as phenomenally fierce afrocentric historical revisionism: Rass Kass - The Nature of the Threat

- as (somewhat corrupted) fairytale: Ice Cube - Gangsta's Fairytale

- as 'can-you-run-that-by-me-again-please?' barely comprehensible, slang-heavy uber-gang warfare narrative: All of 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx' by Raekwon

― M Carty (mj_c), Monday, 27 October 2003 11:23 (twenty-two years ago)

- as chronologically reversed auto-bio: Outkast 'A Life In The Day Of Andre Benjamin'

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 27 October 2003 11:53 (twenty-two years ago)

As psychedelic cartoon screenplay: Ghostface Killah - The Forest

― JoB (JoB), Monday, 27 October 2003 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

as child-care-for-hire-gone-wrong: Princess Superstar's "Bad Babysitter"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 27 October 2003 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Um, in what way is "A Life In The Day Of Andre Benjamin" chronologically reversed?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 27 October 2003 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)

i read it went backwards but i do hear it more as back and forth thru time actually i admit.

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 27 October 2003 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

?? I hear it as perfectly chronological

― Baaderist (Fabfunk), Monday, 27 October 2003 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I always liked (okay, loved) the narrative of "Ms. Jackson".. The way they're both telling different parts of the story chronologically, but still trading off. I guess that's not entirely unique, but it's different because it's obviously a very personal topic, and it's really interesting the way you can trace the emotional development of the "character"

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Monday, 27 October 2003 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)

As inmate: PE's Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos. Damm did they come up with some prog titles or what?

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 27 October 2003 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

as hacker/revolutionery/terrorist: Deltron 3030's "Virus"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 27 October 2003 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

"narrative forms"

― thom west (thom w), Monday, 27 October 2003 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

("as cyberpunk short story", maybe)

― thom west (thom w), Monday, 27 October 2003 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Totally!

(I've been really lazy on this thread. You know what I mean though booyah!)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 27 October 2003 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

it's a list thread! it's lazy by definition!

― thom west (thom w), Monday, 27 October 2003 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

there's that song on Stillmatic that does the "chronologically reversed" thing.

― Al (sitcom), Monday, 27 October 2003 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)

"regulate" has a great, converging narrative form, as nate dogg finds and rescues his man warren g from the stick up kids. i really love the narrative structure on this song; surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet.

also, PE's "can I get a witness" is another court-scene type narrative dealy

― gf, Monday, 27 October 2003 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

ghostface killah: maxine (all time classic narrative)
killah priest: deva vu
medina green: cross town traffic
big L: the heist
shabazz the disciple: the heist

― paulhw (paulhw), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 22:25 (twenty-two years ago)

biography/character study on Aesop Rock 'No Regrets' ("and then she DIED")

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

this will be an interesting thread

― prognosticatist (amateurist), Tuesday, 28 October 2003 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

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