Ghostface Killah crowns best storytelling rap song (Complex Brackets)

[Artfull Dodger]

Most emcees is gonna pick Rewind fam. That shyt is like the pinnacle right there.

During his little beef with 50 even 50 gave him props. He was describing the regional differences and said some shyt like:

"When I'm in the West I have to compete based on a vibe, in the South based on the beat, but then when I'm in New York I have to compete with rappers who tell stories backwards like Nas. I have to think of all these things when making an album"

From an mcee's pespective the unique creativity behind the song is what inspires n lights up in em. Its like Pac vibin with I Gave You Power even during the 'beef'

 

[Artfull Dodger]

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That sht made me mad ..
...yeah that made me mad man! Like fck man, can we live...??

 

[Houston911]

Rewind is the track that made me certify nobody being better than Nas. Real talk. I heard that shyt and was literally blown away. My first thought was no one is better than this nikka.

to be able to pull that off and make it sound good

nas was really born to rap

 

[spliz]

From an mcee's pespective the unique creativity behind the song is what inspires n lights up in em. Its like Pac vibin with I Gave You Power even during the 'beef'

One thing I didn’t like about Rewind 2 is he literally told Nas’ exact story. He just followed Nas’ blueprint but it was a dope homage.

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Rewind was a good concept but the execution was not top tier. That is most certainly not the greatest storytelling song ever.

 

[viktordoomsecretwars]

Some of my fav's :





(probably Nas' most underrated story telling song)

 

[MJ Truth]

During his little beef with 50 even 50 gave him props. He was describing the regional differences and said some shyt like:

"When I'm in the West I have to compete based on a vibe, in the South based on the beat, but then when I'm in New York I have to compete with rappers who tell stories backwards like Nas. I have to think of all these things when making an album"

50 is one of the biggest Nas stans on the planet lol, you don’t gotta say “even 50” gave him props.

 

[MJ Truth]

“Shoot Em Up” is an underrated Nas storytelling track too.

 

[315]

Ghost one of the GOATs

 

[Bless't]

Ghost one of the GOATs

Whew!!! One of my favorite Stark Enterprise productions.

I used to roll into work blasting that when it first came out. High intensity beat, amazingly detailed storytelling… and the fact I didn’t want to go to work…


All ingredients to a recipe for me fukking a customers day up.

 

[Bless't]

“These fukkin maricones on the couch watching Sanford and Sons.”

King of details.

 

[L. Deezy]

Rewind was a good concept but the execution was not top tier. That is most certainly not the greatest storytelling song ever.

Execution not top tier? its a 2:14 second song. To get it off in that tyme is godly. I Gave You Power is 3:52. You dont see the difference?

da fuhk

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Execution not top tier? its a 2:14 second song. To get it off in that tyme is godly. I Gave You Power is 3:52. You dont see the difference?

da fuhk

I gave You Power>>>

 

[L. Deezy]

I gave You Power>>>

Im not debating that dawg.. You said Rewind wasnt excuted right. Im telling you for 2:14 seconds it is.

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Im not debating that dawg.. You said Rewind wasnt excuted right. Im telling you for 2:14 seconds it is.

It’s a dope song no doubt.