The art of story telling has been passed down from our ancestors and their ancestors and so on. Some of us listen to hip-hop and don’t realize that we are listening to a story. We hear the beat and lyrics but don’t recognize the meaning or story they are telling right away. In some cases, the story may not be blatantly visible with a beginning, middle and end. For example, Cobb points out that the late B.I.G “was among that elite few who broke up that structure, conveying significant portions of the tale via flashbacks” (To the Break of Dawn, p113). MCs share experiences with us by narrating fictional (some non-fictional) tales that keeps us asking for more.
In a way, hip-hop artists are like movie directors by providing actors/actresses to act out the story that includes a theme, setting and a significant moral of the story. Nas’ tells a story on his song 2nd Childhood about 3 characters, himself, a 31 year old man and a 27 year old woman. Although all the characters......

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Title: Hip Hop-Jay Z And Nas
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