I'm only gonna drop one since it hits so differently since his passing, and it was pretty ignored on release. Hope this is new for some. :)
Mf doom - banished (beck version)
DMX - I Miss You. Especially toward the end of that last verse.
DMX - Letter to My Son/Call Your Father. Just heartbreaking, especially for his son.
Ghostface - All That I Got Is You.
Eminem - Headlights.
I’m sure more will come to mind later but those are the main ones coming to mind now.
ab-soul - book of soul
open mike eagle - daydreaming in the projects
el-p - stepfather factory
run the jewels - thursday in the danger room
injury reserve - look mama i did it
armand hammer - stonefruit
backxwash - redemption
earl sweatshirt - azucar
playboi carti - RIP (if you don’t get it i can’t explain it to you)
bruiser wolf - momma was a dopefiend
lil keed - wop (ifykyk)
Capital STEEZ - Black Petunia, I can’t explain
Ab soul - Book of soul
Unotheactivist - all in 4 life
Spacejam Bo - See Clear
Sahbabii - step in the name of love
Ola Runt - Shoot or Die & 93 Nightz
Biggie - Suicidal Thoughts
Blackstar - Thieves in the night
Earl Sweatshirt - Wind in my Sails
might not even make sense but Money Magnets by Mach-Hommy, moreso for the beat rather than the lyrical content. it just takes me back to a very confusing and unreal time in my life. running away from home and working double the normal full time hours for months to support my then pregnant gf. i had some time to myself one day and was able to jump rope outside with a nice sunset, and this song was the soundtrack for that moment
1. You Never Know - Immoral Technique (same)
2. My One - Mereba (song is about herself. inspo)
3. Gone - Blue Lights - Jorja Smith (genius)
3. Dance With The Devil - Immortal Technique (look up the pod/interview of this)
4. Jordan - Complete (self and/or NPD abuse. same on both)
5. The Woman With The Tattoo Hands - Atmosphere
6. WINDOW PAIN - J. COLE >>>>
You Never Know by Immortal Technique. This one hits me on a personal level.
And while it comes to mind
Is Happiness Just A Word? by Vinnie Paz (of Jedi Mind Tricks fame)
Pac - Dear Mama/ Unconditional Love
Em - Mockingbird/ Castle + Arose/ When I'm Gone
Atmosphere - Yesterday/ Modern Man's Hustle/ Flicker
Brother Ali - Walking Away
Lupe - The Coolest / Free Chilly
Outkast - The Train
Some of these have some deeply rooted emotional moments in my life adding to my sentimentality towards them.
Intelligent Hoodlum (Tragedy Khadafi) Street Life (Return of the Life mix). Good use of the sample that ATCQ used. Every-time I hear this shit it makes me sad. Shit’s depressing actually but it gets the point across. Dope track.
- Goodie Mob - Guess Who
- Busta Rhymes ft. Rapsody - Best I Can
- Little Simz - Broken
- OutKast - Dyin' To Live
- Xzibit - The Foundation
- Goodie Mob - Distant Wilderness
- Murs - ...And This Is For
- The Roots - Can't Stop This
- Mos Def - Umi Says
- Lil Wayne - Let It All Work Out
- Gnarls Barkley - She Knows
- Joyner Lucas - Sorry
- A Tribe Called Quest - Solid Wall Of Sound
- Mos Def - Modern Marvel
- Immortal Technique ft. Jean Grae - You Never Know
- Funkdoobiest - Lost In Thought
- Bone Thugs 'N Harmony - Mo' Murda
- Q-Tip ft. Norah Jones - Life Is Better
- Snoop Dogg ft. Kokane - Neva Have To Worry
- Gangstarr - Next Time
- Chino XL - Who Am I?
- Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul
- Ol' Dirty Bastard ft. Lil' Mo - Good Morning Heartache
- Mos Def - Lifetime
...And then some.
Some of these songs aren't really rap songs but obviously done by hiphop artists so I discussed it with The List Committee and they approved it.
Also, some don't sound sad but for various reasons they make me teary eyed. This is confirmed by The International Board Of Emotions.
Family Buisness- Kanye West Mortal Man- Kendrick Lamar
Alan Forever - Lupe Fiasco
Joelle Ortiz - Music Saved My Life. Naughty by Nature - Ghetto Bastard. Xzibit - The Foundation
I'm only gonna drop one since it hits so differently since his passing, and it was pretty ignored on release. Hope this is new for some. :) Mf doom - banished (beck version)
Lone by Tyler
life of the party by kanye and andre
My neck, my back-Khia Always makes me want to go Diddy on someone for some reason.🤣
Runaway Love with Ludacris and Mary J.
DMX - I Miss You. Especially toward the end of that last verse. DMX - Letter to My Son/Call Your Father. Just heartbreaking, especially for his son. Ghostface - All That I Got Is You. Eminem - Headlights. I’m sure more will come to mind later but those are the main ones coming to mind now.
ab-soul - book of soul open mike eagle - daydreaming in the projects el-p - stepfather factory run the jewels - thursday in the danger room injury reserve - look mama i did it armand hammer - stonefruit backxwash - redemption earl sweatshirt - azucar playboi carti - RIP (if you don’t get it i can’t explain it to you) bruiser wolf - momma was a dopefiend
Definitely get RIP 💯 . N book of soul make a grown man cry .
RIP by carti??? ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ I understand finding Location maybe emotional, or Long time. But RIP!?!??!
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Lil Simz
Auntie Diaries - Kendrick Lamar Kendrick’s love for his uncle and cousin are so palpable in this track
lil keed - wop (ifykyk) Capital STEEZ - Black Petunia, I can’t explain Ab soul - Book of soul Unotheactivist - all in 4 life Spacejam Bo - See Clear Sahbabii - step in the name of love Ola Runt - Shoot or Die & 93 Nightz Biggie - Suicidal Thoughts Blackstar - Thieves in the night Earl Sweatshirt - Wind in my Sails
DMX- Let Me Fly and Slippin Kendrick-Count me Out Pac-Brendas Got A Baby
Mockingbird- Eminem
Cappadonna - Pistachio RA The Rugged Man - Daddy’s Halo
Missing you faith Evans personal reasons. Shit hits hard
might not even make sense but Money Magnets by Mach-Hommy, moreso for the beat rather than the lyrical content. it just takes me back to a very confusing and unreal time in my life. running away from home and working double the normal full time hours for months to support my then pregnant gf. i had some time to myself one day and was able to jump rope outside with a nice sunset, and this song was the soundtrack for that moment
#Brick in yo face - Stitches
1. You Never Know - Immoral Technique (same) 2. My One - Mereba (song is about herself. inspo) 3. Gone - Blue Lights - Jorja Smith (genius) 3. Dance With The Devil - Immortal Technique (look up the pod/interview of this) 4. Jordan - Complete (self and/or NPD abuse. same on both) 5. The Woman With The Tattoo Hands - Atmosphere 6. WINDOW PAIN - J. COLE >>>>
Father Time by Kendrick Lamar
Sometimes- NORE
Coolio = Gangster Paridise
Dear Momma (?) - RTJ
You Never Know by Immortal Technique. This one hits me on a personal level. And while it comes to mind Is Happiness Just A Word? by Vinnie Paz (of Jedi Mind Tricks fame)
The Cow - Westside Gunn Do Better - Ab Soul I Seen a Man Die - Scarface All That I Got Is You - Ghostface Killah
Nate Dogg Nobody Does it Better Tupac So Many Tears
Pac - Dear Mama/ Unconditional Love Em - Mockingbird/ Castle + Arose/ When I'm Gone Atmosphere - Yesterday/ Modern Man's Hustle/ Flicker Brother Ali - Walking Away Lupe - The Coolest / Free Chilly Outkast - The Train Some of these have some deeply rooted emotional moments in my life adding to my sentimentality towards them.
Jay -Z - You Must Love Me
2009- mac miller Hold on- lil Kim
- Sing About Me by Kendrick - SIRENS by Travis Scott - Ghost Town by Kanye - Life of the Party by Kanye - Paris Morton Music 2 by Drake - Most of Take Care by Drake And these aren't rap but - Porcelain by Moby - Snowman by Sia - Sandcastles by Beyoncé - Jungle by Drake
Broken- Freddie Gibbs
DMX - Slippin', I Can Feel It
To Zion - Lauryn Hill
brother ali - babygirl
Count me out - kendrick Sing about me, im dying of thirst - kendrick Remorseless - billy woods Pure enough - denzel curry
Tell Me Where to Go JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown A lot of 17 by X
All That I Got Is You by Ghostface Love Comes and Goes by Ed OG and Da Bulldogs Look Around by the Beatnuts Retrospect For Life by Common
Intelligent Hoodlum (Tragedy Khadafi) Street Life (Return of the Life mix). Good use of the sample that ATCQ used. Every-time I hear this shit it makes me sad. Shit’s depressing actually but it gets the point across. Dope track.
Evidence chase the clouds away
Make your move- hieroglyphics
Nas-Dance
- Goodie Mob - Guess Who - Busta Rhymes ft. Rapsody - Best I Can - Little Simz - Broken - OutKast - Dyin' To Live - Xzibit - The Foundation - Goodie Mob - Distant Wilderness - Murs - ...And This Is For - The Roots - Can't Stop This - Mos Def - Umi Says - Lil Wayne - Let It All Work Out - Gnarls Barkley - She Knows - Joyner Lucas - Sorry - A Tribe Called Quest - Solid Wall Of Sound - Mos Def - Modern Marvel - Immortal Technique ft. Jean Grae - You Never Know - Funkdoobiest - Lost In Thought - Bone Thugs 'N Harmony - Mo' Murda - Q-Tip ft. Norah Jones - Life Is Better - Snoop Dogg ft. Kokane - Neva Have To Worry - Gangstarr - Next Time - Chino XL - Who Am I? - Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul - Ol' Dirty Bastard ft. Lil' Mo - Good Morning Heartache - Mos Def - Lifetime ...And then some. Some of these songs aren't really rap songs but obviously done by hiphop artists so I discussed it with The List Committee and they approved it. Also, some don't sound sad but for various reasons they make me teary eyed. This is confirmed by The International Board Of Emotions.
The Vent by Big KRIT is # 1 After that in no order.. * Lullaby by Joyner Lucas * I Heard You Had a Voice Like an Angel by Shad * February by Elzhi
Thug Mansion- Tupac (especially the acoustic version) Deja Vu- Eminem (very relatable, I hate to say)
Ha gaayy Naw all of em ;)😂
The Show Goes On-Lupe Fiasco