Thursday, December 18, 2008

Songs Of Death



break out the egg nog and prepare the christmas carols, let's talk about death.
in hip hop, death is usually approached from a "i'm gonna kill you" perspective. however, there are occasions when rappers get a little deeper and look at their own mortality or the passing of a close one. so, here's a mix of songs where mc's discuss the many angles of death. i omitted the most famous songs of this genre ("crossroads". "T.R.O.Y.", "reminding me (of sef)" and "i'll be missing you") cause who really needs to be put on to those songs?

http://www.mediafire.com/?xhnmqozitkt
1)I'm dead: scarface
2)the wreckoning: lateef
3)love comes and goes: ed o.g. and da bulldogs
4)for da brothaz: kool g rap
5)good die young: bee why
6)meditations on death: nitebreed
7)bloody love letter: MF grimm
8)this is for the brothers (jazz version): two kings in a cipher
9)1-800-suicide: gravediggaz
10)i didn't ask to come: the goodie mob
11)3 card molly: c-rayz walz
12)the thief in the night: aceyalone
13)the foundation: MOP
14)death: da omen
15)the funeral: the clipse

special thanks to god mc, thun, roy johnson, and jaz for the help.

--blockhead

1 comment:

  1. Psycho Realm (sick jacken, big Duke ft. bReal) - Stone Garden

    how can this be left out?? lots of gems on this one

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63M-dcy00S0

    Classic

    there was a pete rock remix, but the original sounded better at least to me

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