The BEST episodes of Tales

Every episode of Tales ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Tales!

Hip-hop. Money. Fame. Deception. Murder. All collide in this scripted anthology series of “song stories” weaving classic and current hip-hop songs into captivating visual narratives from the lyrics of some of hip-hop’s greatest hits.

Last Updated: 12/13/2024Network: BETStatus: Continuing

9.17

6 votes

#1 - Act Up

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/23/2022

In a story based on "Act Up" by City Girls, four women escape from a sex trafficking ring and use their freedom to get revenge on the men who kidnapped them.

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9.00

5 votes

#2 - Renee

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/16/2022

An interpretation of the Lost Boyz track "Renee" sees the titular heroine, an idealistic law student, connect with barber Lamar as they try to protect a teen from local drug dealers.

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8.80

5 votes

#3 - Hot in Here

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/30/2022

Inspired by the lyrics to Nelly's "Hot in Herre," a college professor uses her 30th birthday as a chance to get over her ex and take control of her love life.

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8.80

5 votes

#4 - Jesus Walks

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/27/2022

Talented singer-songwriter Jewel questions her values when a manipulative music producer draws her into the seedy world of viral fame, but her loved ones aren't ready to give up on her.

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8.43

7 votes

#5 - Put It on Me

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/13/2022

A young police officer and her undercover boyfriend operate from both sides of the law to find the source of corruption that plagues their city.

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8.20

25 votes

#6 - My Mind Playing Tricks On Me

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/13/2019

Smooth-talking ladies man Davis uses a Mardi Gras celebration as a hunting ground for a very particular type of woman; Davis lures these women to his enigmatic family home where a series of mysterious occurrences unfold.

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8.20

5 votes

#7 - Murder She Wrote

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/20/2022

Inspired by Chaka Demus & Pliers' "Murder She Wrote," a formerly incarcerated woman uses her wits to infiltrate a seedy crime syndicate and get revenge on the men who killed her husband.

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8.20

5 votes

#8 - Survival of the Fittest

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/4/2022

A group of Black Lives Matter organizers forced into hiding after being doxxed is abducted by racist ex-sheriff's deputies intent on revenge.

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8.14

7 votes

#9 - Ms. Jackson

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/13/2022

A woman manipulates her loved ones to protect herself from a dangerous criminal, but the move causes damage to her daughter's mental health and endangers her mother-in-law in the process.

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8.09

33 votes

#10 - Deep Cover

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/23/2019

Based on Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's "Deep Cover" - This episode explores the underbelly of colliding family members as they go to war over Atlanta's drug game. No one is to be trusted and honor among thieves is the only code to live by.

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7.92

109 votes

#11 - A Story to Tell

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2017

A woman fed up with her NBA fiance's philandering has an affair with a neighborhood hustler. Inspired by the lyrics of Notorious BIG's "I've Got a Story to Tell."

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7.91

11 votes

#12 - Fight the Power

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/9/2022

A passionate lawyer raised by Black Panthers sets out to convict the police officer who murdered a Black girl.

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F*!k the Police

7.77

211 votes

#13 - F*!k the Police

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/27/2017

Inspired by the lyrics of NWA's "F. Tha Police," the premiere focuses on the controversial killing of a young white boy at the hands of two black police officers, and a district attorney's struggle to convince the lone witness to testify in court.

Directors: Irv Gotti

Writer: Joy Kecken, Sherman Payne

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7.75

110 votes

#14 - Cold Hearted

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/11/2017

A star rapper is fatally shot. Inspired by the lyrics of Meek Mill's "Cold Hearted."

Directors: Jessy Terrero

Writer: Joy Kecken, Yule Caise

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Brothers

7.74

35 votes

#15 - Brothers

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/2/2019

A Shakespearean story of two brothers, each carving out a drastically different lifestyle in modern day Atlanta. Inspired by Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson's "Brothers"

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7.74

72 votes

#16 - Trap Queen

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2017

Anthology series of "song stories" weaving classic Hip-Hop and R&B songs into visually stunning narratives with Trap Queen inspired by the Fetty Wap track.

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7.71

7 votes

#17 - C.R.E.A.M.

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/6/2022

In a story inspired by Wu-Tang Clan's "C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)," a reformed man returns to a life of crime when he needs money for his daughter's lifesaving operation.

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7.68

57 votes

#18 - Children's Story

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2017

Inspired by the lyrics of Slick Rick's "Children's Story", two penniless teenagers learn the lesson of karma the hard way when they start robbing people in their neighborhood.

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7.64

25 votes

#19 - Bodak Yellow

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/30/2019

Exotic dancer Violet, 23, raises her teenage sister while looking for her shot at becoming a hip-hop superstar.

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7.62

47 votes

#20 - You Got Me

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/2017

Inspired by the lyrics of The Roots ft. Erykah Badu's "You Got Me"; a highly disciplined dancer, about to perform in an important show, falls for a man who gets her to lose control.

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7.60

35 votes

#21 - All I Need

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2017

A war veteran suffering from PTSD falls in love with the wrong woman, the girlfriend of Taggert - a dangerous pimp who will do whatever it takes to get his girlfriend back. Inspired by Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige's "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"

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7.59

27 votes

#22 - XO Tour Llif3

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/6/2019

Janelle, the neglected teenage daughter of wealthy lawyers, throws a drug-fueled party while her parents are on a business trip; when her parents return home early to discover their house in disarray, Janelle resorts to drugs to cope with her anger.

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7.58

26 votes

#23 - I Gave You Power

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/20/2019

Tracking the life cycle of a Desert Eagle handgun as it travels from the factory floor into the hands of the prideful, the weak and the vindictive, giving them all a false sense of power while creating a path of pain and death on city streets.

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7.54

24 votes

#24 - Moonlight

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/3/2019

A romantic fable set in the artistic underbelly of Atlanta with street artist Dario who harbors a beautiful, deep secret and the young woman, Ruby, whom he loves but cannot be with.

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7.50

30 votes

#25 - Story Of 3

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/27/2019

Powerful female architect Billie is caught up in a love triangle between her soul mate, Micah, and her husband, David, and she is forced to make a decision about whom to be with.

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