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mytailorisrich on Aug 15, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Hip hop historians who are racing to preserve its ...

Too many MC's take that word 'emcee' lightly.

They can't Move a Crowd, not even slightly.

positr0n on Aug 16, 2023 [–]

I may be out of my depth here, but I thought MC was Master of Ceremonies.

Even in a rap context MC Hammer got the MC part of his name from being master of ceremonies at various clubs. Aka the guy who controls the mic.

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