There's a God on the Mic: The True 50 Greatest MCs
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (738 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560255331 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Building on this original list, Kool has put together an extensive rating system to compile the definitive list of the greatest MCs of all time. Each artist is given a numerical score from one to ten in each of the seventeen categories, as well as an explanation for how this rating was determined. The book includes a complete discography and full-color photograph for each MC, and will also have supplemental lists, such as the top ten storytellers and top ten rhymers.. Kool rates each MC based on seventeen different categories, ranging from the artist's lyricism, vocabulary, and freestyling ability to his longevity, body of work, and social impact. On his 1987 album, How Ya Like Me Now, Kool came up with a ‘hip-hop report card': a method of rating MCs (Emcees, Masters of Ceremonies, Master Communicators, or rap vocalists) as a way of separating the premier MCs from their often one-dimensional, overrated counterparts ("Sucka MCs"). Rapper Kool Mo Dee thrived during hip-hop's nascent years as a vocalist whose tongue-twisting rhymes and speedy delivery put his counterparts to shame
Great Conversation Piece G. E. Merkison If you are between 40 and 60, you were a the party during the dawn of Hip Hop. If you are a fan of Rap, you will enjoy this book. Most likely, you will disagree with the inclusions, exclusions, and placement of Koo Mo Dee's choices but you'll find this book interesting.I take into account that the author did not smoke, drink, or do drugs, which makes him unique in comparison to other rappers then and now.. not quite castopoe even though i respect moe dee because of his skills and he was one of the greats when i was coming up i disagreed with alot of his choices and his order. thats not a problem because i'm sure he wrote it to spark debate and to get a dialogue going about the art of the mc. some of the writing becomes monotonous and i find him saying alot of the same things about mcs. even for this list being old(2003) i didnt think he captured some of the great mc's of the time. craig mack top 50? not at any point of his life Moe. SHOOK MY HEAD AT THAT ONE!!! its a good read and like i said a better dialogue starter.. Callie Gambino said The copy we got was a Library edition so the front and back were laminated which was a nice bonus. Book is amazing and the servi. My husband has wanted this book for years. The copy we got was a Library edition so the front and back were laminated which was a nice bonus. Book is amazing and the service was very prompt to get it.