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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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