Emcee Quotes
He was not hip-hop's most gifted emcee. Still, Shakur may be the most influential and compelling rapper of them all, he was more than the sum of his artistic parts.
One of the things I think you need to be a good emcee is silliness. And I'm basically a silly guy.
To me, part of being an emcee is dedicated to speaking out about what's going on around us.
If you can perfect the booth, the stage and just your persona, like maybe in interviews and when people talk to you, then you're a full well-rounded emcee in my opinion.
It was funny to be an emcee, because you're so at the mercy of the club. You can show up for the weekend hoping to get the $400 - and get fired. I had to prank whoever they told me to prank.
When I worked for Entertainment Tonight I got to emcee Paul McCartneys press conference.
I didn't know at the time that the energy that I was giving off was like a battle Emcee.
Gimme a couple G's for every emcee I knocked to his knees. Verbally useless, 'Oh you got the juice?' I squeeze you juiceless.
An emcee is a Master of Ceremonies. If you're an emcee, and I am an emcee... I rhyme, you know what I mean? I do things for my fans that still appreciate me, let them know what's coming.
Back in the days the great emcees made singles, had great shows, won battles, had all the girls and dressed fly. That¹s what I'm about...the total package emcees.
There's the shared imagery between hip-hop and comics, with some producers and emcees taking on super hero personas.