One of the things I think you need to be a good emcee is…

A good emcee will rhyme a lot of different ways. Don't limit yourself.

— Ice T

“It's okay to be absurd, ridiculous, and downright irrational at times; silliness is sweet syrup that helps us swallow the bitter pills of life.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

I break an emcee off proper Yo don't check me, Ask your Moms and Pops, Yo they respect me, But here you stand, tryin'…

— KRS-One

I didn't know at the time that the energy that I was giving off was like a battle Emcee.

— Kool Moe Dee

I never claim to be the best emcee to grab the mic, I just gotta tendency to give the people what they like.

— Jean Grae

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…

— Joell Ortiz

Take 7 emcees put em in a line And add 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme It'll take 7 more before I…

— Rakim

So in my personal opinion, I definitely feel like I'm a legendary emcee, and I also feel like we're a legendary brand, which is…

— Black Thought

I'm sautéing emcees with fried rice up in the wok without the MSG and chopped celery.

— Redman

Gimme a couple G's for every emcee I knocked to his knees. Verbally useless, 'Oh you got the juice?' I squeeze you juiceless.

— Kurupt

Before 'Insecure,' I was a wedding emcee - a host for weddings. That's a world that a lot of people are not familiar with.

— Yvonne Orji

Brandy is one of my favorite vocalists. Jay-Z is my favorite emcee outside of Biggie.

— Rico Love

When I worked for Entertainment Tonight I got to emcee Paul McCartneys press conference.

— Nina Blackwood

To me, part of being an emcee is dedicated to speaking out about what's going on around us.

— Lazarus of Bethany

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…

— Styles P