Before 'Insecure,' I was a wedding emcee - a host for weddings. That's a world that a lot of people are not… — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
Being an emcee onstage is mostly about crowd control, about monitoring energy levels. — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
I'm sautéing emcees with fried rice up in the wok without the MSG and chopped celery. — Redman Copy Share Image
I've got to show at all times that I'm willing to tear any emcee a new asshole, at any given moment. — Styles P Copy Share Image
Being an aspiring - and, I would say, at times failed - emcee teaches you how to deal with rejection. — Zohran Mamdani Copy Share Image
When I worked for Entertainment Tonight I got to emcee Paul McCartney's press conference. — Nina Blackwood Copy Share Image
To me, part of being an emcee is dedicated to speaking out about what's going on around us. — Lazarus of Bethany Copy Share Image
An emcee is a Master of Ceremonies. If you're an emcee, and I am an emcee... I rhyme, you know what I… — Styles P Copy Share Image
I break an emcee off proper Yo don't check me, Ask your Moms and Pops, Yo they respect me, But here you… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
I emceed in metro Detroit throughout college, and even when I moved to New York, I would actually fly back on a… — James Wolk Copy Share Image
People didn't really take white rappers seriously until Eminem, because he was better than everybody. Like female emcees, you need to be… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
The subject matter of the show, 'Cabaret,' was more than risky. And the emcee I would be playing didn't have a single… — Joel Grey Copy Share Image
Take 7 emcees put em in a line And add 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme It'll take 7 more… — Rakim Copy Share Image
You can find old Jewish newspapers from Detroit that have my promotional ad in them. It was a totally insane time in… — James Wolk Copy Share Image
If you can perfect the booth, the stage and just your persona, like maybe in interviews and when people talk to you,… — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
Actually, I started as a ventriloquist and my music teacher said, "Why don't you emcee the talent show?" My act was out… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
So in my personal opinion, I definitely feel like I'm a legendary emcee, and I also feel like we're a legendary brand,… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
Legions of young hip-hop fans are as against this as hip-hop's most fierce critics. There is a huge underground movement within hip-hop… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
I just enjoyed bar mitzvahs as a kid, and there was this company in the Detroit area where I grew up, and… — James Wolk Copy Share Image
What if you believed that everything in life was like a prize? What if you thought of the world as a big… — Dan Chaon Copy Share Image
Brandy is one of my favorite vocalists. Jay-Z is my favorite emcee outside of Biggie. — Rico Love Copy Share Image
I didn't know at the time that the energy that I was giving off was like a battle Emcee. — Kool Moe Dee Copy Share Image
I never claim to be the best emcee to grab the mic, I just gotta tendency to give the people what they… — Jean Grae Copy Share Image
One of the things I think you need to be a good emcee is silliness. And I'm basically a silly guy. — Doug Davidson Copy Share Image
Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal, MC's spit rhymes to uplift their people. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Gimme a couple G's for every emcee I knocked to his knees. Verbally useless, 'Oh you got the juice?' I squeeze you… — Kurupt Copy Share Image
When I worked for Entertainment Tonight I got to emcee Paul McCartneys press conference. — Nina Blackwood Copy Share Image
Back in the days the great emcees made singles, had great shows, won battles, had all the girls and dressed fly. That¹s… — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
The best way to compliment an emcee is to say his lyrics. That's how you say, "Hello." — Ice T Copy Share Image
Too many MC's take that word 'emcee' lightly; They can't Move a Crowd, not even slightly. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Executives are convinced that a rapper has a certain lifespan as far as being a hot emcee. When you start to approach… — Too Short Copy Share Image
Food for thought, eat my words with your mind: Emcees are grapes, and grapes are crushed to wine. — MF Grimm Copy Share Image
There's the shared imagery between hip-hop and comics, with some producers and emcees taking on super hero personas. — Ali Shaheed Muhammad Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, to be an emcee meant to write the most clever, intellectual, and wittiest rap. And that's what… — Gza Copy Share Image
A lot of the old-school artists didn’t even respect what’s being called freestyle now... any emcee coming off the top of the… — Kool Moe Dee Copy Share Image
It was funny to be an emcee, because you're so at the mercy of the club. You can show up for the… — John Mulaney Copy Share Image
It's a total big difference between a person that got lyrics and a person that can make hit singles. I'm a person… — Waka Flocka Flame Copy Share Image
I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words and you appreciate their honesty in their… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
