:: jungle mc's

[C_squared]

so what are your thoughts exactly?

i know most of you have heard a few jungle mc's and know it to be a different style of lyricism, and some of you can name a few mc's aswell.

i invite everyone to vote wether you're a junglist, breaker, raver, trance-geek, hip-hop head, punk, communist etc.

[Kazuma]

A good MC can add a lot to a jungle track. If they have got the energy, rythem, and hype; I prefer to have an MC during the set.

[ebbomega]

I agree with everything optics said up until "hype".

I prefer not to have MCs during the sets. They more often than not detract from it and start rapping overtop of the music to a point that the DJ might as well have stayed at home.

[ebbomega]

The missing poll option is "I like it when it's well done"

[Kazuma]

I totally agree. By hype i mean the way an MC can work up the crowd to love the music and get really into it. If the MC starts taking over the speakers then they should let go of the mic and focus the attention on the DJ.

[decypher]

i enjoy certain mc's who actually say something , not like skibadee who just barks and CA KAW CA KAW like a fucking rooster.. i enjoy mc'ing more if there is something important or socially conscious being said, and even if not, at least they got good flow and dont repeat themselves, and know when to shutup so i can listen to the tracks being played.. all is good..

[mux]

I don't mind MC's, when they're really talented and understand that "less is more". I guess I've just never heard a talented MC. Maybe there are a few, perhaps - but for the most part, I'm there to hear the jungle and drum&bass.

Seriously, shut the hell up. I want to hear the music, not your distorted babble. Good DJs actually take time and effort to ensure that their equipment is giving them the best sound it can - and as a live-pa, ensuring that my equipment sounds its best is a huge part of what I do. So why does it seem that every MC I've heard uses a cheap mic plugged directly into the DJ mixer? There isn't a studio in the world that records vocals on a mic plugged directly into a mixer, because it sounds like ASS. Compression, EQ, light reverb - a lot of things need to be done before vocals will sit well with amplified music... but almost every MC I've seen, they apparently figure that if they just turn it up until it drowns out the music, people will be able to understand what they're saying, and it'll lend a validity to their work. BOM SELECTA! REWIND! I love it when I feel the bass from that BOM! BOM! in my chest instead of the bassline. It totally does it for me.

God, I fucking HATE MCs. You know why? 'Cause I love dancing to drum&bass. Stop ruining the music! If I wanted to hear something important and socially concious, I'd listen to hiphop or spoken word. If a DJ needs an MC to hype up the crowd, the DJ needs to spend more time in the record store.

[stringbeans]

^^agreed!

i especially dislike skibadee because all he does is use random syllables for like a filler when he cant think up a good rhyme. i guess all mc's are going to do this sometimes but seems like skibadee does it A LOT.

my favorite mc right now: mc stamina

edit: agreeing with decypher

[mux]

Ok, maybe I should have coffee *before* my first post of the day.

(or maybe I just don't "get it".)

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by optics

I totally agree. By hype i mean the way an MC can work up the crowd to love the music and get really into it. If the MC starts taking over the speakers then they should let go of the mic and focus the attention on the DJ.

Sorry, up to and including "hype". But everything after that I disagree with.

[ebbomega]

I tried to be an MC once. The promoter threatened to kick my ass.

[C_squared]

awesome! i'm glad to see such possitive criticism out of this. for the most part i enjoy mc's with my jungle.

it's all about substance. i dont want to hear mindless chatta up on stage. also a good mc knows when to stop spitting & lets the music take you for a ride rather then the mc over power the tune or the mix.

[Dean]

i dont think i've actually been able to understand one word an MC says

[PokemonMasta]

mcs rock it!!!!!!!

[Moon]

i've seen mcs rock it before 2001... after that it just got worse and worse

now i want them all to shut the fuck up

[MissBehavior]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

The missing poll option is "I like it when it's well done"

Amen brother. ;)

[MissBehavior]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

I tried to be an MC once. The promoter threatened to kick my ass.

Bahahaha...

Who was that?

[decypher]

"owwwch owwwch 'ruff neck style, blah ba blah ba blah ba ba"

heh

[PokemonMasta]

^dont be hatin

[Tea]

I like jungle Mc's that sound like EVADER MC aka Graham Crownston.

I think he ownes...and he uderstands that people dont want the mc stealing the dj's thunder...plus you just dont rhyme cat with cat, or say "hambuger with cheese" is your lyrics.

[decypher]

yeh grahmn is sweet... another white rockian

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by MissBehavior

Bahahaha...

Who was that?

Our very own MC Dice.

Good times, good times.

[Mechwarrior]

For the most part i don't like mc's during my set, unless they keep it pretty minimal

[Rytalin]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

I tried to be an MC once. The promoter threatened to kick my ass.

I remember that.
That seriously rocked hard.

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