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wanna hear your opinions
was watching getdarker yesterday n ppl in the chatroom kept on goin on about how the mcs were shit.
i didn't think these mcs were that bad n i think they were too loud compared to the music which didn't help.
wt u lot sayin on this?

Well I've experienced the best and worst that D&B has to offer, and I probably prefer none at all (or very sporadic at best) to let the tunes breathe.

Not heard much MCing over dubstep at all, although caught Mala & Loefah recently when they were up in Glasgow and Sgt Pokes was there on mic duties. He certainly did it justice!

All depends on the skill (and size of ego) of the MC

for me it's mostly a no go in dubstep, in my opinion dubstep is just too slow too rhyme on.
drum & bass on the contrary is more adapted to it.

Those mcs on get darker were gash!

Dnb mcs are usually even worse though. Chatting completely inchorent bollocks.

woah woah woah

Wolf89 wrote:Chatting completely inchorent bollocks.

totally know what ya mean!

It does my head in sometimes, and when you get more than one MC, they start going B2B, then thats the end of the night as far as hearing the music goes...

the voice is a very powerful instrument. get the right MC (trim, goodz, ghetto, crazy d, poax, asbo...) and the set is elevated massively.

If it's a decent mc then I don't mind, but when it's just some dick who doesn't really need to be there then get fucked.

fretn wrote:for me it's mostly a no go in dubstep, in my opinion dubstep is just too slow too rhyme on.
drum & bass on the contrary is more adapted to it.

140bpm isn't that slow is it? Most Hip Hop is much slower!

Sgt Pokes is good.

Stop spitting 500 bars over a whole set, let the tune breath when it needs to, work with the breaks and edits of the tune, and spit fire when its needed. Aint rocket science...but same note, i have heard some shite from so called hardcore listeners about mc's - here's a thought, learn the lyrics and the flow, on the other hand - big up all those supporting mc's that have an understanding of what it takes to work a crowd and a set.

i want to hear music without somebody shouting random words every 5 seconds or the last 3 words of each line in the track playing

first dubstep night i went to there were some terrible mc's... just completly ruining the music. however, saw rusko live thing and the mc was fucking brilliant - came in when needed and really got the crowd going. When its done well i dont see why not to be honest.

thats awesome! ha! what kills it is that some punters love a white guy with a fake Jamaican accent - fail

Uncle Bill wrote:Sgt Pokes is good.

True

they just gotta know when to shut up and have flow

most have neither

I think its is suited to someone with a hosting style rather than straight spraying. I've always thought Jendor sounds good when he's been on with N-type

Crazzy D, Sgt Pokes and Easy Rider all get it right!

when there is a good MC at night it really adds to the atmosphere.

ThinKing wrote:woah woah woah

If you are refering to Crazy D, +1.

And yeah, it all depends on the MC itself.

host > mc

Blackdown wrote:the voice is a very powerful instrument. get the right MC (trim, goodz, ghetto, crazy d, poax, asbo...) and the set is elevated massively.

Werd, i'd love to see Ghetto spit over some dubstep. But I live in the states, so I prob never will.

Crazy-D aint to bad