being an MC is a coveted title you have to earn through your intelligence and lyricism. i think it needs to come back to that. i've loved music forever and that's what my life is. i've been writing lyrics and poetry for about 16 years and been rappin for 6. i started listening to Heavy D and Naughty By Nature and eventually Illmatic changed my life. i have too many influences to list but trust it will always be brutally honest, intelligent and best of all, free of charge...jersey, stand up. (w.a.k.e///)