#IamDENT TOP 10 Fav. MC's of ALL Time! Salute To The Microphone Veteran's #TBT #HipHopHisto

In the mix of November, and it being Hip-Hop History/ Native American History month, and the month of Veteran's Day. I'd thought I'd take some time out and salute 10 of my Fav. Veteran MC's of ALL Time. I could go on for days and days on influences and inspirations from many different people in all the elements of the culture who have impacted me. So narrowing it down to 10 and show casing some videos from them, is hard enough, lol. So I show my graitude and showing respect to the Microphone OG's in the Rap Game, seleted in no type of order! Peace to ALL MC's out there Grindin'-doin there thing!

-BIG DADDY KANE-

The Brooklyn, Juice Crew OG, giving it to you R-A-W since '88, he's been setting the bar high for the MC. King -Asiatic- Nobody's- Equal=KANE, not a reference to cocaine, lol. "Say NO to Drug's but keep KANE in ya system" I've been a fan since the beginning to this MICrophone Giant! From giving you famous Hip-Hop Quotables, from cameo appreances in blockbuster movies, to wild photo shoots with Madonna & Namoni Campbell! KANE is definitely the smooth operator. This Hip-Hop ladies man and TRUE MC Rap Capitan has always been holding it down. I once heard he did a collabo with Barry White on a remix to "All of Me". From The Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, Black Thought and Jay-Z.. and so many other Hip-Hop icons have been influenced from Big Daddy Kane. Salue to the OG! Thank you for being so Damn RAW!

Enjoy a DOPE, B.D.K. Mini Doc. produced by: Antoney Marshall

-Pharoahe Monch-

This MC right here is Waaaaaaayy Before His Time with the rhyme. When I first heard 'Fudge Pudge' by Organized Konfusion, Pharoahe's group with him and Prince Po, this Lyrically MC from Queens had me hooked! I kop all of Organized material! A elite underground killer MC,He is known for his complex lyrics, complex delivery, and internal and multisyllabicrhyme schemes. He sings with a vocal delivery that's inspired by Jazz Great: John Coltrane! He keeps you wanting more and more! From working with Mos Def, Nate Dogg, and released many solo project's.. Pharoahe is the MC's, emcee! A Real MC Pedagree!

-Aceyalone-

L.A.'s Finest-Project Blowed collective- REAL MC reppin from The West Coast! When I first heard and saw the video "MIC Check" on Rap City, I was blown away! He's Sick Wit it, indeed. I got hip to the Project Blowed movement and what they were doin' over at The Good Life back in the 90's. Freestyle Fellowship, Innercity Griot's.. 1 of my Fav. LP's. Aceyalone is best known for his role in evolving left-field hip-hop on the West Coast at a time when the West Coast was dominated by Gangsta Rap. Aceyalone has been noted particularly for his innovative lyrical style and content. Some attribute the double-time rap styles that emerged in the mid-1990s to Aceyalone and the Freestyle Fellowship, although this is disputed by others.

-Kool Keith-

One of The Hero's of The Weirdo's of Hip-Hop, who have created a ILL Flow, within Hip-Hop! He's been giving you critictal beat downs' with The Ultra Mag Posse since 1988. Kool Keith's lyrics are often abstract,surreal,and filled with non-sequiturs and juvenile humor. Keith is also known for an explicit style focusing on sexual themes. He has various stage personalities, from: Dr. Dooom, Black Elvis and my fav. Dr. Octagon! The release of Dr. Octagonecologyst around 1996 is a classic. The album's production by Dan the Automator and Kutmasta Kurt, with scratching by DJ Qbert was acclaimed by Hip-Hop critics. Salute to Mr. Kool Keith!

-Rakim-

The 18th Letter, Rakim- one of the most influential and most skilled MCs of all time. He's on every TOP Fav. MC's List from many many Hip-Hoppa's worldwide! Remember HIM, the one your took your idea from? The Microphone fien from Long Island, is The Greatest! When I heard Paid in Full, with him and Eric B rockin together. I fell in love with that Hip-Hop Boom Bap forumla- which contains gritty, heavy, and dark beats. It's noted that Rakim did a lot of co-production for many of their project's. Rakim was one of the first to demonstrate advantages of a writerly style, as with for instance his pioneering use of internal rhymes and multisyllabic rhymes. Rakim's subject matter often covered his own rapping skills and lyrical superiority over other rappers. He took a methodical approach to his microphone fiending. He had a slow flow, and every line was blunt, mesmeric. GOD Bless The -R-

-Black Thought-

The Lead MC From The Legendary ROOTS Crew, He's been providing high powered lyricism since 1993. He is widely lauded for his live performance skills, continuous multisyllabic rhyme schemes, complex lyricism, double entendres, and politically aware lyrics. He's collaborated with many Hip-Hop icons and underground heavy hitters for decades. The representer from Philly, is a meance on the MIC and always get busy! The True MC with the gift to gab, is NO joke like a dead comedian. The Roots got me through a lot of my high school years, always playing in my walkman. You can check out brother Black Thought and The ROOTS Crew Late night back up Jimmy Fallon!

-MC Supernatural-

This is The MC's People's Champ! A TRUE MC-Freestyle Wizard, a Master of words! If you come up studying the trait of the Freestyle MC, then you have to know and respect my big brother! He Goes strictly off the TOP, creating the flow as he goes, Mr. Supernatural is incredible! I'm blessed he's connected to me through a Ridiculous Brotherhood when I met him at a battle I was in at the annual Skribble Jam in 2003! Supernatural began to make a name for himself on the hip hop scene, freestylin in NYC parks and by 1993 he won the New Music Seminar. A week prior he was signed by Elektra Records, where he recorded an album titled "Natural Disasters". His first worldwide known single was "Buddha blessed it". He had landed a radio-show on 98.7 Kiss-FM 1994 where he met KRS-One from the group Boogie Down Productions who became not only a friend but his business manager. From Classic Battles with Craig G and MC Juice and countless of Classic freestyles throughout the world, Supernat got's it like that! Salute Ridic!

-Mighty Mos DEF-

I know he changed his name to Yasiin Bey, but he'll always be MOS to Me. I first heard him on his Rawkus single, back in 1997 "Universal Magnetic", I love that B-Boy, fresh voice deliver he brought to the game. He's been dropping DOPE Hip-Hop ever since! With collabo's with The Bush Babees, De La Soul, and the Epic Trio- Blackstar-, with Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek, Mighty MOS has been heavy at it,. From Rapping to acting, he's steady trailblazing the game! He is one of the most promising rappers to emerge in the late 1990s, as well as one of hip-hop's brightest hopes entering the 21st century. Mos Def has influenced numerous hip hop artists throughout his career, including Lupe Fiasco, Jay Electronica, Kid Cudi, and Saigon. Kendrick Lamar has also mentioned Mos Def as a very early inspiration and someone he listened to "coming up" as a young rapper. Everyone Loves The Mighty MOS Def!!

-Sean Price-

It's crazy to think, you are here one day and BOOM, Gone in the Next, time of the hourglass keeps tickin, we continue to start shapeshiftin' day by day, that hopefully we find our purpose along the way. Aug. 8th 2015, The Hip-Hop Community took a heavy hit, losing the impeccable Brownsville Microphone Giant, Sean Price! This deceptakon Sean, wordsmith, shot the gift through Hip-Hop for decades. His voice, candence, deadly deliverly and rhyme dentisity could most defnitely hang with the best writer's in the game. 1/2 of his crew Heltah Skeltah and The Mighty DuckDown Family, he left a catalog of Ridiculous amount of ILL Hip-Hop to the masses. Never on that Glam shit, just on that RAW spit. People around the world respected Sean P! Always Ruff,Rugged,REAL,RAW Dawg, -P- will smack shutters off of wack cats. 1 of The BEST on The MIC's Ever! If you are a product of the Boom Bap, You gotta love some Sean P. and if ya Don't.. SMACK ya Self! Remember.. You have 2 Hands! Lol

-Kool G. Rap-

Last, But Not Least, is This Microphone Beast!! Sheesh, from The Legendary Juice Crew, reppin outta Corona Queeens, G. Rap is that dude!! He is often cited as one of the most influential and skilled MCs of all time,and a pioneer of mafioso rap/street/hardcore content and multisyllabic rhyming, a hugely influential golden age MC! Kool G Rap is known for using complex multisyllabic rhymes since his debut and this remains a hallmark of his style, along with his rapid-fire delivery and "superhuman breath control".He is known for rapping with as many multisyllabic rhymes as possible, sometimes all in the same rhyme scheme for a whole verse. G. Raps Body wack cats and put's 'em in a hurst!