If you or anyone that you know fits the following descriptions then he or she is a Sucka emcee…

This applies to Hip Hoppers everywhere; Nigeria and beyond!

1. An overall corny, wack, or swaggerly challenged individual that has no presence, personality or business attempting to do anything other than lose their virginity. (Doesn’t have to rap either.)

2. Still has a name that begins with MC in 2006.

3. Steals bits and pieces of others styles, rhymes or overall swag and incorporates them into his own trying to upgrade his/her wackness. (Also known as “Biting”)

4. Fabricates fantasies of a criminal lifestyle and portrays a “tough guy” image in effort to gain “street credibility” and respect, when in reality the only laws they’ve broken regard are traffic violations.

5. Goes into a recording studio and tells a producer I want a song that sounds “just like such and such.” (FYI: The majority of the industry does this. See 3)

6. Raps in loud aggressive tones and seems tough on records when they have been documented victims of robberies on multiple occasions. (Anybody can get caught out there, but more than twice? Daaamn homie!!)

7. Sold drugs unsuccessfully and only began to get money after the record deal but still uses the cliché “Im not a rapper im a Hustla” to seem more gangsta and have an excuse to be less nice lyrically. (When did it become more cool to be a drug dealer than a multi-platinum rap star??)

8. Buys top notch fake ass jewelry because fans and media will automatically think its real. (Can you say monzenite?)

9. Appears on DVD’s brandishing firearms at a helpless camera lens while yelling threats to try and trick you into being scared of them. All in an attempt to take attention away from their garbage ass raps. (Refer to the average street DVD)

10. Rides around with 4 armed muscle head bodyguards in a bulletproof car, vest, hat, and pants but picks fights with pedestrians at crowded police infested industry parties.

11. Sends cheap shots and challenges at other rappers and then turns around and apologizes the next day. (U already know! Haha)

12. Rehearses raps with his/her entourage and comes to rap battles with prepared chants, ad-lives, routines and choreographed moves looking and sounding like the Harlem Boys Choir.


Now that you have the official documentation on the characteristics of a SUCKA emcee, this is how you can identify a TRUE emcee.

1.A Mover of Crowds or Master of Ceremonies.

2. A rapper who surpasses the level of just “rapping” and applies artwork and next level skill to his craft.

3. A trendsetter whose opinions, style and taste is so hot and original it influences others to want to live and act and even dress the same. (Example. Pac had dudes wearing leather vests and getting their nose pierced)

4. Creates his/her own lane, is comfortable being themselves and doesn’t need to explain themselves or try to duplicate or “Bite off” someone else to be accepted.

5. A musician that understand Hip-Hop and uses his/her voice as an instrument.

6. One who can study the game and be the voice that has been missing.

To sum this up, it’s a lot easier to be a sucka emcee than a TRUE emcee. If everyone could do it, they would. Unfortunately we are not all blessed in the same capacity. So if u ain’t got it STOP IT. Don’t be a victim of sucka emceeism. Stay true to yourself and keep it a 100.

If the revered Hip Hop Capital of the world, America can boast of wack emcees. It is not suprising for me that I can count the real in 9ja on one hand!

Look no further