The MCS in the SMSD was benchmarked (Figure 4) against the standard MCS module available in the CDK [30].
Young MCs in London, they go to clubs and they're meeting A&R guys and bumping into famous rappers.
His YouTube channel, SBTV, which stands for Smokey Barz, made its name with films of performances by rappers and MCs in London's grime scene.
Taking up the mic in 2003 aged 16 armed with a tape made by her brother, she beat 15 male MCs in a Radio 1 freestyle competition.
It's tempting to see the state of British MCs in terms of some low-rent 1980s mobster film, a turf battle for the title of "king of the streets".
Throughout his lyrics you can hear the skippetty triplet runs of 80s and 90s dancehall exemplified by Shabba: a signature that would be echoed by many MCs in the mainstream rap of the 90s.
In this song he pushes African beats above his rhymes and shows why he's part of a new scene of creative MCs in Brazil, including Emicida, Renegado and RAPadura.
Adding an unmistakably British flavour to the soundsystem stylings will be the long list of homegrown MCs in attendance, making for a veritable Who's Who of top talent from across the years.
Masterminded by Rinse FM's dancehall heavyweights The Heatwave, the tried-and-tested formula of "shove a bunch of massively talented MCs in a room, chuck them a microphone and see what happens" will be put into action.
Collins says: "It's a shame, because at his best, Wayne was one of the weirdest, most interesting MCs in hip-hop who, I thought, had the potential to delve into subject matter with real political depth".
