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The MC: Why We Do It

Plot: "The MC: Why We Do It" takes a look inside the world of Hip Hop and MCs to explore the issues and concerns that define todays most popular music form. The MC started out as a mere introducer of musical acts, but when DJs began spinning tracks at block parties in the Bronx in the late 1970s, the MC began to rap along to the beats, emerging as the focal point of a new music form
Release Date: Tuesday, February 1 2005
19 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of NasNas
Nas was
31 in The MC: Why We Do It
as 'Self'.
Fri, Sep 14 1973
Portrait of Jay-ZJay-Z
Jay-Z was
35 in The MC: Why We Do It
as 'Self'.
Thu, Dec 04 1969
Portrait of RakimRakim
Rakim was
38 in The MC: Why We Do It
as 'Self'.
Sat, Jan 28 1967
Portrait of KRS-OneKRS-One
KRS-One was
39 in The MC: Why We Do It
as 'Self'.
Fri, Aug 20 1965
Portrait of Slick RickSlick Rick
Slick Rick was
40 in The MC: Why We Do It
as 'Self'.
Thu, Jan 14 1965

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Portrait of Peter SpirerPeter Spirer
Peter Spirer was
>> in The MC: Why We Do It
as 'Director'
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