Name: Dwan Reece: The origins...
Uploaded: 2025-11-11T10:45:33.389Z
Description: song and dance and speech, interspersed with stump speeches, jokes, musical interludes and theatrical skits. The cast included a roster of recurring characters. The interlocutor acted as the emcee.

Waka Flocka Flame

It's a total big difference between a person that got lyrics and a person that can make hit singles. I'm a person that can make some hit singles. I'm not in no booth trying to be a lyrical genius. I'm preparing to make me some singles, and as I develop as a man, then they'll respect my emcee skills.

American Musician

Phife Dawg

I emcee how I feel for the moment. I'll always be influenced by Tribe, but my EP and LP have a lot of different flavors! I'll keep it vintage Tribe if Tribe decides to do another LP... which, in my heart, I'd love to do for the fans.

Trinidadian Musician

Joel Grey

The subject matter of the show, 'Cabaret,' was more than risky. And the emcee I would be playing didn't have a single line of dialogue. Still, it was full of possibilities, and it was mine.

American Actor

Too Short

Executives are convinced that a rapper has a certain lifespan as far as being a hot emcee. When you start to approach your 30s, pretty much stereotypically it's over.

When I was growing up, to be an emcee meant to write the most clever, intellectual, and wittiest rap. And that's what we did.

Yvonne Orji

Before 'Insecure,' I was a wedding emcee - a host for weddings. That's a world that a lot of people are not familiar with.

Nigerian Actress

Nina Blackwood

When I worked for Entertainment Tonight I got to emcee Paul McCartney's press conference.

American Celebrity

Rico Love

Brandy is one of my favorite vocalists. Jay-Z is my favorite emcee outside of Biggie.

Ice T

A good emcee will rhyme a lot of different ways. Don't limit yourself.

James Wolk

I was an emcee for bar mitzvahs from age sixteen to twenty-one.

An emcee isn't just present at events; they actively lead and engage the audience.

Event Leader

Being an emcee often requires strong public speaking skills and charisma.

Public Speaking

Emcees may include cultural references to connect with the audience and set the tone.

Cultural Context

When used as a verb, 'emcee' refers to the action of fulfilling the emcee's duties at an event.

Verb Usage

When someone emcees, they take responsibility for the event's atmosphere and direction.

Responsibility

Emceeing an event often requires interacting with the audience to maintain engagement.

Audience Interaction

 song and dance and speech, interspersed with stump speeches, jokes, musical interludes and theatrical skits. The cast included a roster of recurring characters. The interlocutor acted as the emcee.

Emcee

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