MC Squared (UK)
I'm an MC from the UK - My main focus is to impress with the complexity of my rhymes whilst maintaining coherency within my concepts.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I have taken part in a couple of battles and won one. I also rap regularly at a night called Class A Audio in Liverpool and infrequently at various other nights.
Your musical influences
AKIRA THE DON
When I was much younger I got into ICP :@/ - but after growing up a bit I discovered Eminem who changed my life and my concept of what hip hop was about. From there I quickly progressed to listening to lots of mainstream hip hop and started to realise how similar/played it all was. I was disgusted and so started making my own music. After discovering message boards I was introduced to the underground scene and I was amazed at the diversity and skill of the artists - after that I discovered UK underground and my niche. Now I listen to people like Wordsworth, Masta Ace, Cunninlynguists, Immortal Technique,Tonedeff and Copywrite from the US scene and Jehst(favourite uk artist), Yungun(close second), Mystro, Ricochet Klashnekoff, Lowkey, Rodney P, Skinnyman and Foreign Beggars from the UK.
What equipment do you use?
Studio Projects B1 condensor mic
Shure SM58 dynamic mic
Yamaha MG10/2 Mixer
2ghz AMD destop with 512mb DDR RAM
Creative Soundblaster Audigy Platinum Pro soundcard
Gemini PT 2000 turntable
Standard hifi for monitors
