Emcees

(formerly of Death from Above 1979) and Al-P - has enlisted various big label emcees to rap over ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

If any of you so-called emcees out there are looking for some serious heat your boy Ayatollah got it. ❋ Dart Adams (2008)

There are also too many goddamn 5 syllable word, dictionary quoting, offbeat rhyming over sci fi movie sound effect "emcees" as well. ❋ Dart Adams (2008)

At night, singers and emcees would shout slogans from a giant stage. ❋ Annia Ciezadlo (2011)

The rawest most simplistic form of rap, a cypher is where a circle of emcees use rapid-fire punchlines and witty metaphors in an attempt to demonstrate their lyrical supremacy. ❋ Sharief Easterling (2011)

So is Glenn Guzzo, author of the book Strat-O-Matic Fanatics, Steve Barkan, head researcher for their brilliant past season sets, while New York radio man Bill Daughtry emcees the event. ❋ Jeff Polman (2011)

Conference of Mayors and 90-some members of the Kennedy family; when your emcees include Terrence McNally, Diane Sawyer and Mike Nichols; and when your performers include Yo-Yo Ma, Herbie Hancock and Paul Simon, the actual art tends to get pushed aside, served up in snippets the size of variety-show acts. ❋ Anne Midgette (2011)

"A good funeral is now marked by the level of laughter," he says, adding that non-clergy officiants are becoming "emcees." ❋ Katherine Rosman (2011)

As the opening bells of "Barry Horowitz" rang, the 320-pound, ginger-bearded behemoth patted himself on the back before launching off the proverbial turnbuckle onto wack emcees. ❋ Jerell Tongson (2012)

In recent months, the beer brand Coors Light has embarked on a "Search for the Coldest" national tour, a competition to find the best up-and-coming emcees. ❋ Marshall Heyman (2011)

He now emcees American Idol while simultaneously being the managing editor and lead anchor of E! ❋ Unknown (2011)

In using TV-hosting jobs as a launch pad, these emcees are all looking to reconstruct the success of the original titans in the field, Clark and Griffin, both of whom went on to oversee major production companies and dabble in all sorts of businesses. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The producers would be wise to acknowledge that by literally showing past emcees giving their blessings to the plucky young duo. ❋ Jen Chaney (2011)