How Many MC's... explained

How Many MC's...
Cover:Black Moon - How Many MC's....jpg
Type:single
Artist:Black Moon
Album:Enta da Stage
B-Side:Act Like U Want It
Released:June 9, 1993
Studio:D&D Studios
Genre:Hip hop
Length:3:40
Label:Nervous
Producer:Da Beatminerz
Prev Title:Who Got da Props
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:I Got Cha Opin
Next Year:1994

"How Many MC's..." (also titled "How Many Emcee's (Must Get Dissed)") is a song by American hip hop group Black Moon, released on June 9, 1993 as the second single from their debut studio album Enta da Stage (1993). Produced by Da Beatminerz, it samples "Hydra" by Grover Washington Jr., "Collage for Polly" by Joe Farrell and a line from "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions: "How many MC's must get dissed?"

Composition and critical reception

Vincent Thomas of AllMusic considered the song a "total departure from the vibe present on 'Who Got da Props'" and called it a "subtly horrific track over which Buckshot premiered a more deliberate flow that bespoke controlled menace."[1] Cheo Hodari Coker of The Source commented the song "bring[s] things to a thunderous close, leaving the listener thirsting for more."[2]

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] 20
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 97

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas. Vincent. Enta da Stage – Black Moon. AllMusic. March 19, 2024.
  2. Coker. Cheo H.. Cheo Hodari Coker. Black Moon: Enta da Stage. The Source. 50. New York. November 1993. March 19, 2024. 75. https://web.archive.org/web/20051125151310/http://www.duckdown.com/magz/BMsourcealbumreview_big.jpg. November 25, 2005. unfit.
  3. Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of December 4, 1993. Billboard. March 19, 2024.
  4. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of November 27, 1993. Billboard. March 19, 2024.