The English abbreviation MS (reads as EMC) and its Russian version of MC (EMC) are often used on the Internet and in the media. You can also hear this contraction from the lips of the younger generation. What does it mean?
Value
Currently, the concept of MS is the most common in hip-hop culture. It is often used as identical to the words "rapper" or "hip-hop musician."
In a broader sense, this is a person reading a text into a microphone to music or a beat, prepared or invented on the go with the aim of entertaining the audience, raising her spirits, and liberating her.
Not only rap artists, but also presenters of various parties and events are suitable for such a definition.
Origin
The abbreviation MC is derived from the English expression master of ceremony, which can be translated literally as "master of ceremonies." A more accurate translation is "the master of the evening." It was believed that MS is the one who is responsible for the atmosphere of the event and makes it memorable for participants and spectators.
In the last century, America called itself the leading person who at discos or concerts not only represented DJs and musicians, but also invited guests to dance and be very active.
She came in the 60-70s. XX century, the fashion of reading simple phrases into the rhythm of the dance composition has become one of the prerequisites for the emergence of hip-hop as an independent musical genre.
Use cases
Almost every rapper in his work uses the abbreviation MS, calling himself “masters of ceremonies” and his colleagues.
So, in one of the battles, Piem explains to his opponent his idea of the role of the MS: "The MC does not ask how the mood is - it sets it."
Oksimiron in one of the early tracks read: "How many years have flown by, but my mentality, meanwhile, is still MS."
Many rap artists include the letter MC in their alias. The most famous of them are Hammer MC and Ice MC.
Among the Russian rap artists, one can recall Noise MS, Antokha MS, MS Molodoy, Dino MS-47.
Alternative decryption
In hip-hop culture, as it developed, new versions of MC decoding appeared: microphone controller, mic checka (microphone control), music commentator (music commentator).
The abbreviation, depending on the context, may have other meanings.
If we are talking about sports, then it is possible that MS is the title of master of sports. In politics, the Ministry of Communications is often understood as the Ministry of Communications. In medicine, the term "metabolic syndrome" is abbreviated. In physics, the unit of measurement "millisecond" is briefly referred to as "ms." Despite the fact that we are used to refer to the abbreviation for music, it has other meanings.