BREAKING NEWS: I'm a Jay-Z fan. This is only my opinion and not law, but he's the greatest MC of all time because "MC" stands for "master of ceremonies" and nobody masters a ceremony as a hip-hop/rap artist like Mr. Carter. (I will say that Doug E. Fresh is arguably more or at least equally entertaining as a one-man show.) Now for the real point of this post...it takes a lot to go from Picture #1 to Picture #2 as a rapper, MC, artist or however you choose to bill yourself. Seems like an obvious statement simply because Jay is the subject in these pictures. However, judging from many of the performances that I see at open mics, artist showcases, and even "professional" concerts, it's not as consensus of a practice as one should expect it to be. Let's forget lack of stage presence or a clear sign that an artist doesn't practice enough before they grace the stage. Let's not even get into whether somebody is dope boy fresh or spewing wack juice all over the game. The thing that annoys me the most is that many artists think they're so ready for Picture #2 that they leave Picture #1 without the essentials.
