Consider this breaking news if you'd like (and it's subject to change), but barring a major change of heart, I'm entering the 2007 Scribble Jam MC Battle. Why, you ask? Because after listening to the fake rappers (y'all ARE NOT MCs!)that ended up taking the stage last night, I have to for the good of hip-hop.

Apparently, a lot of the competitors that were supposed to be in the battle failed to show up for whatever reason. They nearly made the crowd revolt, the exception beingthe final four (which should explain how they made it there in the first place). If you're going to call yourself an MC, enter an event like the Scribble Jam battle and then not show up, you are not a MC. Period.

That notwitstanding, there were plenty of good MCs to be found at Day Two. Louis Logic and J.J. Brown rocked the house early as did Mr. "A to the K," a.k.a. Akrobatik. (All three are as nice as people as they are on the mic, which is to say very. As those familiar with his work might expect, Casual didn't disappoint the fans in the crowd wearing their Hieroglyphics tees as he ran through a bunch of his classic material as well several of his new songs. Brand Nubian kept the crowd entertained with a relatively short set, while the B-I-G-D-A-Double D-Y-K-A-N-E (Big Daddy Kane for those of you who couldn't follow that) showed why he's a living hip-hop legend. (I left before Pigeon John got on stage - it was past 1 a.m. and I needed to rest my tired feet - 8 hours of hip-hop is hard on the feet!

Least but not last, write this name down, bookmark his Web site (Murs316.net) or do whatever you need to do remember as long as you know this: Murs (see the second picture) is a star - and a fan of hip-hop, too.

Single-handedly bringing the crowd's energy back up following the MC battle, Murs delivered an incredible hour long set after introducing his new group Supreme (not quite) to the world. Energy? Beyond belief. Crowd involvement? Yes sir! Acrobatics on stage? No doubt. (Murs' was drenched in sweat after his show - and it wasn't because he rhymed in a hooded sweatshirt for 30 minutes, either!) And I'll bet you money you'll never see another lip sync Coldplay for 3-5 minutes and leave a crowd as enthralled as Murs!

That's all for now ... My final report of Day 3 (out of 4) will follow. Get out the house and go to Scribble Jam!