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Mac Lethal attacks 'emo rap', bad show promoters and the ignorant MCs who threaten an American art form

Forget about his skills on the microphone: Spend five minutes talking with Mac Lethal, and you'll understand why the Kansas City-bred rapper is quickly becoming one of the hottest up-and-coming commodities in underground hip-hop. The feisty rapper converses with the same intensity he brings to the stage: an all-eyes-on-me confidence that's equal parts angel and imp. When he's not verbally castrating George W. Bush, he's waxing eloquently on lost love or the failures of the nation's school system. In short, Lethal does best what his profession requires most: having something to say.

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