What makes a great MC????????

[audio reconnaissance]

There are many skills and MC can possess ( voice, flow,content,delivery,stage presence,writing ability,fly sneakers)which ones ranked in order are the most important. Personnally i don't know (I'm just a drummer dammit) but I know when I like an MC- some of my fav major MCs in no order. KRS-ONE,Nas,GZA,Rakim,talib,Mos Def,De la Soul, Ce-Lo,Outcast,Beasties,sadat X,Biz,MF Doom,Serengeti, chuck D,old ice-cube,Biggie,ODB,Rhymefest,Cage,Slug,Mike Ladd, Tribe, Jungle Brothers,Guilty Simson and on and on

[Motif]

i agree with most of the above, yet i feel the 2 most important things that makes a great MC are; 1. ability to form a "connection" with their listener, 2. skill as a story teller (abstract or realistic).

[Id Obelus]

fly sneakers!