Kool Moe Dee — American Musician born on August 08, 1962,

Mohandas Dewese, better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an American hip hop MC prominent in the late 1970s through the early 1990s. He was one of the first rappers to earn a Grammy Award and was the first rapper to perform at the Grammys... (wikipedia)

I didn't know at the time that the energy that I was giving off was like a battle Emcee.
I can appreciate that on one side, but we have to remember that the system is designed corruptly, and works against us, so you cant convict those who can benefit from the system, because its not neccesarily their fault.
Some of the free lunch programs were still goin' on - based on the last leg of the Black Panther Party.
As far as Hip Hop Manhattan was after the Bronx.
My perspective is a lil different 'cus im from Manhattan .