{"product_id":"snapback-hat-2","title":"Emcee Snapback Hat | Earn The Mic Embroidered Cap | MC Rapper Gift | Old School Hip Hop Streetwear | Gift for Lyricists and Freestylers","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe DJ was the star. The MC just held the microphone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhen Kool Herc was running parties in the Bronx in 1973, the man on the mic wasn't there to rap. Coke La Rock called out names, kept the room moving, held the energy between breaks. Master of Ceremonies — literally the job title, and literally a support role. The turntables were the show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt took about six years for that to invert completely, and the reversal was so total that most people now assume it was always that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBut the older idea never went anywhere. The mic doesn't get picked up, it gets handed over — by someone who decided you were ready, in front of a room that will let you know immediately if you weren't. Ciphers, battles, open mics, the whole apparatus is built on the premise that the right to speak is earned in public and can be lost the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEarn the mic. Still the only way it works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e· This hat is structured with a classic fit, flat brim, and full buckram.\u003cbr\u003e· The adjustable snap closure makes it a comfortable, one-size-fits-most hat. Head circumference: 21⅝″–23⅝″ (54.9 cm–60 cm)\u003cbr\u003e· 80% acrylic, 20% wool\u003cbr\u003e· White embroidery on black twill, not printed\u003cbr\u003e· BX Originals mark embroidered on the back panel\u003cbr\u003e· Designed by us, printed and shipped by our production partner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShips free. For writers, freestylers, battle rappers, and anyone still doing the work before they get the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BX Originals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54436578197814,"sku":"6A822FD7D00EF_4792","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/9602\/0022\/files\/03fa3ebe-il_fullxfull.8439077199_ctt8.jpg?v=1787363422","url":"https:\/\/bxoriginals.com\/products\/snapback-hat-2","provider":"BX Originals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}