Microphone Master

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"Microphone Master"
Das EFX - Microphone Master.jpg
Cover art for the official remix
Single by Das EFX
from the album Hold It Down
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1996 [1]
Genre Hip hop
Length4:31
Label East West Records
Songwriter(s) Andre Weston, William Hines, Osten Harvey Jr.
Producer(s) Easy Mo Bee
Das EFX singles chronology
"Real Hip-Hop"
(1995)
"Microphone Master"
(1996)
"Rap Scholar"
(1998)

Real Hip-Hop" is a song by American hip hop group Das EFX. It is the second single from their third studio album Hold It Down (1995). The song was produced by Easy Mo Bee.

The official remix of the song features hip hop group Mobb Deep and was also released in 1995. [2]

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 86
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 39
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 5

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References

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  2. "Das EFX - Microphone Master (Remix) at Discogs". Discogs.
  3. "Das EFX Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. "Das EFX Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "Das EFX Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.