Yes. He raps, so that does make him an emcee. I wouldn't be putting him on a top 10 list, but his delivery is dope.

BQ: Huge. AB is probably second only to Kool Herc in terms of getting hip hop off the ground. He was the first major gang leader to see what a positive outlet hip hop could be for disillusioned youth and his credibility led to a massive influx of ex-gang members turning to hip hop (predominantly b-boy battles) as a way of solving their issues. Crime figures actually went down because of this guy.

Their impact musically has been pretty huge too. Where Flash perfected what Herc started, AB turned it on its head and said hip hop could sound however you wanted it to as long as it sounded good.

He's basically the George Clinton of hip hop.

not at all hes dope tho

alot

more than most people realize