The surprising origin story behind the cliche rap intro 'My name is...and I'm here to say'

The surprising origin story behind the cliche rap intro 'My name is...and I'm here to say'

If I were to put you on the spot, right now, and force you to perform a freestyle rap, how would it go? If you're like 99% of the people on the planet who aren't naturally gifted in lyrical storytelling, you'd probably say something like, "My name is Mike and I'm here to say..." to get you off and running, and then your brain would scramble for something easy to rhyme with "say." Probably doing something in a "major way," right?It's the first th…