The tenacious Paolenthang Tuboi, who is also known by his stage name MC Olen, has caught the attention of music lovers by spitting rhymes in multiple languages. Read on to know all about this upcoming rapper and the motivation behind his music. Eastern Mirror: Tell us about your early years and your involvement with music. MC Olen: I was very passionate about singing so I started singing when I was eight-year-old during my Sunday school days. I also participated in Kids for fame season 2 in the year 2008. I was 16 that year. Since then I kept going by the grace of God. Eastern Mirror: What got you into rap music in particular? Who were your early influences? Particularly I got into rap music to convey messages and motivation to inspire people through rap music. Tupac Shakur , Eminem, Micheal M.Sailo (Mizo Rapper) were my early influences. Eastern Mirror: Do you have any story behind your stage name? MC OLEN is my stage name MC or EMCEE which means master of ceremonies and olen is from