caffeine said:
post how rappers got their rap names or alias names....like styles goes by styles p or ghost.. im interested in how jada and old dirty bastard came up wit their names..
heres a few..
Eminem - he came up wit that using the initials from his real name...Marshal Mathers
Puffy/P Diddy - i remember hearin something like he had puffy cheeks or a baby..im not sure..somebody correct me if im wrong...and the diddy came from biggie callin him p diddy
Ludacris - i remember him sayin thats what he uses to describe his style, flow, punchlines all together ..he just changed the spelling of the dictionary word..
Jay Z - creatively stole his name from jaz o
Fat Joe - no need for an explanation
Ja Rule - Jeffrey Attkins Rules...
DMX - Dark Man X
KRS-1 - His first name is Kris
Puff Daddy - was a nickname that was given to Sean Combs by his office collegues when he used to huff and puff while working or making decisions.
Ludacris - Chris is his first name, and he said himself that he played around with words and added Luda on there.
Guru - Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal
Big Daddy Kane - The Kane. stands for King Asiatic No Equal
Ghostface Killah - Double Meaning. Ghosface Killah is a name of a character from a Kung Fu Movie, as well as the reason as to why Ghost had his face covered in a stocking in all of the first Wu Tang Clan album cover. It is speculated that he covered his face througout the picture because of unfinished police dealings at the time.
Ice-T - T stands for Trevor. Ice comes from the Pimp turned writer Iceberg Slim.
N.E.R.D. - No-one Every Really Dies
Silk Tha Shocker - Named himself Silk to describe his personality and looks, but had to change it due to the fact that there was already an R&B group out there with the same name. He then added "Tha Shocker" to describe another part of his personality. That he can do things unexpected like leave the next day without notice.
Benzino - Named after the infamous gangster.
The Outlaw Immortalz - All the rappers names within the outlawz are from infamous political figures given to each member by Tupac Shakur. Names include Fatal Hussein, Khadafi, Edi-Amin, Makavelli Tha Don (2Pac), Napoloen, Kastro, Mussolini (Big Skye - Thug Life), Kormani (Mopreme - Thug Life). The infamous names given by Pac also extend to DPG members Daz Dillinger and Kurupt Young Gotti.
213 - Named after the street corner from which Snoop, Nate Dogg, and Warren G grew up on.
Mystikal - originally called Mystikal Mike.
C-Murder - The "C" stands for Corey (first name). C-Murder also stands for the fact that he sees murder.