Why do rappers have nicknames




















To pay homage Jazzy became Jay-Z. Breaking: Jay Z has dropped the hyphen from his name, according to his label. I am not kidding. Wish I was. Copy editors: take note. Stage Name: T. Reason: Back in the day T.

When the rapper first got signed he landed on the same label as Q-Tip; to avoid confusion T. He also tried to get some miles out of an alter ego gimmick with a full length album called T. It was actually pretty good, even the song where T. Stage Name: DMX.

As we have seen a lot of these stage names have at least a degree of boasting, but these here names are particularly blatant examples of this. Stage Name: Gucci Mane. Its real country down there and my grandmother gave my daddy a lil country name—she didnt know nothing about them clothes. Which leaves us with questions like, why did Gucci Mane Sr. The smooth singer was inspired by Frank Sinatra and the original s film Ocean's Eleven, which Sinatra starred in, for his stage name.

He says he legally changed his name to Christopher Francis Ocean in His first hit, with the shockingly dressed World Class Wreckin' Cru, was appropriately called 'Surgery'. True story! Possibly fearing a chocolate based lawsuit, he later stretched it out to 'Eminem'. Drake decided to keep it really real by using his real name for his stage name His grandma named him for his athletic ability to play all sports, saying he was "game" for anything. Dungeon Family' G-Rock named Future for what he saw in him: the future.

You're the future. You're young man. You got energy. You're ambitious. Big K. It's a humble way for saying I'm the king of my lane and the king of the music I make… and how I live my every day life," he told MTV2.

Pusha T has never shied away of his drug dealing days through his rhymes. His rap moniker goes hand-in-hand with those times. Search term. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In. Top Artists. Top Charts. Hot Songs. Billboard Top Videos. But when it comes the rap artists whose nicknames have taken on a life of their own and have survived the test of time, there are a handful that stand out from the rest.

From iconic cultural figures that have earned their place within the annals of hip-hop history to the current generation of superstars running the game today, here is a definitive list of 40 rappers who are synonymous with some of the greatest nicknames of all time.



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