Official "The Meaning Behind That Rap Name" Thread

[that_boy_kilso]

Some rappers have weird ass names, lets share the meaning behind em, like they say Jay-Z have to do with two train lines that cross paths on bed-stuy, dont know if its true tho...

Game's grandma use to call him that cause he loved to play everything...

but yall get the ideia, share some...

peace!

 

[grendelprime]

Obie Trice, cause that's his fuccin' name.

 

[Why-Fi]

eminem "M&M", marshal mathers

big daddy - vincent price's character in the movie beach house, kane - david carradine's character in kung fu

DMC (from run dmc) - daryl mcdaniels

ice t - "cool" tracy

kool moe dee - mohandas dewese

 

[BigF]

Trugoy = Yogurt backwards because he enjoys yogurts.

LL Cool J = ladies love cool James.

 

[VanVanCity]

Rick Ross- he had to steal someone else's name, life and persona. Because he used to be a cop and was ashamed of his past.

 

[that_boy_kilso]

Lil Wayne - his name is Dwayne and he is a midget....

 

[VanVanCity]

Lloyd Banks-because nobody wants to be named after doc from back to the future

 

[Casso Dinero]

Pharrell - Cause that's his name, nikka.

 

[Horoyoi]

Is smoke DZA's name really an acronym for "Dream Zone Achieve"?
Or is that just some bullshyt he came up with after the fact, because I always thought it was some Wu-influenced shyt..

 

[mcellas]

Mike Jones.................Who?

 

[razassin]

Rick Ross- he had to steal someone else's name, life and persona. Because he used to be a cop and was ashamed of his past.

Dap+pos rep

 

[BigF]

Ol dirty b*stard, because there ain't no father to his style.

 

[IronFist]

Can someone explain Jadakiss shyt?

 

[DAT NICCA KELSO]

Obie Trice, cause that's his fuccin' name.

Real name, no record label

 

[that_boy_kilso]

Can someone explain Jadakiss shyt?

yeah, i want to know it too...