Rapper Names and the explanation/meaning behind them?

[Zach Lowe]

What about:

Meek Mill
Ab-Soul
Mase
Reks
Saigon
Skyzoo
Stalley
Vakill

Mase is from Mason
Saigon is from the city in Vietnam that's now called Ho Chi Min City or something like that... Sai read a book in jail that mentioned the city so he made it his name
Skyzoo is from Skyler and it's the name of a song by the group Skyy

 

[Zach Lowe]

Jay-Z - He got it from Jaz-0 who was originally called Jaz / The Jaz

it used to be spelled Jay Zee

 

[Soundwave]

rza= razor, ressurector


redman = I think its from his skin complexion

Jadakiss = Jason(his real name) the(da) kiss(of death)

I think Redman said he was in a snowball fight when he was younger and he got hit in the face, and his friends were mocking him and how red his face got :yao:

 

[Sbp]

From his wikipedia..

Khalifa is arabic for successor, and wiz is shortened from wisdom.

Damn I thought it was wizard my bad

 

[L&HH]

What about:

Meek Mill
Ab-Soul
Mase
Reks
Saigon
Skyzoo
Stalley
Vakill

Yea somebody explain the Philly and Mill/Millz shyt there's a bumnch of rappers with Mill/Millz in they name from that area (i.e. Quilly Millz)

 

[FlyGuy]

Jay-Z - He got it from Jaz-0 who was originally called Jaz / The Jaz

it used to be spelled Jay Zee

it's from the j-z subway lines that ran thru his hood in marcy

Spoiler

according to him

 

[Zach Lowe]

it's from the j-z subway lines that ran thru his hood in marcy





according to him

there's no source for that on Wikipedia
it links to something that mentions Jaz but not any subway lines
I think that's a fan tryna hide that ether

besides Jay Zee came from Jazzy which was his street name
and he ran with a dude named Jaz / The Jaz who didn't switch to Jaz-O until later on

I think it's pretty clear that Jazzy bit Jaz

 

[FlyGuy]

there's no source for that on Wikipedia
it links to something that mentions Jaz but not any subway lines
I think that's a fan tryna hide that ether

besides Jay Zee came from Jazzy which was his street name
and he ran with a dude named Jaz / The Jaz who didn't switch to Jaz-O until later on

I think it's pretty clear that Jazzy bit Jaz

fucck wikipedia the man AND jaz have both said this


but i ain't saying its true hence the spoiler

 

[Ricky43]

E-40
Jadakiss
Meek Mill
Bun B
Webbie



And what the fukk is a Wiz Khalifa

Meek's middle name is "Rameek" and back when he first came out his name was meek millz he just dropped the z...it was supposed to mean millions...just with a z instead of s

 

[nieman]

Meek's middle name is "Rameek" and back when he first came out his name was meek millz he just dropped the z...it was supposed to mean millions...just with a z instead of s

"Z" was dropped because there is another rapper that recorded under Meek Millz. I don't know why he just didn't use Meek Milly though.

Inspectah Deck - "inspectah" was because they would say he resembled Inspector Clouseau from Pink Panther movies. No idea where Deck came from

 

[Pool_Shark]

What about:

Meek Mill
Ab-Soul
Mase
Reks
Saigon
Skyzoo
Stalley
Vakill

Ab-Soul is for Absolutely. In a few of his tracks he calls himself Mr. Absolutely. He also said he got the soul part from his little sister practicing for "Dreamgirls."

Heres the vid if you care

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DhDOgoFEUo0#t=56s

 

[Ricky43]

"Z" was dropped because there is another rapper that recorded under Meek Millz. I don't know why he just didn't use Meek Milly though.

Inspectah Deck - "inspectah" was because they would say he resembled Inspector Clouseau from Pink Panther movies. No idea where Deck came from

Yeah I forgot about that the dude from the Naam Brigade...meek was still pretty much using the Z for as long as I remember until he got "signed" by T.I.

 

[tirademode]

Pharoahe Monch rocked a bad haircut similar to this :

A japanese toy called Monchichi .... Everyone called him that so he changed it to Monch and put the Pharoah in front.

 

[FlyGuy]

Styles P - his last name is styles, P is for pinero (pacino/dinero)

 

[Pool_Shark]

Z-RO
Nelly
Lupe Fiasco