Rapper Names and the explanation/meaning behind them?

[DaveyDave]

Trugoy is yogurt backwards

Fat Joe aka Joey Crack because his fat ass used to show in his pants

MC Ren is short for Lorenzo

Scarface was originally DJ Akshen but the popularity of his solo song 'mr Scarface' off the Grip It album confused fans and he just rode with it.


Devin The Dude was just Devin until the same thing happened to him off his first album 'the dude' being misconstrued as Devin The Dude.

i think Posdnous is supposed to be Soundsop backwards as well, i remember readin something about De La wanting original names so they did them backwards. fukk knows what a soundsop is tho lol

 

[Flav]

2Pac

2 Produce and Create

:WTH:

his real name is TUPAC

 

[SEC Hater]

When My Name Is first came out I heard everybody talking about some white rapper named M&Ms, and I thought why the fukk would somebody name themselves after some candy. The I seen it was Eminem, and still could never figure out where that name came from. I just googled it and seen it apparently comes from his initials.
Marshall Mathers = M&M = Eminem
I feel like an idiot for not knowing this after all this time, especially if it was common knowledge to everyone else

 

[L&HH]

Damn nikkas came in hear and crushed the buildings, I never realized how many Rappers names I didnt know the origins of.


@Big Mel
@Pool Shark

Y'all know who y'all are Im too lazy to look at the rest

 

[DaveyDave]

When My Name Is first came out I heard everybody talking about some white rapper named M&Ms, and I thought why the fukk would somebody name themselves after some candy. The I seen it was Eminem, and still could never figure out where that name came from. I just googled it and seen it apparently comes from his initials.
Marshall Mathers = M&M = Eminem
I feel like an idiot for not knowing this after all this time, especially if it was common knowledge to everyone else

you heard My Name Is when it came out but you never read an issue of XXL or The Source or Rap Pages or wny other rap magazine that was out at the time? i remember specifically an article in XXL where they talked about Em. this was before SSLP came out and it's how i found out he was white.

 

[SEC Hater]

you heard My Name Is when it came out but you never read an issue of XXL or The Source or Rap Pages or wny other rap magazine that was out at the time? i remember specifically an article in XXL where they talked about Em. this was before SSLP came out and it's how i found out he was white.

Nope. Even if I was reading those magazines back then I would have just flipped the page once I seen a picture of a goofy looking white boy

 

[DaveyDave]

Nope. Even if I was reading those magazines back then I would have just flipped the page once I seen a picture of a goofy looking white boy

the XXL only had a drawing i think, it was his face but there was drugs & shyt everywhere i think

 

[Flav]

E-40

he got his name by drinking Olde English 40 ounces like water.

thats why his other nick name is "40 Water".

 

[DaveyDave]

he got his name by drinking Olde English 40 ounces like water.

thats why his other nick name is "40 Water".

i don't think it's that specific, just that he used to drink a lot of 40s, maybe most of the time he chose OE but the fact his name is Earl i think that's where the E came from

 

[Flav]

JAYO Felony = Justice Against Yall Oppressors

 

[DaveyDave]

Nope. Even if I was reading those magazines back then I would have just flipped the page once I seen a picture of a goofy looking white boy

might have been this issue

 

[Flav]

i don't think it's that specific, just that he used to drink a lot of 40s, maybe most of the time he chose OE but the fact his name is Earl i think that's where the E came from

yea your right,Earl-40 sounds more right.i just remember him rapping about Olde English and Carlos Rossi a lot and thought the E was from that.

 

[Day_Walker]

2Pac

2 Produce and Create

 

[Big Mel]

M.O.P = Mash Out Posse


Ladies Love Cool James

Kool Genius of Rap

King Aziatic Nobodies Equal

 

[BlackDiBiase]

MC EIHT - Left out the G because the G weren't in him