Rapper Names and the explanation/meaning behind them?

[Pedro Negro]

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.

I have no idea if this is true or not but it regardless.

 

[tirademode]

I have no idea if this is true or not but it regardless.

True story . He's said it himself . I'll try to find a link.

 

[DEAD7]

what about:

Murda Mook (please tell me this ***** real name isnt Mook)
Jay Electronica
40(drakes producer)
Shawty Lo
Tyga
Xzibit
Silk the shocker
Game
Crooked I

 

[Hannibal Fox]

Gza is short for Genius

U-God is what Five percenters say to each other "they call each other God" so its a reference to that

Rza is prince Rakeem but I think the z adds some kung fu aspect to the name I guess

Deck has something to do with tape decks

Don't know what the fukk Raekwon is for lol

With regards to the GZA and The RZA those names are the sounds made when you scratch their respective monickers Genius becomes GZA, Rakeem becomes RZA.

EDIT:

Explanation already given.

 

[blackirish]

pusha t = pusha ton, and his name is terrence thornton

 

[Big Mel]

Big Mel is short for Melanon.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Chief Keef. His real name is Keith Cozart or something like that. And being a 'Chief' in Chicago is like being an OG of the block.

Scared to know where Freaky Zeeky came from...

 

[Big Mel]

I have a signed Common poster where he misspelled "Cheif".


"Stay up cheif"

 

[Trajan]

what about:
Game

Apparently it's a family name given to him by his grandma coz he was always Game for everything as a child.

 

[King Biko]

what about:


Shawty Lo

real name carlos and he short as hell

 

[jaguar paw]

Drake

Is swedish for "Dragon" .....means he spits hot fiyah.

Do Right and Kill Everything