Rapper Names and the explanation/meaning behind them?

[L&HH]

Some of these rappers' names are like what is a Papoose. Name some of the whack names and if you got explanations for them please explain.

Following Rappers I want an explanation for:

Papoose
Chingy
Plies ( I actually know the explanation for this and its terrible)
Chinx Drugz
French Montana (I think this name is kind of dope tho) isnt he Morrocan, do they speak French over there?
Waka Flocka

 

[the cac mamba]

flockas the sound of a gun

 

[L&HH]

Plies said his name comes "from the tools that you use to grip" apparently he was supposed to have a grip on the game like some "Plies"

 

[Lot 80's]

If I'm not mistaken a "papoose" is a Native American term for child. I'm not quite sure why he chose that as a name, though.

 

[JealousOnesEn_V]

Waka Flocka Flame
His name is Juaquin
Flocka or Flaca is thin in spanis... nikka fat af now
Flame is for the hot fire he spits... lol

 

[mortuus est]

If I'm not mistaken a "papoose" is a Native American term for child. I'm not quite sure why he chose that as a name, though.

someone in his fam gave him the name, i think he said aunt or mother

 

[L&HH]

If I'm not mistaken a "papoose" is a Native American term for child. I'm not quite sure why he chose that as a name, though.

someone in his fam gave him the name, i think he said aunt or mother

Yeah Wikipedia says in Native American its a term of endearment for a child

 

[stealthbomber]

someone explain these wu tang names

rza
gza
raekwon
inspectah deck
u-god

not saying i dont like em but is there a meaning to em?

 

[kp404]

someone explain these wu tang names

rza
gza
raekwon
inspectah deck
u-god

not saying i dont like em but is there a meaning to em?

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

 

[Kaydigi]

someone explain these wu tang names

rza
gza


not saying i dont like em but is there a meaning to em?

That's the sound the record made when they cut up Rakeem and Genuis back in 91.

 

[45123]

Vado

 

[mortuus est]

Vado

mavado

 

[mortuus est]

Don't know what the fukk Raekwon is for lol

im sure its just a normal african American name tbh

 

[atlbound]

Plies said his name comes "from the tools that you use to grip" apparently he was supposed to have a grip on the game like some "Plies"

as in pliers

wow, my new favorite rapper

 

[Sonny Creems]

Vado

violence and drugs only