Rappers Real Names

Rappers may have hardcore images to uphold, but they weren't always as tough as they make themselves out to be. Once upon a time they were tiny little babies, the apple of their mothers eye. And their mothers named them so. Check out some of the more unusual and unexpected real names of some of the biggest rappers in the world.

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  Rappers may have hardcore images to uphold, but they weren't always as tough as they make themselves out to be. Once upon a time they were tiny little babies, the apple of their mothers eye. And their mothers named them so. Check out some of the more unusual and unexpected real names of some of the biggest rappers in the world.

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  Snoop Dogg was Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.

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  50 Cent was Curtis James Jackson III

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  Flavor Flav was William Jonathan Drayton, Jr.

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  Flo Rida was Tramar Dillard

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  Grandmaster Flash was Joseph Saddler

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  Kid Cudi was Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi

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  Lil' Wayne was Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr

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  MIA was Mathangi Arulpragasam

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  Tupac was Lesane Parish Crooks

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  P. Diddy was Sean John Combs

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  Ne-Yo was Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr.

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  Notorious B.I.G was Christopher George Latore Wallace

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  Big Boi was Antwan André Patton

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  Ice Cube was O'Shea Jackson

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  T-Pain was Faheem Rasheed Najm

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  Vanilla Ice was Robert Matthew Van Winkle

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  RZA (Wu-Tang Clan) was Robert Fitzgerald Diggs

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