10 Rappers That Will Prosper With A Proper Name Change
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It is always the simplest things that can change something from a good thing to a great thing. Have you ever at peanut butter by itself? It’s cool, nothing to write home about; but when you add jelly to the mix, my friend? Glorious. The same can be said about the next ten solid rappers. Reading a letter from the book of the holy 2 Chainz, a name change can be the difference between shining like a star and being out-shined by Lil Wayne. The following artists are all strong on their own accord but are a name change away from being household names if you let us tell it. Sounds crazy now, but hey, they said the same thing about Tity Boi. Check it out after the jump. MORE ON HIP-HOP WIRED!
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Mr. Muthaf***in ExquireComing straight from the slums of Brooklyn, Mr. Muthaf***in Exquire is making a dent in the game his own way. So who in the hell are we to tell him to change that? Some young rap muckety mucks, that’s who. X caught a deal with Universal Records and it looks like they believe in him enough to not change his name, yet. A not so big secret in the music business is that record companies are in the business of selling records. Here’s some advice bro, beat them to the punch and change it first before your whole career becomes a radio edit.
Joey Bad@$$
Another young New York product, Joey Bad@$$, is the latest protege out of the Cinematic Music Group and put out an excellent project entitled `1991 last week. As much as we are digging this youngster, he can only go so far with that type of name. Much like Mr. X (yeah, that’s what we are calling you now), we don’t want you to become a human radio edit, bro.
Gunplay
Gunplay’s growing cult following has inexplicably grown not because of the rise of Rick Ross and MMG, but in spite of it. In a recent interview with The Breakfast Club, “The Human L.A. Riot” openly admitted that Rick Ross fell back from him because of his drug issues. But let’s crawl before we can walk. The wickedly talented Gunplay needs a little friendlier name to sell at Wal-Mart, so we think Don Logan will do for now. We’ll handle the whole drug-addict bridge when we cross it.
Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea is a fox, a stone cold fox. She’s got model looks, a T.I. cosign, and a ton of fans. There is only one problem, Azealia Banks. For better or for worse, Miss Banks has made a little more noise than her Caucasian counterpart, and for some silly reason lazy rap fans can’t tell them apart. What? Make it easier for the lazy rap fans and just call yourself Iggy and maybe the silly and incomprehensible comparisons besides both being females can stop.
CyHi The Prynce
Once upon a time an unknown lyricist from Atlanta held his own with Kanye West, Jay-Z and Pusha T on a classic track from a classic album. No, I’m serious, this really happened. Since then, CyHi’s struggle to gain some traction outside of a few tracks. Through no fault of his own, CyHi’s a super talented lyricist but maybe a more charismatic nickname will help him gain the respect he deserves.
Future
Okay, so he’s already prospering but let’s face it, it sucks googling “Future, Rapper, Atlanta” every time we want to look for him. Switch it up, bro.
Chinx Drugx
As one of the standout’s on French Montana’s Coke Boys, Chinx Drugz is making some noise with the catchy “I’m A Cokeboy,” record. But Chinx Drugz? Not only is that name potentially racially insensitive, but anything referring to drugs to your name usually doesn’t fly for a while.
Yaslin Bey
Did you know Mos Def has been putting out some very dope music for the better part of the year? No? Well that’s cause Mos Def isn’t Mos Def anymore, he’s Yaslin Bey. I’m sure Mighty Mos has religious reasons for changing his name, but it’s really hard to readjust to changing your name when you are one of the most prolific rappers of the last decade. Help us out, Bey.
Big Baby Gandhi
There’s always room for homage to Old Dirty Bastard, aka Big Baby Jesus, so I’m not entirely mad at this name. There’s nothing wrong with this name at all, but the up and coming NYC rapper should suggest a name change because anytime I refer someone to him they think I’m joking. Real conversation: “You’ve never heard of Big Baby Gandhi? Yes, he’s a real rapper. Yes, that is his real name. No, you aren’t being Punk’d.”
Snow The Product
Pretty girl, dope lyrics, dope songs, and a heritage that isn’t completely spoken for yet. Why isn’t Snow The Product known more yet, despite being a very (and one of the only) dope female Latina MCs? Well, a lot of people think she is white. She isn’t white, folks. I suggestion I pose to Snow is to pull a Sean Parker and drop the “The.”
