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[The Tens] Hi! My Name Is: Grading 10 Hip-Hop Name Changes
6. Killer Mike to Mike Bigga
In effort to appeal to a bigger fan-base and move to a bigger stage, the ATL rapper changed his moniker from the murderous “Killer Mike” to the large and in charge “Mike Bigga” in 2009. Of the name change, Mike said that his eyes were opened by some fans who wondered why he so slept on and perhaps the “Killer” part was holding him back.In the words of the emcee: “You can’t get corporate sponsorship with that.”
Grade: Fail (The name change hasn’t changed anything and just sounds silly for a rapper of his magnitude)
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ive been giving it some thought and i think Yessin Bey is cool lol… n sk8brd for Pharrell thats just lame but i guess its jus like when ppl call him… Skateboard P.. i think that would sound a lot better then “Sk8brd” lol
Feel like you forgot the most obvious one: Tupac Shakur (2pac) to Makaveli
way to stay current, jackass.
What about when ODB changed his name to Dirt McGirk (or something like that) right before he died?
you forgot the crazy one, The Game to Game. hahaha
honorable mention should have gone to Chad Ochocinco…but meta did drop what some may consider an album…