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My first rap name was Ralo. Because my first name is Carlos. I likened myself to what Busta Rhymes was doing when he first came out. And what Onyx did when they first came out - they reminded me of me.

— CeeLo Green

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Out of all the R&B artists that have come out, I think my name has been used most in hip-hop songs.

— Keith Sweat

Over the years, a lot of rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - have used my name in their songs. I'm a real touchstone of history.

— Rodney King

I made the first Feist album in '98. So at that point, it was my nickname. It was as far as with my circle of friends, and just felt more accurate than two names.

— Feist

When I started producing, I was just making music under all different names. 'Black Afro.' 'Super Grandmaster.' 'Mister Bull.' Like, the most stupid, idiotic names. 'Afrojack' was one of those idiotic names.

— Afrojack

I am a hip-hop artist, as you probably know. My hip-hop name is Big Smalls.

— Jo Brand

I don't like putting a name on my music. It's not just country and rap; it's got Southern rock, classic rock.

— Big Smo

My mom, God rest her soul - she liked nicknames. In the womb she named me Skip. There was another black guy in Piedmont, W.Va., and his name was Skip. They called him Big Skip, and I was Little Skip.

— Henry Louis Gates

My real name is Chord Overstreet. I actually got my name because my dad is in the music business as a songwriter. I was the third one in my family born, and there are three notes in a chord, so that's how they came up with my name.

— Chord Overstreet

✗Opposing Perspectives

I can't really even name a person I like in hip-hop music.

— Angel Haze

In my mind, not in real life. My rap name will be Optimus Rhymes. Or the Notorious B.o.B.

— Bobby Moynihan