The 25 Worst Rapper Names of All Time

There is also a rapper named Yak Ballz... so theres another one for your list

11/11/2009 2:27:38 PM

electricdream

Most rappers have really, really stupid names. That says nothing about the rap. So shut up.

A lot of bands have stupid names as well.
Stop pretending you're the biggest gangster from tha hood since Jenny from tha block, and just enjoy the jokes.

11/3/2009 7:56:50 PM

TalieTerror

how is ludacris a bad name?

11/2/2009 9:27:38 AM

ikickyourass

Thank God Del is the only good rapper among them.

10/29/2009 5:42:37 PM

BobsMcJerkin

WTF is up with this crybaby below me? Awesome list.

Honorable mention : Keek the Sneek.

10/23/2009 4:18:28 PM

perezryan

devin the dude is the f*****g man, and if u spent maybe 45 seconds to listen to ANY of his songs, u woulda realized that all he raps about is weed. u moron. and they r rappers, THEY ALL HAVE BAD NAMES. DMX, Lil Wayne, Nas, Ludacris. U pick the rapper, 90% chance of having a dumbass name. And the Lox didnt name themselves after the food jackass. Dont write an article about something u know nothing about. Most of it was funny but ur completely off on a lot of them

10/19/2009 11:35:29 AM

choppin_meat420

This was a stupid article. A lot of those names are actually not that bad, you're just being really white about looking at it.

10/15/2009 4:24:37 PM

Obtusetriangle

How is Eminem a bad name? It's not like he put M&M or MNM or something, that would be bad.

10/9/2009 5:19:43 PM

Alex12345269

Is the Gnarls Barkley picture a reference to "A Clockwork Orange" ?

9/26/2009 7:08:01 AM

CitizenDildo

Go over like a lead balloon is the US version of a popular phrase. In the UK a complete failure goes down like a lead balloon. The most celebrated use of the term is the part played in the naming of the English heavy-metal band Led Zeppelin. The story goes that Jimmy Page had completed a Scandinavian tour with the New Yardbirds - an impromptu band that was formed from the popular rapidly disintegrating Yardbirds. Keith Moon is reputed to have said the new band would go down like a lead balloon - some reports say go over like a lead balloon (or zeppelin). Moon is said to have borrowed the term from John Entwistle, who had previously used it to describe bad gigs. Moon and Entwistle, both being English, would have been more likely to have used the English 'go down' version. The details of this are difficult to verify as the anecdotal comment wasn't recorded or put into print at the time and as Moon and Entwistle are deceased. Jimmy Page has confirmed the essence of the story in several subsequent interviews.
The irony and the association with the heavy metal lead was too good to miss for an aspiring heavy metal band. They even made sure that people got the point that they were referring to the metal by changing the spelling to Led and avoiding any possible mispronunciation as lead - as in leader
source http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/lead-balloon.html
Cool story, bro.

8/27/2009 3:37:36 PM

never_to_return

the lox. the warlox, but puff told them the war was over and put them in that shiny s**t before they escaped to ruff ryder. hip hop critique from another f******d... but the rest of that s**t was funny

8/27/2009 1:36:23 PM

theeambassador

fifty percent funny, fifty percent you-still-know-f**k-all-about-rap-so-please-quit-offering-your-critique-because-it's-only-cool-to-people-who-know-as-little-about-rap-as-you-do.

8/27/2009 11:31:25 AM

kinky_kitty

Didn't the Starr Report album include that hit song about old lusty Billy C "He got lipstick on his dickstick"? All profits will go to purchase the Real Ken Starr a woman.

8/26/2009 11:16:05 PM

JerryMelton

Excuse me? Lox is delicious. Also, while the story is funny, I don't think Gnarls Barkly is that bad a name, as weird as it is. Otherwise, this is hilarious.

8/26/2009 6:07:19 PM

Champ

You forgot Wankstar. Which isn't surprising, I think he had like one song, but that name's stuck with me.

8/26/2009 4:44:15 PM

QueenE

There actually IS another band called Morning Wood, but they're kinda trancey and not really rap. Also, Led Zeppelin's spelling error was because of a slang term (I believe) that would have gone over... well, like a lead zeppelin.

As for s****y band names in other genres, I think that The Who could have chosen better. I love the band, but their name is un-searchable on Google. Worse, though, is The The, which I think Cracked already covered in another article. ;D

"Just remember, you can't spell CRAP without RAP."

Actually, RAP is an acronym. It stands for "Retards Attempting Poetry." See pretty much every other Cracked article on Rap for clarification. XD

8/26/2009 2:09:09 PM

Mint_Tea

If you comment on hip hop in this article on its quality or credibility, you're probably that p***k that nobody likes. It's comedy, read it, laugh if it's funny, don't judge by the contents. Cuz there are a lot of s****y band names from other genres... Led Zeppelin... Spell check? And I'm damn sure a "lead" zeppelin would never leave the ground. This article was pretty good... bought to put shawty shitstain on my playlist.

8/26/2009 11:43:08 AM

araider08

you're a f*****g moron gumo

8/26/2009 10:39:11 AM

elSordo

the fact that Gucci Mane's name is a tribute to his drug dealer father makes it any LESS ridiculous??

8/26/2009 9:17:50 AM

jeuteymacintyre

who gives a s**t bout the names, most of these niggas have put out some piff that dont compare to anything. so a n***a got a stupid name, that dont make him a bad rapper. and that n***a Gucci Mane is one of the hardest lyricist ever.

8/26/2009 5:47:10 AM

gumo1288