How do people come up with a rap name?

In most cases, people's 'rap names' don't represent some deeper meaning within the artist's life. I'd say each rapper looks for a name that is: 1. Memorable 2. (Fairly) Short 3. read more

I think people draw from everything including family, experiences with members within the group, in the case of some rap groups; but it's not possible to give you every reason or way to name themselves. read more

A Great Rap Name Has All Of The Features Combined In It Trying to focus on one of the features and dismissing another one is a losing strategy. The magic is in thinking of a name, which has all the features. read more

The people that you see everyday are the ones who observe and know you the best – so there's a good chance that they'll at least put you on track to finding your ideal rap name. Just say,"I'm trying to come up with a good rapper name. read more