Search: real names of rappers
Why: I am watching Queen Latifah on the "American Idol" finale. Her real name is Dana Elaine Owens! And Flo Rida's real name is Tramar Dillard!
Answer: Here are a few! Some aren't rappers, but they were on this list anyway!
- Afroman: David Foreman
- Akon: Aliaune Thiam
- Beenie Man: Anthony Moses David
- Bentley Fonzworth: Derek Watkins
- Big Boi: Antwan Andre Patton
- Billie Holiday: Eleanora Fagan
- Bo Diddley: Otha Elias Bates McDaniel
- Busta Rhymes: Trevor Tahiem Smith
- Cee Lo Green: Thomas Calloway
- Chaka Khan: Carole Yvette Marie Stevens
- Chilli (TLC): Rozanda Thomas
- Chingy: Howard Bailey Jr.
- Common: Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr.
- Coolio: Artis Ivey Jr.
- D'Angelo: Michael Eugene Archer
- Danger Mouse: Brian Burton
- DMX: Earl Simmons
- Dr. Dre: Andre Romel Young
- Eazy E: Eric Wright
- Erykah Badu: Erica Wright
- 50 Cent: Curtis Jackson
- Flo Rida: Tramar Dillard
- Ginuwine: Elgin Lumpkin (!!!!!!!!!)
- Ghostface: Dennis Coles
- Grandmaster Flash: Joseph Saddler
- Ice Cube: Oshea Jackson
- Ice T: Tracy Marrow
- Jadakiss: Jayson Phillips
- Ja Rule: Jeffrey Atkins
- Jamie Foxx: Eric Bishop
- Jay-Z: Shawn Corey Carter
- Juvenile: Terius Gray
- Kid Cudi: Scott Roman Seguro Mescudi
- Lady Gaga: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
- Lil Bow Wow: Shad Gregory Moss
- Lil Romeo: Percy Miller
- LL Cool J: James Todd Smith
- Ludacris: Christopher Bridges
- Macy Gray: Natalie Renee McIntyre
- MC Hammer: Stanley Kirk Burell
- MIA: Maya Arulpragasam
- Miss Cleo (WTF): Yourree Dell Harris
- Mos Def: Dante Terrell "Beze" Smith
- Mystikal: Michael Tyler
- Nas: Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones
- Nelly: Cornell Haynes Jr.
- Ne-Yo: Shaffer Chimere Smith
- Ol' Dirty Bastard: Russell Tyrone Jones
- Pepa (Salt & Pepa): Sandra Denton
- Pink: Alecia Moore
- Pleasure P: Marcus Ramone Cooper
- Pras (Fugees): Samuel Praskazrel Michel
- Q-Tip: Jonathan Davis
- Quincy Jones: Quincy Delight Jones Jr.
- Queen Latifah: Dana Owens
- Redman: Reggie Noble
- Salt (Salt & Pepa): Cheryl James
- Sisqo: Mark Althavan Andrews
- Snoop Doggy Dogg: Cordazer Calvin Broadus
- Snow: Darrin O'Brien
- Soulja Boy: DeAndre Ramon Way
- Stevie Wonder: Steveland Judkins
- Sticky Fingaz (Onyx): Kirk Jones
- T-Boz (TLC): Tionne Watkins
- T.I.: Clifford Joseph Harris
- Timbaland: Tim Mosely
- Tina Turner: Anna Mae Bullock
- T-Pain: Faheem Rashid Najm
- Vanilla Ice: Robert Van Winkle
- Xzibit: Alvin Joyner
The More You Know: Hahahah oh my god, I'm still laughing about Elgin Lumpkin. Do you remember that nasty "Pony" song? We used to rock out to that nasty business at Bar Mitzvah parties. Yyyyuck.
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