June 02, 2004
Rap Artists Whose Names Are Adjectives, Nouns, or Both *
Adjectives:
- Biggie Smalls
- Common
- Fabolous
- Hi-Tek
- Juvenile
- Ludacris
- Mystikal
- Slim Shady
Nouns:
- Black Eyed Peas
- Grandmaster Flash
- Hieroglyphics
- Ice Cube
- Ma$e
- Puff Daddy
- Q-Tip
Both:
- Big Boi
- Big Pun
- Mad Skillz
- Ole Dirty Bastard
- Vanilla Ice
Special Award of Merit:
- Del The Funky Homosapien
* I have chosen to focus on run-of-the-mill words and only those rap artists the average white rap geek might be expected to know about. I'm sure there are others that fit nicely into these lists. I apologize for leaving someone off, especially if they happen to be your favorite rapper. Please, don't shoot me.
Posted by jtnt at June 2, 2004 10:25 PM in Blather & Music | TrackBack
Some of these are quite suspect but here's a stab.
Both:
If Beastie is looked at as an adjective... Beastie Boys
Big Tymers
Black Sheep
Digable Planets
Public Enemy
Noun:
Eminem (mmmm candy treats)
the Roots
Timbaland
Neptunes (and N.E.R.D. if you take out all of those damn periods)
Xzibit
Not a rap artist, but Sting is definitely a verb.
Ice T and Heavy D were brought up to me. I'm not sure these count. Not sure about the single letters.
Posted by: jtnt at June 3, 2004 11:56 PM