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why do black celebrities change their names to really funny names?


its stupid. common, dmx, dre, etc. are they embarrassed of their real names? i think their fake names are worse

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Stage names are part of hip-hop cultures. It is what it is.

And originally he went by "Common Sense," but he had to shorten it to "Common" because it was already taken by a reggae band.

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