Why did N.O.R.E. change his name?
Why did N.O.R.E. change his name?
Why It Was Ridiculous: Back in the day, Noreaga was forced to change his name to N.O.R.E. because of an issue with his former label. So, we won’t get on him too much for that change. But, P.A.P.I.? He claims he changed his name because everyone in his old neighborhood calls him that.
Who was the first good white rapper?
Def Jam also had another pioneering white rap group on its label in the 1980s: 3rd Bass. MC Serch and Pete Nice—along with their DJ Daddy Rich, who is Black—were among the first caucasians to make credible rap music.
Who was the first known white rapper?
1989: Queens duo MC Serch and Pete Nice debut as 3rd Bass, the first white rap act for whom whiteness is not at least in part an uproarious crossover gimmick.
