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Celebrities - they are all around us, and with the rise of social media and streaming services, it’s hard to ignore them. Hidden behind the mask of a fake name, celebrities' real names have been replaced by more popularized names. Eminem, The Weeknd, and more famous names? A stage name hides the less popular, personal part of the celebrity - real names. But one might wonder, just how unique is a celebrity name and is there a chance that maybe the image we created of them will be shattered by the reality of a real name?

Call it security or just a simple element of intrigue, but when comparing real names with those fake names, real names can sound a bit too boring for fans and the media overall. Every fake name is a way of putting a wall between the audience and the celebrity themself. And with the wide use of fake names in various media branches, the real names of celebrities are safe from the bigger harm that may come from the misuse of their powerful celebrity status.

While everyone might know the name that the celebrity uses most often, it’s rare for them and their fans to use their real names. But as a cool party trick, one can surprise their friends by using celebrity real names. Maybe the people in your friend circle will be surprised by your knowledge. Check out this list of celebrities and their real names below. Upvote the ones which seem the most interesting and leave a comment below if you think that the real name of a celebrity does not match the person it portrays!

#2

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Current name: Snoop Dogg
Birth name: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.

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Elton John

Elton John

Current name: Elton John
Birth name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight

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Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Current name: Kirk Douglas
Birth name: Issur Danielovitch

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Fluffy mommy panda
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay.......so Michael Keaton aka Michael John Douglas was not relation to him. Well this answered my question to later post. I knew there name use to be different and they changed it.

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Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Current name: Joaquin Phoenix
Birth name: Joaquin Rafael Bottom

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Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

Current name: Alicia Keys
Birth name: Alicia Augello Cook

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DetriMentaL
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How things would be different if she followed an illustrious culinary career (Uu.)

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Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

Current name: Miley Cyrus
Birth name: Destiny Hope Cyrus

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Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Current name: Michael Keaton
Birth name: Michael John Douglas

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Amy Taylor
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

SAG rules... you can't have the same name as another registered SAG member.

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Rihanna

Rihanna

Current name: Rihanna
Birth name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty

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#18

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Current name: Cary Grant
Birth name: Archibald Alec Leach

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#19

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Current name: Stevie Wonder
Birth name: Stevland Hardaway Judkins

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#20

Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis

Current name: Mila Kunis
Birth name: Milena Markovna Kunis

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#21

Iggy Azalea

Iggy Azalea

Current name: Iggy Azalea
Birth name: Amethyst Amelia Kelly

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Gigi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand why they replace wonderful names with crappier ones

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Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Current name: Olivia Wilde
Birth name: Olivia Jane Cockburn

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Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Current name: Nicolas Cage
Birth name: Nicolas Kim Coppola

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Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Current name: Audrey Hepburn
Birth name: Audrey Kathleen Ruston

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Peppy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love Audrey, breakfast at Tiffany’s is my favourite film

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Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Current name: Helen Mirren
Birth name: Helen Lydia Mironoff

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Helena R
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In 1951 Helen's father changed their family name to Mirren. Originally it was Mironov anglicised to mironoff from Russian.

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Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish

Current name: Billie Eilish
Birth name: Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell

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#31

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Current name: Winona Ryder
Birth name: Winona Laura Horowitz

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The Original Bruno
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or as the Simpson's Treehouse of Terror would call her if she did Stranger Things for them, Horror-witz

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Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato

Current name: Demi Lovato
Birth name: Demetria Devonne Lovato

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Eminem

Eminem

Current name: Eminem
Birth name: Marshall Bruce Mathers III

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David Tennant

David Tennant

Current name: David Tennant
Birth name: David John McDonald

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#43

Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali

Current name: Mahershala Ali
Birth name: Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore

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#44

Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj

Current name: Nicki Minaj
Birth name: Onika Tanya Maraj

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DennyS (denzoren)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maraj is a common name here in Trinidad of East Indian origin. Trinis are 50/50 about Nicki. Lol

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#47

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Current name: Brad Pitt
Birth name: William Bradley Pitt

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Tina Fey

Tina Fey

Current name: Tina Fey
Birth name: Elizabeth Stamatina Fey

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ILoveMySon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would enjoy being a fly on the wall when she and Amy Poehler brainstorm. 😂

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#51

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Current name: Whoopi Goldberg
Birth name: Caryn Elaine Johnson

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Iampenny
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She changed her name to Whoppi (from "whoopee" cushions) 'because she was always farting EDIT: To everyone downvoting me, She actually said this herself, check out her interview on the Graham Norton Show.

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#52

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Current name: Queen Latifah
Birth name: Dana Elaine Owens

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#53

Kit Harington

Kit Harington

Current name: Kit Harington
Birth name: Christopher Catesby Harington

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Ludacris

Ludacris

Current name: Ludacris
Birth name: Christopher Brian Bridges

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#56

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Current name: Julianne Moore
Birth name: Julie Anne Smith

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Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Current name: Ringo Starr
Birth name: Richard Starkey

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Irina Shayk

Irina Shayk

Current name: Irina Shayk
Birth name: Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova

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21 Savage

21 Savage

Current name: 21 Savage
Birth name: Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph

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A.Ham
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still blows my mind that we all found out he's British but he STILL talks with a southern accent...how is this any different than Hilaria Baldwin?

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Halsey

Halsey

Current name: Halsey
Birth name: Ashley Nicolette Frangipane

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Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan

Current name: Meg Ryan
Birth name: Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra

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Coolwhip
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its like everybody came up with a first name and they used them all.

#65

Larry King

Larry King

Current name: Larry King
Birth name: Lawrence Harvey Zeiger

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Katy Perry

Katy Perry

Current name: Katy Perry
Birth name: Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson

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ThatG
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom has entered the chat.

#68

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

Current name: Elvis Costello
Birth name: Declan Patrick MacManus

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#69

Gigi Hadid

Gigi Hadid

Current name: Gigi Hadid
Birth name: Jelena Noura Hadid

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Winnie Harlow

Winnie Harlow

Current name: Winnie Harlow
Birth name: Chantelle Whitney Brown-Young

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Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Current name: Reese Witherspoon
Birth name: Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon

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ASAP Rocky

ASAP Rocky

Current name: ASAP Rocky
Birth name: Rakim Athelaston Mayers

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Lizzo

Lizzo

Current name: Lizzo
Birth name: Melissa Viviane Jefferson

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#76

Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling

Current name: Mindy Kaling
Birth name: Vera Mindy Chokalingam

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#77

Fergie

Fergie

Current name: Fergie
Birth name: Stacy Ann Ferguson

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Josie Bisbano
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She was billed that way on "Kids, Incorporated" when she was a child actress. (And not a very good actress, but she was always a strong singer.)

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Mel B

Mel B

Current name: Mel B
Birth name: Melanie Janine Brown

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#80

Flavor Flav

Flavor Flav

Current name: Flavor Flav
Birth name: William Jonathan Drayton Jr.

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#81

John Legend

John Legend

Current name: John Legend
Birth name: John Roger Stephens

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steve hardina
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

his birth name is perfect for a great song singer writer great great talent take it to the bank.

#82

Future

Future

Current name: Future
Birth name: Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn

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Benita Valdez
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Man I would've stuck with Navadius. Has an air of mystery and shnazziness to it.

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Auliʻi Cravalho

Auliʻi Cravalho

Current name: Auliʻi Cravalho
Birth name: Chloe Auliʻi Cravalho

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Missy Elliott

Missy Elliott

Current name: Missy Elliott
Birth name: Melissa Arnette Elliott

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melissa you are diff a great promoter bondage house of horors sadomasochist also you must be sweating like a turkey in adeep fryer in thanksgiving diner.

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#85

Camila Cabello

Camila Cabello

Current name: Camila Cabello
Birth name: Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao

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Logic

Logic

Current name: Logic
Birth name: Sir Robert Bryson Hall II

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James016
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His birth name makes him sound like he is an old money British aristocrat

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Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris

Current name: Calvin Harris
Birth name: Adam Richard Wiles

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Lollipop Girl
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always had an inside joke with myself, because I usually mistake him for Martin Garrix and thought that if their names got combined he would be Martin Harris, the most boring name ever... I don't even know why I'm sharing this or why I always thought it was funny 😅

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Drake

Drake

Current name: Drake
Birth name: Aubrey Drake Graham

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RoanTheMad
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

...i always thought of aubrey as a feminine name. o.O like.. more of an old fashioned one too

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Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Current name: Jay-Z
Birth name: Shawn Corey Carter

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Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean

Current name: Frank Ocean
Birth name: Christopher Edwin Breaux

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Chance The Rapper

Chance The Rapper

Current name: Chance the Rapper
Birth name: Chancelor Bennett

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Saweetie

Saweetie

Current name: Saweetie
Birth name: Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper

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Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Thee Stallion

Current name: Megan Thee Stallion
Birth name: Megan Jovon Ruth Pete

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Jessie J

Jessie J

Current name: Jessie J
Birth name: Jessica Ellen Cornish

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Courtney Love

Courtney Love

Current name: Courtney Love
Birth name: Courtney Michelle Harrison

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Pusha T

Pusha T

Current name: Pusha T
Birth name: Terrence LeVarr Thornton

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Tinie Tempah

Tinie Tempah

Current name: Tinie Tempah
Birth name: Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu

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waddles
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is unrelated but i thought he had jumbo google eyes on his actual eyes

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#103

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Current name: Woody Allen
Birth name: Allan Stewart Konigsberg

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Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey Hussle

Current name: Nipsey Hussle
Birth name: Airmiess Joseph Asghedom

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#105

Blac Chyna

Blac Chyna

Current name: Blac Chyna
Birth name: Angela Renée White

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#106

Quavo

Quavo

Current name: Quavo
Birth name: Quavious Keyate Marshall

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Trey Songz

Trey Songz

Current name: Trey Songz
Birth name: Tremaine Aldon Neverson

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Travis Scott

Travis Scott

Current name: Travis Scott
Birth name: Jacques Bermon Webster II

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witchling
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My sons name is Travis Scott. He's 30yo and was give the name at birth. Who knew someone would think it's such a cool name that they'd use it as they're stage name!!??

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Lil Yachty

Lil Yachty

Current name: Lil Yachty
Birth name: Miles Parks McCollum

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#110

T-Pain

T-Pain

Current name: T-Pain
Birth name: Faheem Rashad Najm

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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Current name: Oprah Winfrey
Birth name: Orpah Gail Winfrey

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DaBaby

DaBaby

Current name: DaBaby
Birth name: Jonathan Lyndale Kirk

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setsuriseikou
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess, at some point of our life DaBaby has been sort of a real name for all of us.

#113

G-Eazy

G-Eazy

Current name: G-Eazy
Birth name: Gerald Earl Gillum

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FKA Twigs

FKA Twigs

Current name: FKA Twigs
Birth name: Tahliah Debrett Barnett

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Tyga

Tyga

Current name: Tyga
Birth name: Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson

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