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When did rappers begin using multiple nick-names simultaneously? i.e. Eminem and Slim Shady, or Q-Tip and "the Abstract", or the Notorious BIG, Biggie Smalls, and the Black Frank White? Does it pre-date the 1990's? How did it start?

by /u/yodatsracist in /r/AskHistorians

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