okay, i just read in a South African newspaper, where Brandy was talking about her reaLity show with her brother Ray-J. Anyway she said something about her having an alter ego which she refers to as "Bran'Nu". ok guys plase clarify this for me... what is it with celebrities and alter egos? 1st we had Sasha Fierce and now "Bran'Nu"?!

WTF?

I just don't paid attention to the "alter egos" anymore.

Cuz most of these sad gits have 2 much ego 4 one personality.

Well, what about Camille? Didn't David Bowie have an alter ego too? I like the idea...actually, i want one too!!!

David Bowie was Ziggy Stardust

Prince was Camille, and . (Songwriting pseudonyms don't really count here.)

Garth Brooks was Chris Gaines.

Tyler Perry has Madea and others.

Eddie Murphy has The Klumps and others.

Mariah was Bianca ("Heartbreaker" video)

Beyonce was Sasha Fierce (although she never really changed her appearance or did anything interesting with it)

Didn't Andy Kaufman have an alter ego?

It's a way to just do something different. Not such a bad thing.
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I loved the concept when it didn't used to be so damn redundant.

Now everybody and their big mamma's poodle have an alter ego,,,, chile boo

ernestsewell said:

Prince was also The Kid, Christopher Tracey, & Tora Tora.

Eminem is Slim Shady.

New Edition are also two factions Heads Of State & Bell Biv Devoe.

TonyVanDam said:

Christopher was just a character in a movie, same with The Kid. Tora Tora I'll go with for sure.

New Edition breaking into other groups isn't an alter ego. It's no different than Duran Duran breaking into Arcadia and The Power Station.

i think some of yall have the definition of an alter ego mixed up.

an actor playing a character for a movie role is not example of someone having an alter ego

Prince and David Bowie ain´t got shit on Kool Keith. Here´s a list of his alter egos.


Kool Keith Alter Egos


* Kool Keith: His rapper name.
* Keith Turbo: He used this alias for the Keith Turbo track from the Black Elvis/Lost In Space LP.
* Keith Televasquez: He used this alias on Clifton with Motion Man on the Black Elvis/Lost In Space LP.
* Keith Korg: His Analog Brothers alias.
* Matthew: Keith’s middle name and alias for a full LP.
* Dr. Sperm: Known to be his first alias as a rapper.
* Dr Octagon: ...
* Dr. Ultra: He was Dr. Ultra in the "Five Deadly Venoms" Sprite commercials.
* Dr. Dooom: He created this character with sick rhymes and a goal of killing Dr. Octagon.
* Black Elvis: Dr. Dooom's twin. Created for the Columbia Records album
* Poppa Large: A big shot rapper on the East Coast
* Mr. Green: He used this alias on the back cover of Ultra's Big Time LP.
* Mr. Gerbik: The dangerous 208 year old uncle of Dr. Octagon. Half shark-alligator, half man.
* Orange Man: This was one of his characters in the Livin' Astro video.
* MC Baldylocks: Unknown right now.
* The Fourth Horseman: He considered himself The Fourth Horseman on the Ultramagnetic MC's Four Horsemen LP.
* Blonde Man: He referred to himself as Blonde Man in the liner notes of the Black Elvis/Lost In Space LP.
* Clean Man: This was an alias he used back when hiphopsite.com ran koolkeith.com.
* Shark Man: Another name for Mr. Gerbik.
* Tommy Ellis: A cross between Tommy Hilfiger and Perry Ellis. Used the name in an interview on The Wake Up Show circa 1996.
* Elephant Man: From 1996 to 1998 he always said he planned on releasing an album under the alias Elephant Man.
* Alien Man: This was an alias he used back when hiphopsite.com ran koolkeith.com.
* Jimmy Steele: He referred to himself as Jimmy Steele in the liner notes of the Black Elvis/Lost In Space LP.
* Willie Biggs: He used this alias in the track Still The Best from the Sex Style LP. He also used it on the back cover of Ultra's Big Time LP.
* Big Willie Smith: He released a limited EP with the Beat Terrorists under this alias.
* Willie Natural: This was an alias he used back when hiphopsite.com ran koolkeith.com.
* Reverend Tom: He first used this alias on the track Fat Lady from Ultra's Big Time LP and later used it on Thee Undatakerz LP.
* Mike Stanley: He uses this alias in DJ Spooky's Riddim Warfare LP.
* Larry Lopez: He used this name with Heather Hunter for "Toot Toot Hey Beep Beep".
* The X: He used this name on the inside cover of the Ultramagnetic MC's Four Horsemen LP.
* Rhythm X: He first used this alias in the track Funk Radio from Ultramagnetic MC's Funk Your Head Up LP.
* X-Caliber: He first used this alias in the track Funk Radio from Ultramagnetic MC's Funk Your Head Up LP.
* X-74: He used this alias in the song "Kick a Dope Verse" by The Cenobites.
* Fly Ricky the Wine Taster: This was an alias he used back when hiphopsite.com ran koolkeith.com.
* Rico from Puerto Rico: This was an alias he used back when hiphopsite.com ran koolkeith.com.
* Funk Igniter Plus: He first used this alias in the track Funk Radio from Ultramagnetic MC's Funk Your Head Up LP, and he still uses this alias.
* Robbie Analog: He used this alias to make fun of the RZA (Bobby Digital) on the inside cover of Dr. Dooom's LP.
* Sinister 6000: Kool Keith's brother. He used this alias on Automator's A Better Tomorrow.
* Crazy Lou: He used this name as the guns and ammo salesman in Weapon World from Prince Paul's A Prince Among Thieves.
* Lonnie Hendrex: This was one of his characters in the Livin' Astro video.
* Light Blue Cop: This was one of his characters in the Livin' Astro video.
* The Kid in the Commercial: This was one of his characters in the Livin' Astro video.
* Joe Kingpin: He used this alias in the track Still The Best from the Sex Style LP.
* Black Linen: He used this alias in the track Silk Suit, Black Linen from the Masters of Illusion LP. Motion Man was Silk Suit.
* Elvin Presley: He gave away cards at concerts. The cards had a picture of him with the name Elvin Presley.
* Deli Boy: He was called Deli Boy in the comedy/porn "Sex For Life Too".
* Sk88 Johnson: He used this alias in the Bootleg Skater videos.
* Platinum Rich: One the Diesel Truckers, along with The Funky Redneck.
* Exotron Geiger Counter Plus One Megotron: He used this alias on Marley Marl In Control in 1989. He also used a longer version. He also used this alias in Ultramagnetic MC's track Traveling At The Speed Of Thought.
* Activity: This was his name when he was with the NYC Breakers
* Exxon: He gave away cards at concerts. The cards had a picture of him with the name Exxon.
* Captain Kool: This was an alias he was supposed to use according to Liveonerecords.com.
* Captain Black: This was an alias he was supposed to use according to Liveonerecords.com.
* Exotron Geiger Counter One Gama Plus Sequencer: He used this alias on Marley Marl In Control in 1989. He also used a shorter version.
* Robert Perry: He used this alias for the track Robert Perry from his Lost Masters LP.
* John Clayborne Cousin of Jimmy Hicks: He used this alias on the Clayborne Family LP with Marc Live and Jacky Jasper.
* Frankinstein Junior: Another alias off the track "Let Me Show Em" from the Clayborne Family LP.
* Mr. Nogatco: Released an album under this name with Izreal.
* Tashan Dorrsett: Supposed to release an album under this name with DJ Junkaz Lou.
* Naquan aka Underwear Pissy: Alias on the new Ultramagnetic MC's album, "The Best Kept Secret".
* BiLL BLaSS: on Nancy des rose 27 Teams. "coming out here for the awards and $^it go back home".

Beyonce = Sasha Fierce
Mariah Carey = Bianca or sometimes Mimi
Whitney Houston = Nippy
Ciara = Super Ci
Janet Jackson = Damita Jo
Miley Cyrus = Hanna Montana (go figure)
Garth Brooks = Chris Gaines
Ashlee Simpson = Vicky Valentine
Madonna = Esther
Britney Spears = Mona Lisa
Tyrese = Black Ty
Andre 3000 = Johnny Vulture, Possum Jenkins and Dookie
Mary J Blige = Brook-Lynn


Those are the ones that I know.

2 questions about Kool Keith?

1: How come I ain't never heard of him as Kool Keith or as any of those many other guises? I've never heard of the man.

2: How much is his therapy bill?


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Some of these are just nick names not alter egos. Bran Nu is the name Brandy is rapping under.




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Harlepolis said:

But to be honest, it does sound like Bran Nu is just a nickname for Brandy.

comegetwild said:

1.You´ve never heard of him? Are you serious?

2.Don´t know whether he´s in treatment or not but I heard he is or was suffering from schizophrenia for a while. He moved to the westcoast years ago where he also dabbles a bit in porn, pimping and plain sexxing. Rumor has it that he used to jack off or pee on stage, sometimes on fans. I have this old VIBE interview where he said he´d like to have two elephants fucking on stage.



Kool Keith is one of the most important members of the NYC based Ultramagnetic MCs and he is one of the most respected rappers on Earth. And he is also VERY prolific.

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He also did the SPANKMASTER album. Legendary !


And this track with Tom Waits:



And of course this classic:



Or Eldoradoes.....you´ve never heard of Eldoradoes?


And the list goes on.....Kool Keith is da man. You should check him out. Especially the track with Tom Waits.




I really can´t believe you´ve never heard of him. Are you kidding? Kool Keith....Black Elvis...Dr.Octagon.

Keith Korg from the Analog Brothers?

Check him out, please. You might like him. His flow is crazy, his lyrics are weird and very spaced out.
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ViintageJunkiie said:

You're mixing nick names with alter egos
Mimi is a nick name. Bianca was a character.
Nippy is a nickname.
Damito Jo is her name.
Esther is a nickname, a Kabballah name.

Yeah Damita Jo is Janet's middle name. Hannah Montana is Miley's TV character, not an alter ego. Madonna chose Esther as her biblical name, I don't know if she still kept it. Andre 3000 is just another Prince lol Whitney was called Nippy by her daddy initially. Mariah's relatives nicknamed her Mimi.

This song here is from his classic "Sex Style" album, released on Funky Ass Records back in the days. Kool Keith is one of my favorite rappers. A true artist.

Patti Labelle says "Priscilla" comes out when she gets pissed off about something Obviously that's just an excuse to be a bitch and get away with it


I do love Patti though.

Timmy84 said:

Hannah Montana, although I could not care less about this bitch, did put out albums. Miley operated under that moniker (as the character) and released albums. I assume they were credited to Hannah Montana, not Miley Cyrus. Hell even Miley isn't her real name. She was born Destiny Hope Cyrus. She did change it legally to Miley a few years back. How I know this is beyond me.

mimi2 said:

Least she don't excuse it when she's onstage. That's why I couldn't stand Beyonce's excuses. "Oh Sasha comes out of me when I perform".

Left Eye also had a name for her "bitchy character", I forgot what it was, but the other one she had was "N.I.N.A.".

ernestsewell said:

Yeah I wonder what Billy Ray's crazy ass was thinking...

KoolEaze said:

comegetwild said:

The Diesel Truckers? Masters of Illusion? Kutmaster Kurt?
Or the first animated rap video ?




See Thru is a tight song.The lyrics are hilarious.

Watch this interview he gave as Kool Keith . Words of wisdom. Truer words have never been spoken:


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Timmy84 said:

ernestsewell said:

Yeah, but in certain interviews, they describe them as alter egos. On Janet's Damito Jo album, on the self-titled track, she describes who Damita Jo is .. In an interview a few years back Mariah said Bianca is her alter ego ..

ViintageJunkiie said:

Well I don't see "Damita Jo" as an alter ego. That's like me saying "Jamaal" is my alter ego but I never call it that. It's just my middle name.

Timmy84 said:

True. She describes Damita Jo as "Sexy, quiet, Shy, but down for a good time" then she says "There's another side that I don't hide, but might never show. Damita Jo"

Another side TO ME means an alter ego.
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ViintageJunkiie said:

It's probably an unknown character.

She also mentioned "Ms. Janet".

I don't know, I didn't really get what she was going on about in that song.
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