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15 True Stories Behind How Rappers Chose Their Stage Names

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3. Frank Ocean

The smooth singer was inspired by Frank Sinatra and the original 1960s film Ocean's Eleven, which Sinatra starred in, for his stage name. He says he legally changed his name to Christopher Francis Ocean in 2010.

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