Blaqbonez whose real name is Emeka Akumefule revealed the hilarious way he got his name.
Blaqbonez during an interview was asked what inspired his stage name, “Blaqbonez” to which the rapper honestly replied that he stole the name from a friend.
Blaqbonez posted a clip of the interview on his Twitter page and also shared a friend’s post telling the full story of how Blaqbonez took the name from him.
The friend who goes by the name Attat said that after writing JAMB exams, he and his friends formed a crew but faced challenges trying to pick a name.
He said they finally picked names based on their physical feature, his Blaqbones because he was skinny and dark-complexioned.
When Attat met Blaqbonez, he was going by different funny rap names like Mc Florist and they bonded over their love for M.I Abaga.
One day, Blaqbonez told Attat that he would be stealing the name “Blaqbones” from him and Attat decided to gift him the name as a birthday gift.
I finally answered how i came up with the name blaqbonez, I didn’t- pic.twitter.com/SN5mW7BJLw
— Emeka Must Shine ‘23 ✨ (@BlaqBonez) May 26, 2020
So right after Secondary school, boys would come around and form crews. A lot of us were waiting for JAMB, so I’d say we were pretty jobless. We would gallivant and gist about girls, about money we did not have and all…So we sha formed the crew. But the crew needed a name…
— Attat otobong (@_iAmOto) May 26, 2020
…coming from a series of terrible rap names – like MC Floricist😂 (which is my all time favorite to taunt him with). We immediately bonded. I was already a huge @MI_abaga & Choc Boiz fan…it was my mumu button (still is). All you had to do was say you liked MI & we were cool!
— Attat otobong (@_iAmOto) May 26, 2020
He just liked it!!! Him no wan know how the name comot 😂 The thing just go well for verses 🤣 And coincidentally, the weyrey black like oily cadaver and skinny too. That’s how he jumped on the name immediately and changed his social media handles…I still kept mine at first…
— Attat otobong (@_iAmOto) May 26, 2020
I’m really proud of him, how far he has come and how much he believes in his craft. The Nigga promotes his music like say na Extra-life. He is talented and resilient…you just gotta love him for it. And even if you feel otherwise…at least you still FEEL something 😂
— Attat otobong (@_iAmOto) May 26, 2020