Before you get started, you’ll need an MC name. If you don’t have one, just make one up! Your MC name can be based on your nickname, something using your last name or initials, or a new name just for FFG. It can be based on who you are, what you like to do, what you think about, what’s going on in your life, what you aspire to become, something from your personal history, or something else altogether.
It can be hard to come up with a name for yourself, so sometimes it’s easier if you do this activity with your crew. Don’t worry about the name too much, you can change it anytime. If you try to change it and people keep using your old MC name then you know the old name is memorable! You can also come up with new MC names for different vocal styles and personas you use when you freestyle. A new name can help you get into a character that opens up a whole new style.
Sometimes your crew will will choose a new name for you that isn’t the name you chose for yourself. This can be great if it’s not mean-spirited or insulting. The names that your friends give you are sometimes the best ones, even if you don’t like them at first. Your MC names will grow on you until you own them. Over time, your MC name might not mean what it used to — but it will mean all the things you have become. Try to avoid an MC name that doesn’t represent you well, or is lifted from someone else’s culture. Other MCs might think you are fronting and it will seem inauthentic, maybe even disrespectful.
The reason we like to use MC names is to create a new persona to give us the creative freedom to say anything and try something new. Your name also creates a friendly yet formal bond between you and your crew, like a secret society name that only members know. When you use someone’s MC name you give them respect of an MC and acknowledge their unique voice. It also references a long tradition of performers using stage names, and you don’t want to break with tradition! Of course, if you really want to, you can use your given name.
On the next page are a few of our favourite MC names from our FFG crew over the years. But don’t use these — they’re taken! If we’ve left your MC name out, send us your name and remind us where we freestyled together so we can put your name on the list in the next edition.
Count Snackula
Professor Prawns
Bagfoot
Fightgirl
Sweet Pea
New Ditty
Mahi Rahi
G Whiz
Parks-n-Rec
Fly Choppa
Oatmeal
From the Future
Lil Breezy
Sea Wizard
Galactagog
Otterman
Daddy OC
Hot Rocks
Fly Choppa
MC Cedar
D-Luxe
Renables
Word Salad
Mewk
Slippery Elm
Milkshake
OrangePeel
Haircut
Chewbacca
Faceplant
Hot Forest
Mic Gab
Robyn Banks
Vib Rib
Dunks
H Nagz
Buddha Body Mod
Da Bass
R Mac
Shong Dadow
Reina Terror
Furiosa
Applesauce
Malibu Steve
Blue Mountain
Curtie Boy
Mathemagic
Will of the Circle
Cruz Control
Red Fox
Brown Ninja
Pleco Chiller
Colly Kimchi
Snakeskin
Workshop
Waffle Ski
Sabi
Stupocalypse Now
Miss Pronounce
MC Seaweed
Supernebulon
Sandland
Wasah Wasah
Willist
Tim Wisdom
Germs
Coco
Slinky
Bad Wolf
Epic Ballad
Rainbow Child
Raven & Sika
Fresh Vagina Hero
Redundancy
KPK
Tris Magistis
Cat Asstrophy
Skyfox
Sun Tuque
Lilly Luminerea
Ezra
Intentional
MCCM
Traffic Jam
MC What
Rocker
Aye Usedtoknow
Youngbear
Mamma Boom
Grandma Sue
Crystel Clear
Starsky Starseed
Peace Coast
Izzle
Brightly
Sister Pranti
Del Fresh
Mollotron & Feather
Yacht
Sunflower
YoBro
Highem Hiess
Skybee
Mitch Mike
Missus Sandwich
Daveed
Bandcamp
Quest
Queen of the Green
Mars Arcturius
Glow
Busybee
Dingleberry Sauce
Believer
Protect
El Mama
Reprise
Unity Yongfire
Spritzer
Spankman
Riversauna
Megatron
Saxomofone
Puche Eban
Liam
Beebop
Smoke Detekta
Kiss Mitten
Shaw
Ambrosia Bee
Renanimals
Honey Pants
Single-Dain
Thoughtwave
AutoKrat
RC Crowla
Deegie the Squeegie
Ra’amayan Ananda
A-Ro
Savethewhales
Goopsteppa
Isis Aurora
Thisisiami
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