Real names of few Hip-Hopers

Did you knew their real names?

Akon - Aliuane Badara Thiam
50 Cent - Curtis Jackson
Ice Cube - Oshea Jackson
Snoop Dogg - Calvin Broadus
Dr. Dre - Andre Young
Vanilla Ice - Robert Van Winkle
MC Hammer - Stanley Burrell
R.Kelly - Robert Kelly
L.L. Cool J - James Tood Smith
Queen Latifah - Dana Owens
Ludacris - Christopher Bridges
Nas - Nasir Jones
Nelly - Carnell Haynes
Nortorious B.I.G. - Christopher Wallace
Puffy/Puff Daddy/Diddy/P.Diddy - Sean Combs
Busta Rhymes - Trevor Smith
Ja Rule - Jeffrey Atkins
Ice T - Tracey Marrow
Timbaland - Timothy Mosely
Xzibit - Alvin Joiner
Eminem - Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Lil Wayne - Dwayne Michael Carter
2Pac - Tupac Amaru Shakur
Chamillionaire - Hakeem Seriki
Coolio - Artis Ivey Jr.
DJ Whoo Kid - Yves Mondesire
DMX - Earl Simmons