N.O.R.E. Changes His Name to P.A.P.I. (Video)

N.O.R.E. revealed to MTV News that he has officially changed his moniker to “P.A.P.I.” which stands for “Power Always Proves Intelligence.” Here’s what he had to say about his new alias:

“Sometimes if you’re lost, the best way to find where you’re at is to go to the beginning,” he explained. “My mother doesn’t even call me Victor, my father has never called me Victor, my teachers didn’t even call me Victor… My name in Lefrak City and my name in Queens is actually P.A.P.I., it’s not even N.O.R.E.”

After the jump, P.A.P.I. previews his upcoming 2 Chainz, Pusha T, and French Montana-featured “Tadow” music video.

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17 Responses to “N.O.R.E. Changes His Name to P.A.P.I. (Video)”

  1. isn’t bodega bamz P.A.P.I

    greeneggsancam said this on January 4th, 2013 at 10:00 pm

  2. is it me, or when a rapper changes his name. he already has a new song waiting. as if a new contract meant they must change their name in order to stay in da game. man i just answered my own shit

    Magic_johansen007 said this on January 4th, 2013 at 10:53 pm

  3. loooool are you fucking kidding me

    howe is it your name is really a different acronym than the one you’ve been using.. what.. really though?

    j said this on January 5th, 2013 at 12:02 am

  4. Why haven’t you hung up the mic yet N.O.R.E.?

    Nobody is checking for your shit. No one.

    spewing said this on January 5th, 2013 at 2:18 am

  5. ^ except you just took the time type out that post, clown.

    DQ said this on January 5th, 2013 at 3:42 am

  6. ^ your point being what? no shit i took that time

    if this post had a song on it, then i wouldn’t be checking for it. dude is irrelevant in hip hop today.

    spewing said this on January 5th, 2013 at 9:26 am

  7. Good idea, thats wassup man

    mike said this on January 5th, 2013 at 11:48 am

  8. WHA WHA?

    ScholarWise said this on January 5th, 2013 at 12:51 pm

  9. Fuckin rappers and their stupid ass acronyms

    DJ Lanky White said this on January 5th, 2013 at 1:48 pm

  10. how are niggaz hating on this you dumb fucks?

    fuck y’all dumb niggaz dat don’t understand tha science to this shit PEACE TO ALL THE G’s

    Mike Diesel said this on January 5th, 2013 at 2:28 pm

  11. I ain’t callin no nigga “P.A.P.I”. “P.A.P.I. killin it!”
    Yeah, nah. Way to fuck up one of the best acronyms in rap history because you wanna have some zesty, cool ranch doritos-ass name.

    Fuckyoupayme said this on January 5th, 2013 at 5:41 pm

  12. He’s still Noreaga to me…

    JS90 said this on January 5th, 2013 at 5:42 pm

  13. When I heard changing his name I thought yes, JoseLuis is back…
    Guess not
    Isn’t thirstin howl and hurricane just put out an album titled “Papi and Mami “????

    Confusado said this on January 5th, 2013 at 10:49 pm

  14. NORE trying to reach out to his LGBT fans, aight coo…..

    james said this on January 5th, 2013 at 10:58 pm

  15. Power doesn’t always prove intelligence though, football hooligans got power, not much intelligence though

    david said this on January 6th, 2013 at 6:23 am

  16. Changes his name to P.A.P.I. and sounds Poppy. Gay!

    TiDi said this on January 8th, 2013 at 6:02 am

  17. sound ghey

    gheyyyy said this on January 14th, 2013 at 7:15 pm

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