50 Rap Songs Named After Famous Characters

This is what happens when rap songs take inspiration from movies, books, TV shows, and more.

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Over the last few weeks, we showed you how a rap song's title can take inspiration from anything from a clothing brand to a famous celebrity. This week we're taking a look at songs named after fictional characters. From classic movie characters like Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction to cartoon characters like Stevie Griffin to superheros like Superman, plenty of rap songs have been named after famous characters—starting with Run-D.M.C.'s "Peter Piper." Here's 50 Rap Songs Named After Famous Characters. 

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Run-D.M.C. "Peter Piper" (1986)

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Album: Raising Hell
Label: Profile/Arista

Who are they? Peter Piper is the sole character of a nursery rhyme of the same name.

Beastie Boys "High Plains Drifter" (1989)

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Album: Paul's Boutique
Label: Capitol

Who are they? High Plains Drifter was a 1973 American Western film starring Clint Eastwood. Though his character is unnamed in the film, the title refers to him as the High Plains Drifter.

Slick Rick "Top Cat" (1991)

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Album: The Ruler's Back
Label: Def Jam

Who are they? Top Cat was the main character of the animated children's cartoon show, Top Cat.

Biz Markie "Romeo and Juliet" (1991)

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Slick Rick "Tonto" (1991)

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Album: The Ruler's Back
Label: Def Jam

Who are they? Tonto was the Native American sidekick of the Lone Ranger.

Atmosphere "If I Was Santa Claus" (2001)

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Album: Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs
Label: Rhymesayers Entertainment/Fat Beats

Who are they? Santa Claus is a mythical creature known to bring child gifts the night before Christmas.

Eminem "Superman" (2002)

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Album: The Eminem Show
Label: Aftermath/Interscope/Shady

Who are they? Superman is a comic book character in the DC universe.

Snoop Dogg f/ Lady of Rage & RBX "Batman & Robin" (2002)

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Album: Paid the Cost to Be da Boss
Label: Doggystyle/Priority/Capitol

Who are they? Batman & Robin were a comic book superhero duo in the Batman series.

Jay Z "Lucifer" (2003)

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Album: The Black Album
Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam

Who are they? In the Christian tradition, Lucifer is known as Satan before the fall.

OutKast f/ Kelis "Dracula's Wedding" (2003)

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Album: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Label: LaFace/Arista

Who are they? The vampire character Count Dracula was first introduced in Irish author Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel, Dracula. His character has appeared in countless films, TV shows, and books since.

Mos Def "The Boogie Man Song" (2004)

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Album: The New Danger
Label: Rawkus/Geffen

Who are they? The Bogeyman is a mythical creature used to scare children.

Jibbs f/ Chamillionaire "King Kong" (2006)

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Album: Jibbs Feat. Jibbs
Label: Geffen/Interscope

Who are they? King Kong is a classic movie monster. He's prettty much just a 50 foot fall gorilla.

Mos Def "Napoleon Dynamite" (2006)

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Will Smith "Men in Black" (1997)

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Album: Big Willie Style
Label: Columbia

Who are they? Men In Black was a comic book that was later adopted into a major film that starred Will Smith.

B.O.B. f/ Willie Joe "Little Rascals" (2007)

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Album: The Future
Label: N/A

Who are they? Known as "Our Gang" but often referred to as Little Rascals, the Little Rascals originally appeared in short comedy films in the 1920s.

Tyler, The Creator "Dracula" (2008)

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Kanye West "Pinocchio Story" (2008)

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Kanye West "RoboCop" (2008)

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Album: 808s & Heartbreak
Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam

Who are they? Robocop was a 1987 American science fiction action film starring Peter Weller as a superhuman cyborg police officer.

Wale "The Kramer" (2008)

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Album: The Mixtape About Nothing
Label: N/A

Who are they? Cosmo Kramer (played by Michael Richards) was Jerry Seinfeld's next door neighbor on Seinfeld.

Tyler, The Creator "Jack and The Beanstalk" (2009)

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Tech N9ne "Red Nose" (2009)

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Album: Sickology 101
Label: Strange Music

Who are they? Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is known for leading Santa's sleigh thanks to his glowing red nose.

J Cole "Simba" (2009)

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Jay Electronica "Annakin's Prayer" (2009)

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Lil B "I Look Like Hannah Montana" (2010)

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Curren$y "Michael Knight" (2010)

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Album: Pilot Talk II
Label: Roc-A-Fella/DD172/Def Jam

Who are they? Michael Knight was the main character in the hit TV series Knight Rider.

Curren$y "King Kong" (2010)

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Album: Pilot Talk
Label: Roc-A-Fella/DD172/Def Jam

Who are they? King Kong is a classic movie monster. He's prettty much just a 50 foot fall gorilla.

Tyler, The Creator "Fuck Santa" (2010)

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Machine Gun Kelly "Alice in Wonderland" (2010)

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Album: Lace Up
Label: EST 19XX/Bad Boy/Interscope

Who are they? Alice was the main character in Lewis Carroll's novel Alice in Wonderland where a young girl falls down a rabbit hole and into a fantasy land.

B.o.B. f/ Donnis "Batman Flow" (2010)

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Album: No Genre
Label: N/A

Who are they? Batman is a comic book superhero for DM Comics. His likeness has appeared in movies, TV shows, video games, comics, and lunch boxes eveywhere.

XV "Silver Surfer" (2011)

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Logic "Stewie Griffin" (2011)

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Legit "Danny Ocean" (2011)

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Album: Coloring Outside The Lines
Label: N/A

Who are they? Danny Ocean was a character in both Oceans 11 films, as well as Oceans 12 and 13. In the 1960 version, he was portrayed by Frank Sinatra; in the 2000s remake, he was played by George Clooney.

Denzil Porter "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" (2011)

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Album: Homemade Music
Label: N/A

Who are they? Established in Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Edward Hyde is the evil alternative personality of Dr. Henry Jekyll.

Chevy Woods "Shaft" (2011)

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Album: Red Cup Music
Label: Taylor Gang

Who are they? Shaft was the main character of the 1970s blaxploitation film of the same name about a black private detective.

Future "Tony Montana" (2011)

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Album: Pluto
Label: A1/Freebandz/Epic

Who are they? Tony Montana was lead character played by Al Pacino in the 1983 film Scarface.

Mac Miller "Willie Dynamite" (2011)

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Album: N/A
Label: Most Dope/Rostrum

Who are they? Willie Dynamite is a NYC pimp in the 1974 blaxploitation film of the same name.

Random Axe f/ Roc Marciano "Chewbacca" (2011)

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Album: Random Axe
Label: Duck Down

Who are they? Chewbacca is a character in the Star Wars universe.

Curren$y "Double 07" (2011)

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Album: Covert Coup
Label: Jet Life Recordings

Who are they? Double 07 is the nickname for the character James Bond.

Lil Wayne "MegaMan" (2011)

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Album: Tha Carter IV
Label: Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Republic

Who are they? Mega Man is a video game franchise character from Capcom.

Mickey Factz "Calvin and Hobbes" (2012)

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Album: #Y
Label: N/A

Who are they? Calvin and Hobbes is a daily comic strip about a boy named Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes.

Wale f/ Nipsey Hussle "Chun Li" (2012)

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Album: Folarin
Label: Maybach Music Group

Who are they? Chun-Li is a video game character who first appeared in Street Fighter II. She is known for being the first female playable character in a fighting game.

Curren$y & Styles P "Jekyll n Hyde" (2012)

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Album: #The1st28
Label: N/A

Who are they? Established in Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Edward Hyde is the evil alternative personality of Dr. Henry Jekyll.

Wale "Oliver Twist" (2012)

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Album: N/A
Label: Maybach Music Group

Who are they? Oliver Twist is a character created by Charles Dickens who is an orphan who turns into a criminal and lives a generally miserable life.

Wiz Khalifa "Mia Wallace" (2012)

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Album: Taylor Allderdice
Label: Rostrum/Taylor Gang/Atlantic

Who are they? Mia Wallace was a character in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Ficiton played by Uma Thurman.

Odd Future "Snow White" (2012)

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Album: The OF Tape Vol. 2
Label: Odd Future

Who are they? Snow White is a fairy tale about a girl who falls asleep for years until the kiss of a prince wakes her up.

DMX "Frankenstein" (2012)

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Album: Undisputed
Label: Seven Arts Music/Fontana

Who are they? Contrary to popular belief, Frankenstein is not the monster in Mary Shelley's novel of the same name. Frankenstein is actually the name of the doctor who built the monster, Victor Frankenstein.

Odd Future "NY (Ned Flander)" (2012)

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Album: The OF Tape Vol. 2
Label: Odd Future

Who are they? Ned Flanders is Homer Simpson's annoying next door neighbor in the The Simpsons, he's known for being a devout Christian.

Smoke DZA "Kenny Powers" (2012)

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Album: Rugby Thompson
Label: Cinematic Music Group/Jet Life/Warner Bros.

Who are they? Kenny Powers was the main character in HBO's Eastbound & Down. Played by Danny McBride, he was a failed professional baseball player who was an asshole on the reg, to hilarious results!

Pusha T f/ Troy Ave "Road Runner" (2013)

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Album: Wrath of Caine
Label: Re-Up Gang Records

Who are they? The Road Runner is a cartoon character that appears in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies as the comic foil of Wile E. Coyote.

Migos "Hannah Montana" (2013)

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Album: Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas)
Label: N/A

Who are they? Hannah Montana was the titular character on a television program on the Disney Channel. Played by Miley Cyrus, the character was a high school student named Miley Stewart by day, and a famous pop star by night.

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