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Do you know what fast food restaurant Pharrell was fired from as a teenager, only to get hired to write their jingle ten years later? Have you heard what Tyler, The Creator named the cockroach he ate in the "Yonkers" video? More information is available about our favorite musicians than ever, and some of the most interesting things fall through the cracks. So, we did some digging and found one fascinating fact you might not know about 40 of your favorite artists.
Lil Wayne's first rap name was Shrimp Daddy.
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Via Nardwuar
Frank Ocean’s dog Everest is credited as the executive producer on 'Channel Orange.'
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Via New York Times
Earl Sweatshirt hacked Odd Future's Tumblr and wrote draft messages to communicate with Tyler when he was in Samoa.
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Via The FADER
Kurt Cobain met with a recruiter and almost joined the Navy, but he got stoned and blew off their final meeting.
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Via New York Times
Tyler, the Creator named the cockroach he ate for "Yonkers" Nissan.
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The Weeknd's 'House of Balloons' is a real place located at 65 Spencer Ave in Parkdale, Toronto.
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Via The Weeknd's AMA on Reddit
Kanye West made kids pay to watch him break dance when he lived in China as a fifth grader.
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Grimes has failed her driver's test at least five times.
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Via forthebeat
St. Vincent's 2007 album 'Marry Me' is based on an 'Arrested Development' joke.
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Via SPIN
The Rolling Stones used to perform with a giant inflatable penis on stage that they called "Tired Grandfather."
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Via Rolling Stone
Björk sent flowers to the family of the man who tried to kill her.
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Via Salon
Lana Del Rey wants Kanye West to play at her wedding in exchange for playing his.
Via Rolling Stone
Travis Scott's rap name is inspired by his favorite uncle.
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Via Grantland
Chance The Rapper voiced Bob Marley on the Cartoon Network show 'Black Dynamite.'
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Via Heavy
Lil Uzi Vert's only job was as a grocery store stock boy. He quit after four days and they went out of business.
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Via The FADER
The Beatles lived backstage at a German theater in 1960 until they got kicked out for lighting a condom on fire.
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Via How They Became the Beatles: A Definitive History of the Early Years, 1960-1964
MF Doom's original mask was made out of a Darth Maul Halloween mask, cut and painted silver.
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Anderson .Paak was in a group called Block Cheddar and their first project featured all Coldplay remixes.
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Via LA Weekly
Donald Glover would record audio of episodes of 'The Simpsons' as a child because he wasn't allowed to watch TV.
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Via Village Voice
Eminem was offered Matt Damon's lead role in 'Elysium' but turned it down because they wouldn't film it in Detroit.
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Via Huffington Post
Pharrell was fired by McDonald's three times before co-writing their "I'm Lovin' It" jingle ten years later.
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Via Eater
FKA Twigs' moniker refers to the way her bones crack when she dances.
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Via Pitchfork
Post Malone used to cameo on a Minecraft YouTube channel before "White Iverson."
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Beyoncé has a horse fly—the Scaptia beyonceae—named after her because the fly is "the all-time diva of flies."
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Via NBC News
Kid Cudi slept next to his mother until he was 12, dealing with night terrors and his father's death.
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Via Complex
Arcade Fire's Win and Régine wrote "Headlights Look Like Diamonds" (from their 2003 EP) on their first date.
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Notorious B.I.G. recorded a song for a Pepsi ad that never aired.
Via YouTube
Drake's uncle Larry Graham played bass for Prince and introduced him to his faith as a Jehova's Witness.
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21 Savage was expelled from all schools in his district for bringing a gun to class in seventh grade.
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Kali Uchis used to be a serious saxophone player.
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Via The FADER
Jay Z tested at a twelfth grade level as a sixth grader before he lost interest, later dropping out of high school.
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Via The Guardian
OutKast wanted to call themselves "Misfits" but it was taken so they found its synonym "outcast" in the dictionary.
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HAIM's Este and Danielle were in teen group Valli Girls and sang the theme song for animated TV show 'Trollz.'
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Via Huffington Post
Run The Jewels got their name from an LL Cool J song, "Cheesy Rat Blues."
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Kendrick Lamar watched Tupac and Dr. Dre film the "California Love" music video when he was nine.
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Via CapitalXtra
Jaden Smith wants to be a K-Pop star.
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Via Billboard
Noah "40" Shebib was a child actor whose first major role was on the 'Goosebumps' TV series.
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Via IMDB
Lil Yachty's favorite band of all time is Coldplay.
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Via The FADER
Pusha T says he was an owl in a previous lifetime because he's observant and wise.
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Via Montreality
Tupac was a ballet dancer at Baltimore School for the Arts, where he played the Mouse King in 'The Nutcracker.'
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Via Encyclopedia of African American History
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