These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

Kid Cudi

Rapper Kid Cudi's real name is Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi. Sometimes it's stylized as KiD CuDi. His rap name is just a pull from the last few letters of his surname.

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