Why I ‘Stole’ My Stage Name From A Friend – Blaqbonez

Nigerian rapper Emeka Akumefule, popularly known as Blaqbonez, has revealed that his stage name originally belonged to a friend while they were still in school.

Blaqbonez made this known during a recent interview on the Tea With Tay podcast, where he explained how he adopted the name.

According to the rapper, his friend loved rap and had chosen “Blaqbonez” as his rap name but was not actively pursuing music or using the name.

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Blaqbonez said he approached his friend and asked to use the name because he liked it.

He said, “I stole it, you know, it was my friend’s name. There was Blaqbonez and he wasn’t using it for anything. The guy, he liked rap, so he gave himself a rap name. He wasn’t even rapping, he wasn’t doing anything with the name.

“So, one day I just said, bro, you know, dey use this name. I like am, and that’s how I started bearing Blaqbonez. I swear. He’s not using it for anything.”

Meanwhile, Blaqbonez has also spoken about his long-running feud with fellow rapper Odumodublvck.

The rapper said the disagreement was linked to a girl whom both artistes were dating, adding that he was unaware that Odumodublvck was also involved with her.

Odumodublvck has previously maintained that his dispute with Blaqbonez goes beyond music.

Responding to a Blaqbonez diss track in June 2025, Odumodublvck wrote on X: “You want to make it about studio. Na lie. We go meet again for the street. You know the level. This is not rap beef. Na me and you for this world.”

Blaqbonez later explained in an interview with media personality Rufai Oseni that he did not know Odumodublvck was romantically involved with the woman at the time.