A Quizibuck Post

I've heard a good deal of rap/hip-hop music.

And to be honest, there are a good deal of those songs that I've enjoyed and purchased on ITunes.

But there's something I've always wondered about the majority of these songs - why do the artists insist on introducing themselves/ calling themselves by name on just about every single song?

Is this some unwritten rule about rap music, like when singers are required to scream on every heavy metal song? Do they get paid money every time they say their name? Are most record producers bad with names, so they get rappers to say their name during the song, thus reminding the producers who they are recording?

Then you have the radio DJ coming on after the song is done, reminding you of who you were just listening to. You almost want to say "umm, yeah, I know, the guy said his name five times."
The last rock band I can remember "introducing themselves" was The Monkees! And that was the only time they did it!

Oh well, I'm sure there is some good reason. I'll continue to enjoy a select number of rap/hip-hop songs, but at the same time, I'll continue to wonder why the artists keep telling me what their name is.