[Drew68]

Why doesn’t he call himself “Kid Rap”?

When he was cutting his teeth in the Detroit rap scene, "white kid rock" was what the black rappers would call him when he showed up. "Ha ha! Here comes white kid rock!"

That's how he got his name.

[nicollo]

When he was cutting his teeth in the Detroit rap scene, "white kid rock" was what the black rappers would call him when he showed up. "Ha ha! Here comes white kid rock!" That's how he got his name.

I believe the actual phrase was (add appropriate diction): "that white kid rock."

which makes it rather funny that he extracted the name out of the improper verb usage, lol.