Synopsis

Obie Trice turns the idea behind his name into a comic street-level adventure. While trying to get his driver's license, he takes a car out for a reckless drive and quickly loses control, ending up wrapped around a light pole. Eminem appears during the performance sections, while members of D12 and DJ Green Lantern add to the Shady Records-era atmosphere. The video's loose, irreverent tone matches the track's boastful celebration of Trice's identity.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was released in November 2002, around the period when Obie Trice was being introduced to a wider audience through Shady Records and Eminem's projects.

• "Rap Name" was used as a promotional release ahead of Trice's debut album, "Cheers."

• The song's central phrase, "real name, no gimmicks," refers to Trice performing under his birth name rather than adopting a separate stage alias.

• The video was previewed in connection with Eminem's "Without Me," helping link Trice's introduction to Eminem's highly visible 2002 comeback campaign.

• Eminem appears in the video, alongside brief appearances by several D12 members and DJ Green Lantern.

• The driver's-license storyline turns the song's title into a literal joke: Trice is preoccupied with proving his identity, but his reckless behavior repeatedly gets in the way.