Most rap artists have terrible names, this is nothing new. How artists like 50 Cent and T-Pain expect to be taken seriously blows my mind, and the fact Sean Combs can change his stage name from “Puffy” to “Diddy” to some other ’70s cartoon-sounding moniker wrecks my mind. But most musical names are kinda weird – I mean, Soulja Boy sounds stupid, but is it any dumber than calling yourself Panda Bear or Vampire Weekend?

Some rap names, though, actually transcend “accepted stupid” and veer into “stupid stupid.” And then you have artists like hot newcomer Flo-Rida. Check out his video for hot jam “Low.”

Now, unless you failed 5th grade geography or didn’t notice Rick Ross in the video, Flo-Rida clearly hails from Florida, and decided to honor his home state by dropping a dash into his name. This puts him in the glorious company of the wife from Good Times. But he simply isn’t just reppin’ the homestate of Disneyworld, he’s also cleverly (read: idiotically) celebrating his rapping abilities, as he rides the rap flow, making him a “Flo-Rida.” Naming yourself after a state sounds stupid enough, but the whole “flow rider” business is akin to making a prank call using the name “Seymour Butts” or “Mike Hunt” and hoping someone picks up on the joke. Except, instead of laughing, we are supposed to respect the guy and his flow riding skills.

For stealing the name of one of the shabbier states in the Union and turning it into a pun even Pee-Wee Herman would groan at, Flo-Rida is officially inducted into the bad rapper-name hall of fame, joining heavyweights like Flava Flav, Chingy and The Fat Boys into the pantheon of putrid titles. And I’m not even counting the song in this, which would ground him somewhere between the fourth and ninth circle of musical hell.