Q-Tip originally went by the moniker J Nice, then later, MC Love Child.
Before Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (born Jonathan William Davis), was famously known as Q-Tip, he originally went by the moniker J Nice, eventually, MC Love Child then settling on Q-Tip.
Q-Tip revealed he went by the moniker J Nice during an interview with Redbull Music. He would then be called MC Love Child in 1985, he and Ali Muhammad formed an MC and DJ duo before settling on Q-Tip because of the Jungle Brothers.