# what inspired you/ why is your username on yoyoexpert what it is

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**Created:** [August 2, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-inspired-you-why-is-your-username-on-yoyoexpert-what-it-is/41009 "2012-08-02T17:42:16Z")
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### Author: ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-inspired-you-why-is-your-username-on-yoyoexpert-what-it-is/41009/10 "2012-08-03T20:39:57Z")

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I was recording rap music when I was younger, and I had a name I used for that.&nbsp; Over time that name became a whole sentence, sort of how Soulja Boy uses the name “Soulja Boy Tell 'Em”, which is a whole sentence, but it was shortened to Soulja Boy.&nbsp; Anyway, I was the opposite, I had a name and added “The TotalArtist” at the end of it after awhile.&nbsp; My name became a whole sentence.&nbsp; I never officially added it, but I would include it on promos and things.&nbsp; I was overusing the music name on other forums unrelated to yo-yos, so when I signed up for YYE forum, I decided to use the TotalArtist part of the name instead.

I called myself the TotalArtist because in the music industry, some people write songs, some people produce music and play instruments, and some people perform.&nbsp; I was doing it all, so I think a complete music artist is a “TotalArtist” and so that’s where the name came from.&nbsp; Most people think it has something to do with me making yo-yo holders, but it had nothing to do with that at all.&nbsp; It retroactively applied to that.

When I made those yo-yo songs, I sort of came out of retirement lol.&nbsp; I’m old school, but I can still do my thing.&nbsp;

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/2/8/528e176742af2c6b9348d6eae28d991d7790c53f.jpeg "YO-YO SONG - TOTALARTIST LEATHER HOLDER CONTEST YOYOEXPERT 7/1/12") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCxguAVFqm4)

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