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The debate over hip hop names has raged since DJs first picked up microphones. A purist, I long adhered to the rappers-need-superhero-monikers school of thought (see Method Man, Redman, etc.). Free verse poets and spoken word artistes become didactic when they use real names (except for Saul Williams, of course). A sobriquet distances the rapper from the words, thus lessening the sense of proselytization. However, superhero names can occasionally prove distracting, even infantile. But what about an acronym? Georgia's T.I. may not have been the first acronym enthusiast (ahem, remember the Notorious B.I.G.?), but he is the vaguest. And that's cool. He brings his slick lyrics and hip name to HighLine Ballroom tonight. Did I mention that I like acronyms? -S.T.