A 'lil' prefix is an etymological blinker warning a millennial not to expect original music.
I love hip-hop music!
Chance The Rapper sometimes refers to himself as Lil Chano from 79th, a shout-out to the section of Chicago from which he hails.
Jay-Z is sometimes Hova, from Jehovah, meaning God. Puff Daddy became P Diddy. Kanye West used to go by Yeezy, and now uses Ye.
A 'lil' prefix is an etymological blinker warning a millennial not to expect original music.
I love hip-hop music!