Lopez told the Chicago Tribune back in 2001 that her nickname came from her fans. She said, "It's something my music fans named me. I'd go to MTV or wherever and there would be kids carrying signs that said J.Lo. It's kind of like street terminology, and it kind of caught on." However, in a recent interview with InStyle Lopez revealed the true origins of her beloved nickname.
She stated, "The name J.Lo came from [the late rapper] Heavy D. He used to come by the studio for my first album [On the 6, 1999] and would call me Jenny-Lo, Jennifer-Lo, or J.Lo." The name started to gain a little bit of traction at that time but it didn't really blow up until Jennifer publicly claimed it. She said, "When I was doing my second album, I decided to call it J.Lo [2001], and I believe that's when it really stuck!"
No matter what it was that made the name catch on with her fans, J.Lo and her nickname will always be iconic.
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