These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

G-Eazy

The rapper explained his stage name back in 2012. It came about 10 years ago now. Times were different then," he said. "The name probably sounded cool to me when I was 13, [like G-Unit]. The climate has definitely changed since: the fashion trends, the style of music I listen to." His birth name Gerald Earl Gillum doesn't really have the same flow.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.