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I changed my name at 14 because no one outside of my family could pronounce my first name correctly.

Till I was 13, I thought my name was 'Shut Up.'

I changed my name when I was 13. I don't know why but it made sense at the time. I wanted another identity. I wanted to reinvent myself.

I think my parents were high when they named me.

I wanted to make a name for myself.

When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I think it's kind of a big name to hold up when you're nine years old. It seemed goofy. I used to tell people I wanted to change the world and they used to think, 'This kid's really weird'.

I chose my pen name when I was ten, because I knew even then that my legal name would be more trouble than it was worth.

My stage name is actually my nickname given to me by my dad when I was a baby.

My childhood name that my father gave me, my mother, my grandmother, grandfather, family and friends all call me T.I.P.

I wanted to build up a name for myself.