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John Legend was born John Roger Stephens in Springfield, Ohio. After two decades of tremendous success, the veteran entertainer says he is finally getting comfortable with his stage name.
The name Legend was given to him by J. Ivy, a poet he met when they worked on Kanye West’s 2004 Grammy-winning debut solo album, The College Dropout.
“It’s a stage name that’s been following me for almost 20 years, and I feel like I’m ready to embrace it,” the EGOT winner tells Billboard.
The Voice coach’s new project is a double album simply titled Legend, featuring Rick Ross, Saweetie, Muni Long, Jazmine Sullivan, Ty Dolla $ign and others.
“It represents so much of who I am as
