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Shelley, the artist formerly known as DRAM, sat down with Complex to talk about his recent name change and his album, Shelley FKA DRAM.
Shelley is the artist’s government name. He says the change “was symbolic to the changes that I made in my musical direction, as well as my lifestyle in general.”
Shelley gained international success under the stage name Big Baby DRAM with hits like “Cha Cha,” “Broccoli” and more. He believes the name DRAM came with a “certain stigma” and limited his versatility as an artist.
“I felt like a wide range of styles and sounds were being overshadowed by the few records of mine that
