Music / NewsYoung Thug has an identity crisis in new Jeffery trailerAt odds with authorities, family and lovers: the Atlanta rapper stands by his new name: No My Name is JefferyShareLink copied ✔️August 24, 2016MusicNewsTextAnna Cafolla Young Thug’s latest project now has a release date, alongside a trailer that maps out his moniker change. The Atlanta Rapper recently announced that he was no longer going by the name ‘Young Thug’, instead, the video shows him being fiercely interrogated to exclaim, “No, my name is Jeffery”. Authorities, family, and a lover can’t even coax the Thugger out of him. “Young Thug?” a what-seems-to-be-a-lawyer asks. “No, it’s Jeffery,” No My Name is Jeffery replies. A woman sits on the table and turns to him: “Remember this, Young Thug?” but still, no dice. The identity shift is meant to signify a new musical direction for the rapper, who's thusfar released 15 mixtapes and 17 singles. “Jeffery is all about Jeffery,” he said in a recent interview on Travis Scott’s show .Wav. “It ain’t even about Young Thug. Ain’t no Young Thug songs on there. The whole mixtape is straight crossover. I ain’t ready to go crossover yet… I ain’t even fully ready yet, I give it eight more months, nine more months, everything will be perfecto.” In an Instagram post, the rapper apologised to fans for the mixtape’s delay, citing some difficulties. “The reason the mixtape isn’t out is because the photo they were going to use, I didn’t like the photo,” he said. The project has been promised a release date for August 26. In the mean time, he’s released some tracks with Wyclef Jean and T.I. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREListen to Slushy Noobz’ loverboy playlist5 times Charli xcx soundtracked the big screenEscentric MoleculesMolecule 01 + Champaca is Escentric Molecules’ latest sultry scentLondon rapper Ledbyher is the outlier of UK UgDanny L Harle: ‘You can’t overestimate the power of your own club night’Pop music isn’t fun anymoreSonic warfare: How musicians are using ‘noise protests’ against ICEJudeline is the past, present and future of Spanish music Chanel Beads is searching for meaning in “this big old world”Giggs urges government to make lyrics inadmissible in courtHow waterbaby went from make-up artist to Sweden’s next star‘Together We Are America’: Unpacking Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performanceEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy