Coi Leray Teases Fans With A Potential Name Change

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on April 17, 20241124 Views

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 10: Coi Leray attends Michael Rubin's Fanatics Super Bowl party at the Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on February 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

She could be shortening her artist name soon.

Earlier this year, Coi Leray found herself unexpectedly in the middle of a beef. Eminem made a brief appearance on the Lyrical Lemonade album All Is Yellow where he took shots at Coi's father Benzino. He even mentioned Coi by name in the verse, joking that he wouldn't be able to score a feature from her anymore. Though her father hit back repeatedly Coi mainly tried to avoid the beef entirely and take the high road.

Now she's working on some artistic changes following a shift to Island Records earlier this year. She dropped her debut single on the new label "Wanna Come Thru" back in January. But she could be going forward in her career with a different name, albeit just a shortened one. She took to X, formerly Twitter, to muse on the idea earlier this week. "I want to remove “LERAY” from my name and just be COI :)" she posted. In the comments, fans debate whether her name is better with or without the Leray. Some point out that she already named her new album that dropped last year COI. Others think the name is perfect for the cuter side of her demeanor. Check out all the opinions fans expressed below.

Coi Leray Considers Going By Just "Coi"

Over the weekend, Coi Leray took the stage for a performance at Coachella. While there she debuted a few new songs for fans while also unpacking some of her biggest hits. She performed "Blick Blick," "Players," and her Anne-Marie and David Guetta collaboration "Baby Don't Hurt Me."

Coi also popped up on another collaboration recently. She teamed up with Kaliii to contribute guest verses to the G-Easy song "Femme Fatale" which dropped earlier this month. The song has already racked up nearly 2 million streams in just a few weeks. What do you think of Coi Leray dropping her middle name and just going by "Coi?" Do you think it would make her harder to identify? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.