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The Weeknd reflected on retiring his “The Weeknd” persona, and FERG, formerly ASAP Ferg, explains why he’s changed his name. Keep watching to see what both singers had to say about making the changes to their name!

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00:00Are The Weeknd and A$AP Fer calling it quits?

00:08During a recent interview with Variety, The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye,

00:13says that he's considering retiring The Weeknd moniker after his latest album, Free of Tomorrow.

00:19In the article, the Dancing in the Flame singer states,

00:21It's a headspace I've gotta get into that I just don't have any more desire for.

00:26You have a persona, but then you have the competition of it all.

00:29It becomes this rat race, more accolades, more success, more shows, more albums, more awards.

00:34And more number ones. It never ends until you end it.

00:38The Weeknd assures fans that while his next chapter may see the end of The Weeknd,

00:42it doesn't mean that he will stop making music. He said,

00:45I don't think I can stop doing that. But everything needs to feel like a challenge

00:49and for me right now, The Weeknd, whatever that is, it's been mastered. No one's gonna do The

00:54Weeknd better than me. And I'm not gonna do it better than what it is right now.

00:57I think I've overcome every challenge as this persona.

01:01While speaking to journalist Toure on his Toure show,

01:03A$AP Ferg announced that he has removed A$AP from his name.

01:07I feel like if we're not making no music and putting out no new time stamps, then

01:13there's no A$AP. So right now it's Ferg.

01:16Though Ferg states that A$AP Mob is no more, he notes that everyone is still on good terms.

01:22I still talk to those guys. I still talk to Rocky. I talk to 12V sometimes. I speak to

01:30Nas. We bumping into each other in LA and parties and stuff like that. But we all got

01:36different pockets and groups of friends. You know what I'm saying? We're not like

01:4120 years old sharing a bus and traveling for months at a time anymore.

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