The homie Extra Large aka XL was recently forced to change his name to XL Middleton. Here is the full explanation he posted in our dubcc message boards:
” What up famm,
So here’s the deal – basically my rap name “Extra Large” is an infringement on a trademark held by DJ Extra Large, some cat that maybe a few of yall might have heard of, if you have you probably know he’s worked with a few dudes but whatever. Last week I received a cease-and-decist letter from his lawyer (that’s right his lawyer!!!) ordering me to stop using the name because I was infringing on his trademark and they could bring legal action if I didn’t stop. My first thought was, this is hip hop and in hip hop, whoever blows first with the name should be the one who can lay claim to it, running to a lawyer is like snitching to the police as far as something like this is concerned. I’m mainly pissed because he sent me a vague and threatening e-mail telling me “the name needs to change or there’s gonna be problems”, to which I responded cool and asked why we couldnt both have the name, he’s DJ Extra Large I’m just Extra Large. I never got a response, not until his lawyer stepped in, what a bitch move. Not only that but his lawyer tried to say I couldn’t shorten it to just “XL” which I know is bullshit because there’s a Chino XL out there so why not sue him? I’m just like, okay I cant really do shit because I dont have the money to afford a lawyer at this point, so as of today I’m changing my name to XL MIDDLETON. Of course yall can feel free to call me XL or Extra Large if yall want just like people still said Biggie Smalls even after he had to change it to B.I.G. I just dont get it, we supposed to be bringing the West back and unifying is obviously the only way we can do that, but how when everytime you try to do something positive like putting out dope music somebody gotta turn around and try to bring you down? Fuck that prepare for my response song coming this week “Call Johnnie Cochran” and also the remix by Big Saccs cuz the big homie Saccs aint feeling this whole situation neither.
Holla back
XL Middleton fka Extra Large.
