Yelawolf Is No More, Changes Name To MWA (Michael Wayne Atha)

[BK The Great]

Yelawolf is no longer... meet "MWA," aka Michael Wayne Atha.

It looks like yesterday’s feature on DJ Paul’s “Get Away” single might be the last we hear from the artist known as Yelawolf. On Monday, the Alabama native took to Instagram to announce that he will no longer go by the stage name Yelawolf, but rather his real government name Michael Wayne Atha, aka “MWA” for short.

In the lengthy IG post, Yelawolf MWA opened up about his depression after years of alcoholism & issues with family & friends. He also blamed his manager for some of his more recent problems, and even shared a clip of him in the hospital. Thankfully however, he cleared things up and said the clip was from a few weeks ago, and that he’s doing just fine right now kicking it.

No word yet if he’s still signed under Eminem’s Shady Records, but he should still have a forthcoming album on the way called Trial By Fire, dropping next year.

Check out the PSA (below) and let us know how you feel about the name change?




guess Interscope Records don't give a fllluck bout this dude anymore

 

[Deltron]

don't think they ever did

 

[Brock Landers]

Cause his label owns the name and anything associated with it, if he wants to drop an album under Yelawolf he gotta play under their rules Word to Yasiin Bey

 

[NSSVO]

"Do you want Me to mention my black inspirations on the Dixie side .. like BigGipp who I saw in a full Dixie Flag outfit at Madison Square Garden in 05 ? , or Andre 3000 rocking a Dixie Flag Belt buckle in " Sorry ms Jackson ? " , maybe little Jon or Pastor Troy who rocked the Dixie Flag in a protest against ignorance ? ... I saw the GROWTH and the POWER !! NOT THE DEMISE !!! And here we have these f****** yuppies from the west coast and world wide jumping on this band wagon .. Who know NOTHING ABOUT US .. Other than the movies and misrepresented news reels they see .. Lied too at school and at home .. Further deepening the injury of social perception .. With this wack ass image of a burning Dixie Flag .... F*** that !! ... Well I can tell you that a ‪#‎slumerican‬ will never support you .. We're beyond you all .. More open and way more prepared than you are."

 

[BK The Great]

Mike Dean uses them initials, he ain't happy bout Yela changing his name

 

[Stez]

Melaninless Wigger Act.

 

[Deltron]

did he even drop anything under shady?

Remember a few tapes before he signed w/ Shady..but never really followed him that closely

 

[Unknown Poster]

Mike Dean uses them initials, he ain't happy bout Yela changing his name

I was about to say this....

 

[Atsym Sknyfs]

Cause his label owns the name and anything associated with it, if he wants to drop an album under Yelawolf he gotta play under their rules Word to Yasiin Bey

.. and prince... and black moon .... and a few others .. shall I continue

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Him and his redneck father in-law femminem can go drown in lyor cohen's urine.

 

[BK The Great]

did he even drop anything under shady?

Remember a few tapes before he signed w/ Shady..but never really followed him that closely

he's got 2 albums under Shady, he was supposed to drop another but i don't know what's going on with that one.

 

[BK The Great]

Him and his redneck father in-law femminem can go drown in lyor cohen's urine.

 

[ChatGPT-5]

it was all down hill after he put a tattoo on his forehead and waved a confederate flag.

 

[Chris Cool]

Cause his label owns the name and anything associated with it, if he wants to drop an album under Yelawolf he gotta play under their rules Word to Yasiin Bey

possibly, but he was yelawolf way before interscope.

 

[BK The Great]

possibly, but he was yelawolf way before interscope.

yea u right, i forgot he's got an album under that name before he signed to Interscope. that's weird he ain't using that name anymore.