The pop star is changing his name to launch himself in a rap career

Feb 11, 2014 11:01 GMT  ·  By

What's the first thing you do when you want to start a new career? While girls will probably do a complete make-over that includes some dramatic changes in appearance, boys will often try for a re-branding. This is the case with Justin Bieber, who has changed his stage name to “Bizzle.”

There are no points for guessing where the inspiration for his new moniker stems from, but this change has been a long time in the making. There were numerous reports that Justin's antics were just his way of ditching his pop star image as he was planning a move to rap.

He surrounded himself with young aspiring rappers, he began doing drugs and getting into trouble with police. But, as you may all know, that does not make a good rapper.

The singer switched his Instagram name to “Bizzle” and also posted some photos from the studio with rapper T.I.

To make the transition to rap more successful, Justin has also been seen lately partying with P Diddy, but also with some other great names in the industry, including Rick Ross, Wale, Stalley and Jermaine Dupri.

At that time, pictures showed a shirtless Bieber in a club, surrounded by Diddy and his entourage, partying very hard. Of course, later, there were some rumors that Justin may have been drinking something else apart from H2O, which is a big no-no for him, since he's still underage.

But that should be the least of his problems right now, since there are several police investigations going on involving the singer. He's looking at a DUI, drag racing, assault and felony vandalism.

And to top it off, he's also been included on the customs watch list, which means he's getting careful scrutiny every time he enters or exits the United States.