Muni Long Credits 2 Chainz as Inspiration for Her Name During Interview With Kalisha Perera

Some may know her from her viral hit song “Hrs n Hrs” which hit the Billboard Hot 100 and others may know her as a Grammy Award nominated song writer with credits from songs like “California King Bed” by Rihanna, “Worth It” by Fifth Harmony, “Love So Soft” by Kelly Clarkson, “Imagine” by Ariana Grande, and the global chart-topper “Timber” by Pitbull featuring Kesha and more. Muni Long is far from an overnight success and definitely bigger than what some might say or think is a “viral artist” she has put over 10 years in the game and refuses to give up.

Earlier known by her real name Priscilla Renea (her last name is Hamilton), she shared in an interview with host Kalisha Perera how she came up with her stage name Muni Long. She shared that the name is a play on words “it is an affirmation so when you say it, you are speaking things on to me but, there are two parts because in the beginning it was just Muni, there was no last name. I was doing some research because I read all the time and I was researching this ancient sage by the name of Muni (pronounced as Moo-nie) and the Filipino translation means “to think deeply from within” (I am paraphrasing)” she continued to share that she loved it so much that she shared it with her husband and he suggested that she pronounce it as “Money” and she loved that idea. Her team later advised her that Muni needed a last name and she started to play with different names like Muni Smith, Muni Gold and coming up with different ideas until one day she heard one of her favorite songs by 2 Chainz “I’m Different” where he says “Hair long, Money Long,” it was at that moment when it dawned on her that the perfect last name for Muni was “Long.” She said that until this day 2 Chainz still doesn’t know that he was the inspiration for her stage name however, they have met in passing at a studio in Atlanta at the top of 2020. She said they didn’t get the chance to talk much but “he wasn’t rude at all!”

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Muni Long’s success continues to thrive with over 3.9 million monthly listeners on Spotify and her recent single “Another” has already gained over 325k streams in only 6 days. In the song, she is singing about putting a man on notice for basically not doing what he is supposed to do because “what one man won’t do another will” and ladies we know that’s that truth! This single marks the first of many more hits to come!