Changing monikers is not an unfamiliar trend in the music industry, but a West Dallas native is literally starting from scratch and reverting to his birth-given name: Billy White.

The artist, previously known as Spike Chester, has a new project entitled "It Almost Went Different." It's more than an album; it's an introspective look into maturity, love and musical survival beyond algorithmic success.

Although the Spike Chester moniker has nearly been scrubbed from the internet, the former pseudonym was once a name creating buzz in the Dallas hip-hop scene.