Billy Ocean with whom he released "On The Run" backed with "Let's Put Our Emotions in Motion" in 1974. Ocean took his stage name from the Ocean Estate, Stepney in London's East End, where he was living at the time. In 1976, he recorded his first album, "Billy Ocean", with its first single release, "Love Really Hurts Without You", charting at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 22 in the US "Billboard" Hot 100. He enjoyed club success from the songs "Are You Ready" and "Stay The Night" from the album "City Limit"—both of which were later covered by
My Name Is My Name it thrives on understated tension as Pusha and guest vocalist Pharrell recount an interaction with an old friend who had decided to become a police informant. It's the perfect conclusion to a consistently surprising hip-hop album." Lauren Martin of "Fact" gave the album three and a half stars out of five, saying "In short, on "My Name Is My Name", Pusha doesn’t really give much away about his past, present or future, and it's a disconcerting thought for an album posited as a vanguard for a more "real" presentation of rap." Russ Bengtson of "Complex" said, "it's a never-hit-skip album