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Kanye West Has Legally Changed His Name To A Two-Letter Moniker

Photo credit: Kevin Mazur - Getty Images
Photo credit: Kevin Mazur - Getty Images

The artist formerly known as Kanye West has legally changed his name to Ye.

Two months after legally filing to change his his name from Kanye Omari West to Ye (pronounced "yay"), citing 'personal reasons', LA Superior Court Judge Michelle Williams has granted the request, meaning the rapper will no longer have a first name nor surname, reports Sky News.

According to the Associated Press news agency, the rapper and producer filed legal documents on August 11, 2021 at Los Angeles Superior Court requesting to change his full name.

West has been known by Ye for several years, announcing on Twitter in 2018 that it was how he wanted to be known going forward.

'The being formally [sic] known as Kanye West. I am YE,' he wrote in a tweet on the platform on September 29, 2018.

Earlier that year in June, West had released his eighth studio album which was also titled Ye. On Twitter, his name is also just 'Ye'.

During an interview that same month, West also explained the origins of his the name, acknowledging how his christian beliefs influenced the album, and later his actual, name choice.

'I believe "ye" is the most commonly used word in the Bible, and in the Bible it means ‘you.' So I’m you, I’m us, it’s us. It went from Kanye, which means the only one, to just Ye - just being a reflection of our good, our bad, our confused, everything.'

Photo credit: Kevin Mazur - Getty Images
Photo credit: Kevin Mazur - Getty Images

The news of West's name change came days before the 44-year-old released his 10th album Donda, named after his late mother.

West held listening parties at stadiums in the run up to the release, some of which have been attended by his four children and Kim Kardashian, who he separated from earlier this year. The former couple are currently going through divorce proceedings.

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