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American singer and rapper Kanye West formally applied to a California court recently to legally change his name to 'Ye'. The name 'Ye' was also the title of Kanye's eighth album. Over the years, 'Ye' had ascended to a stage name adopted by the singer.
The rapper is also known as 'Yeezus' and 'Yeezy'. Both are supposedly a play on his nickname Ye and biblical figure Jesus. 'Ye' itself is believed to be short for Kanye. In court documents obtained by People and TMZ, the 44-year old singer has cited "personal reasons" for the name change.
To legally change his name, the singer would require a California judge to approve it. The petition to change his name is expected to be approved by a judge, as only cases where the name change is suspected to be done for fraud are not authorized.
The petition for the name change has been filed just as Kanye is expected to release his tenth studio album Donde.
Why did Kanye West choose 'Ye' as his name?
In a 2018 interview with radio host Big Boy, the rapper mentioned:
"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 [sic], everything."
In June 2018, the singer tweeted that "Kanye West with no ego" is known as 'Ye'.
In September 2018, Kanye West tweeted about formally adopting his stage name 'Ye'.
Here are some reaction to Kanye West officially changing his name
While some fans supported Kanye's decision, others were confused with this recent development.
Recently, the rap singer-songwriter has been having a feud with Canadian singer and rapper Drake. On August 19, Drake recently released a song in collaboration with Trippie Redd. The new single is titled Betrayal and contains lyrics which seemingly dissed Kanye West. The lyrics included:
"All these fools I'm beefin' that I barely know / Forty-five, forty-four (Burned out), let it go // Ye ain't changin' s*it for me, it's set in stone."
Meanwhile, according to New Musical Express, Kanye responded to Drake in a group text. The singer mentioned:
"I live for this. I've been fucked with by nerd ass jock n****s like you my whole life. You will never recover. I promise you."
Last year, Kanye West became a billionaire from his merchandise line-up and other business ventures. In March 2021, according to The Hollywood Reporter, West's fortune could have risen due to the success of the merchandise line-up Yeezy with Gap and others.
