Kanye West is reportedly looking to legally change his name to Ye, according to new legal documents filed in California and obtained by The Blast.
The 44-year-old rapper was born Kanye Omari West, but according to new legal documents filed in California this week, the star is looking to have his moniker legally changed to just ‘Ye’.
According to the documents, Kanye said his decision to change his name is for “personal” reasons, but he did not give any further information on his reasoning.
In California, a judge has to sign off on someone trying to legally change their name, and in most cases, the change has to be published in several newspapers.
The potential name change comes as his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian West, will also be looking to change her name when their divorce is finalised, as she’ll likely want to go back to being just Kim Kardashian.