Introducing the artist formerly known as Kanye West.
You know you’ve made it big when you can get by on your first name alone. Just look at Madonna, Cher, and Oprah.
Well, the “Hurricane” rapper has now joined those ranks.
After going by the nickname “Ye” for years, a judge has now granted a request for Kanye to officially change his name to the singular syllable moniker, forgoing his middle and last name.
The Grammy winner first announced that he wanted to change his name three years ago, citing personal reasons. He has used the abbreviated version of Kanye as his name on social media since, and Ye is also the title of his eighth studio album which dropped in 2018.
“I believe ‘ye’ is the most commonly used word in the Bible, and in the Bible it means ‘you,’” the artist said during an interview with Big Boy in June that year.
More power to ye!
