Kanye West has legally changed his name to Ye after a Los Angeles court approved his application. The U.S rapper formally requested to change his name to Ye (pronounced “yay”) in August after filing legal documents – citing “personal reasons” for the name change. He has now successfully dropped his full name – Kanye Omari West – in favour of this long-time two-letter moniker. Ye at ‘DONDA by Kanye West’ listening event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 22, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. The 44-year-old first alluded to his plans to change his name to Ye shortly after the release of his eighth studio album titled “Ye”, he tweeted: “The being formally known as Kanye West. I am YE.” he tweeted: “Formally known as Kanye West. I am YE.” His application has been officially approved by LA Superior Court Judge Michelle Williams, and he will no longer have a middle or last name. In 2018, the rapper told radio host Big Boy, “I believe ‘ye’ is the most commonly used word in the Bible. In the Bibl...