Kanye West asks court to legally change his name to Ye

Kane West, who has called himself Ye on his social media pages for years, tweeted that he wanted the change in 2018.

Kanye just wants to be Ye. Kanye West filed court documents Tuesday to legally change his name. The Los Angeles Superior Court filing says the 44-year-old wants to get rid of his full name — Kanye Omari West — in favour of just his longtime two-letter nickname, Ye, with no middle name or last name.