After years of talking about changing his name, 44-year-old Kanye West has finally gone through with the process and made the switch legal in a California court.
Celebrity The rapper has gone by Kanye, Yeezus, and Saint Pablo, but he will now legally be known as Ye. After years of talking about changing his name, Kanye West has finally gone through with the process and made the switch legal. The 44-year-old rapper and fashion mogul will henceforth be known simply as “Ye,” which shouldn’t come as too big of a surprise to those who have been following the powerhouse throughout his career. After the 22-time Grammy winner filed a petition to legally shorten his name in California back in August, Judge Michelle Williams OK’d the alteration on Oct.18, making it permanent and official. Those who know the “Stronger” rapper — everyone from artists to friends to followers — have been referring to him by the shortened version for a long time.
