On Monday, the 44-year-old rapper got official approval to legally change his name from Kanye Omari West to Ye, according to Los Angeles Superior Court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

In August 2021, West filed a petition with the Los Angeles Superior Court to change his name. His legal name would go from Kanye Omari West to simply “Ye,” with no middle or last name.

Kanye is now Ye. A Los Angeles judge on Monday approved the request of the rapper, producer and fashion designer to legally change his name from Kanye Omari West to just Ye, with no middle or last ...

KANYE WEST FILED DOCS REQUESTING TO CHANGE NAME TO YE Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are seen exiting the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on October 09, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images) ...

West, who has called himself Ye on his social media pages for years, tweeted that he wanted the change in 2018, saying, “the being formally known as Kanye West. I am YE.” ...

Born Kanye Omari West, the 44-year-old rap icon filed documents in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, formally requesting to change his name to Ye – a nickname he's gone by for years. No ...

Kanye West has filed a petition with the court to change his name. According to docs obtained by ET and filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the Jesus Is King artist wants to change his name from ...

Kanye West filed court documents Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, to legally change his name. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press Posted: Aug 24, 2021 / 09:59 PM EDT ...

In addition to the name change, Ye is selling his ranch in Cody, Wyoming, for $11 million. The rap star purchased the 4,500-acre property in 2019, and recorded several music projects at the site.

Kanye is now Ye. A Los Angeles judge on Monday approved the request of the rapper, producer and fashion designer to legally change his name from Kanye Omari West to just Ye, with no middle or last ...

August 25, 2021 / 10:12 AM EDT / CBS News ... Mr. Ye is in the building. The artist formerly known as Kanye West is changing his name to Ye, a nickname friends and fans have been using for years.

Kanye is now Ye. A Los Angeles judge on Monday approved the request of the rapper, producer and fashion designer to legally change his name from Kanye Omari West to just Ye, with no middle or last ...