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.

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.

It's a new era for Kanye West. It's a new era for Kanye West. On Monday, the 44-year-old rapper's request to officially change his name to Ye was granted by the Los Angeles Courts and he also ...

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) ...

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 ...

ORIGINAL STORY: Kanye West has taken a page out of Diddy 's book and is reportedly trying to legally undergo a name change. According to a report from TMZ on Tuesday evening (Aug. 24), Yeezy filed ...

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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 ...

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's turbulent relationship, his mental health battle and more are unveiled in the trailer for an ...

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 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 ...