US EditionKanye West Changes His Name Again
- Kanye West, legally renamed Ye in 2021, reportedly changed his name again, with new filings listing him as Ye Ye across his business ventures as of June 10, 2025.
- This second name change follows Ye's ongoing rejection of his birth name, which he has called a “slave name” and publicly distanced himself from since March 2024.
- Alongside the name change, Ye has posted controversial statements on X, retracting apologies for anti-Semitic remarks and embracing extremist identifiers, which intensified public and platform responses this year.
- On June 1, 2025, Ye announced quitting his @kanyewest Twitter account to start a new “ye” account, reflecting his final move away from the old moniker on social media with over 33 million followers.
- The new official name on business records suggests a full transition in identity that could influence branding and legal affairs, while controversies surrounding Ye continue impacting his public and commercial standing.
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What rapper Kanye West has legally changed his name to
American rapper and fashion designer, best known as Kanye West, has changed his name again. Kanye West, who has in recent years opted to just be known as Ye, has allegedly claimed the shortened version of his name is so nice that he wants people to say it twice. And so, Ye Ye is born. AYEYE, YE YE IS HERE The New York Post got hold of documentation filed in California by Hussain Lalani, Ye Ye’s chief financial officer. The documents cite the art…
‘Name Change Doesn't Change His Character': Ye, Formerly Known as Kanye West, Reportedly Changes His Name Again as Fans Claim He’s 'Desperate for Attention'
Kanye West, 48, has reportedly gone through a second official name change and now wants to be known as Ye Ye. The Grammy Award-winning rapper legally
Ye, Yeezy, Yeezus, Saint Pablo, The Louis Vuitton Don – these are not different people, but one and the same: rapper Kanye West. To his many names a new one may be added.
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