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Kanye West: "I am YE"
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US rapper Kanye West had already taken the stage name Ye in 2018.
Now he obviously wants to make that his official name.
The musician had applied for a corresponding application for a name change in Los Angeles in court, as several US media reported unanimously.
The promiportal »TMZ« posted a document listing the current name »Kanye Omari West« and the proposed name »Ye«.
According to "People", "personal reasons" are asserted for the name change.
A court must grant the application.
In September 2018 West introduced himself on Twitter as "I am YE" and said goodbye to his name Kanye West.
He had previously released the album "Ye".
The musician, who was born in Chicago in 1977, recently presented his new album "Donda", which is named after West's late mother.
The rapper has four children with his wife Kim Kardashian West.
The parents have been divorced since February.
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