Kanye West has apparently legally changed his name again

Kanye West has reportedly legally changed his name for a second time – find out more below.

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In late 2021, Kanye legally changed his name from Kanye Omari West to Ye West – a move he had spoken of since 2018: “I believe ‘ye’ is the most commonly used word in the Bible, and in the Bible it means you. So I’m you, I’m us, it’s us.”

Since then, the rapper’s names in the press and public have often been used interchangeably. Now, Page Six reports that he has once again changed his name – at least in official business documents.

Per documents obtained by Page Six that were filed by Kanye’s chief financial officer Hussain Lalani under the name Ye Ye. His previous filings were under the name Ye West. According to the publication, his new moniker has been listed under “manager or member name” for all of his businesses including Yeezy Apparel, Yeezy Record Label and more.

Kanye West has yet to publicly announce the second name-change, but seemingly alluded to it earlier this month. On June 1, he posted on X: “Ima finally stop using the @kanyewest twitter cause my name is Ye. Gonna start a Ye account and it is what it is.”

Ima finally stop using the @kanyewest twitter cause my name is Ye

Gonna start a ye account and it is what it is

— ye (@kanyewest) June 1, 2025

In March 2024, the rapper reiterated that he no longer wanted to be known by his birth name, saying he was rejecting his “slave name” and “demanded” to be addressed as Ye.

This year alone, Ye has written a string of highly controversial posts on X, which saw him take back his apology to the Jewish community for his past anti-Semitic remarks and go on to declare himself “a Nazi”. He also wrote: “I love Hitler”, and praised Elon Musk as “the most lit person that [has] ever been on Twitter”, following the latter being accused of making a Nazi salute at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.

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In February, he came under fire for a bizarre tweeting spree following his controversial and head-turning appearance at the Grammy Awards with wife Bianca Censori, who donned a see-through dress, revealing her naked body underneath – he later claimed “dominion” over Censori. In his spree, he also courted controversy for selling a white T-shirt with a large swastika emblem on the chest, listed as “HH-01” on his website – possibly a reference to the “Heil Hitler” chant.

The site was later taken down by Shopify, though the online retailer later stated that it was taken down due to the potential for fraud – not because it was selling a swastika t-shirt. Shopify did condemn the item, calling it “vile, disgusting and inexcusable”.

Then, the rapper seemed to backtrack on his earlier comments, taking to X to share that “after further reflection”, he’s “come to the realisation that I’m not a Nazi”. However, it was followed only a few days later by yet more swastika apparel appearing on his X page.

His album ‘Donda 2’ was released onto all streaming platforms in April, only for it to be taken down just hours later. That came shortly after he recently joined Twitch, only to be banned after seven minutes after he allegedly threw a Nazi salute while proclaiming: “Heil Hitler.”

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