Kanye West reportedly files paperwork to change his name to ‘Ye’

American rapper Kanye West has reportedly filed paperwork to change his name to ‘Ye.’

According to TMZ, the billionaire rapper filed for the name change on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at a Los Angeles court.

This move is coming ahead of his forthcoming album ‘Donda‘ which he named after his late mother.

Interestingly, Kanye’s estranged wife, Kim Kardashian still has his name attached to hers, months after filing for divorce.

It is not clear if she’ll change her name if the court approves the billionaire’s decision.

The rapper first hinted about plans to change his name in 2019 when he had a conversation with Yeezy’s head footwear designer Steven Smith.

Kanye West returns to Instagram wearing necklaces with his kids’ names

The billionaire rapper returned to the app on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, ahead of the release of his highly anticipated new album, “Donda.”

He posted a series of close-up photos of the Cuban link necklaces, with NorthSaintChicago and Psalm’s monikers written out in Gothic lettering.

On his return, his fan base on the platform hit 5.7 million. However, he is only following one person on the app, Kim Kardashian.

It would be recalled that the father of four unfollowed all his estranged wife’s family member on Twitter a few months ago.

That happened shortly after West was spotted in France with Russian born International model, Irina Shynk.

Kanye and Kim filed for divorce in February 2021.