Kanye West has filed legal documents in Los Angeles to change his name legally,Ā TMZĀ reports.
In the docs obtained by the outlet, the rapper is asking the court to change his name from Kanye Omari West to his nickname, Ye.Ā
Itās not clear if or when the name change will occur. Since this is a pretty straightforward name change, a judge should sign off on it. In California, a name change can get denied for a couple of reasons: the person is using it to commit fraud.
Ye wrote in the court documents that the change was for āpersonal reasons.ā
The news comes as he gears up for the listening party for his forthcoming project,Ā Donda.Ā The event is scheduled for Thursday at Soldier Field in Yeezyās hometown of Chicago.
The album was initially scheduled for an August 6 release, but that was pushed back. The album is now expected to drop on Friday, but itās been rumored that Kanye wants to drop the same day asĀ Drake. The Toronto rapper is supposedly dropping hisĀ Certified Lover BoyĀ album this year.
The two are currently embroiled in a back and forth after Drakeās verse on Trippie Reddās āBetrayalā seemingly takes shots at Kanye. Some liken the hype surrounding the releases to when Kanye andĀ 50 CentĀ went head to head in 2007 withĀ GraduationĀ andĀ Curtis.