GettyKanye West has announced he no longer wants to be known as Kanye West.
The rapper’s latest album Yandhi is being released today (September 29), and alongside the new music it seems Kayne also has revealed a new name.
The 41-year-old took to Twitter to make the announcement, explaining he is ‘the being formally known as Kanye West’.
ABCSo how do we refer to the Gold Digger singer from now on? Well, according to his tweet, he is now simply to be known as ‘Ye’.
His tweet read:
the being formally known as Kanye West
I am YE
the being formally known as Kanye West
I am YE
— ye (@kanyewest) September 29, 2018
The rapper also altered his Twitter name and his Instagram bio to reflect his new identity.
The name isn’t totally out of the blue, as ‘Ye’ has been one of Kanye’s nicknames for some time, and was also the title of another of his albums he released earlier this year.
Kanye hinted at his new form of address on Twitter a couple of days ago as he spoke about his latest album release.
Explaining the album would come around the same time as Lil Wayne’s album Tha Carter V, Ye wrote:
We’re releasing Yandhi Saturday night
We know it will come in number 2 to my brother Lil Wayne and that’s lovely
The universe needs Ye and Wayne music at the same time.
we’re releasing Yandhi Saturday night
We know it will come in number 2 to my brother Lil Wayne and that’s lovely
The universe needs Ye and Wayne music at the same time
— ye (@kanyewest) September 27, 2018
The All Mine singer shared a preview of his newest album, which features controversial rappers 6ix9ine and XXXTentacion, earlier this week.
Check it out here:
YANDHI 9 29 18
YANDHI IS RELEASING THIS SATURDAY pic.twitter.com/ysqMrtc1RP
— ye (@kanyewest) September 27, 2018
Ye will perform on Saturday Night Live tonight (September 29), where he will be joined alongside special guests Kid Cudi, Teyana Taylor, and 070 Shake.
Kanye’s unusual announcement was met with some witty responses from fans on social media.
One compared his declaration to a very loveable Guardians of the Galaxy character:
#IAmYE pic.twitter.com/7sES5Gs0fV
— Kanye Source (@KanyeSource) September 29, 2018
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