Kanye West, through a letter from his chief of staff Milo Yiannopoulos, has demanded that the music industry refer to him as Ye and not his former "slave name." The letter emphasizes that the decision to change his name was not taken lightly and that it is now legally and permanently Ye. Yiannopoulos called on streaming platforms, publishers, stores, and others to adopt the change immediately. Kanye's petition to change his legal name was approved by a Los Angeles judge back in 2021 after he hinted at it on Twitter in 2018. He has explained that Ye is derived from the word 'you' and represents a reflection of both the good and bad in all of us. “I believe ‘ye’ is the most commonly used word in the Bible, and in the Bible it means ‘you,’” he told Big Boy at a recent listening party.

Kanye West, through a letter from his chief of staff Milo Yiannopoulos, has demanded that the music industry refer to him as Ye and not his former "slave name." The letter emphasizes that the decision to change his name was not taken lightly and that it is now legally and permanently Ye. Yiannopoulos called on streaming platforms, publishers, stores, and others to adopt the change immediately. Kanye's petition to change his legal name was approved by a Los Angeles judge back in 2021 after he hinted at it on Twitter in 2018. He has explained that Ye is derived from the word 'you' and represents a reflection of both the good and bad in all of us. “I believe ‘ye’ is the most commonly used word in the Bible, and in the Bible it means ‘you,’” he told Big Boy at a recent listening party.