Eccentric rapperKanye Westhas filed court documents to officially change his name to just Ye.

The software cited personal reasons for the change.

A judge will now need to approve the filing.

Kanye West, Kim Kardashian

Kanye West has filed to have his name changed. Image: @kimkardashianSource: Instagram

This is not the first time Kanye has mentioned wanting to become Ye.

In 2018, the rapper posted a tweet saying that he was just to be addressed as Ye now.

The Guardianreports that he said:

Kanye continued:

Social media users have reacted to the new development.

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