Kanye West said in the filings that he wants to officially change his name for "personal reasons," per Variety. He gave no other explanations for his actions, per the report. However, West has previously talked about the meaning of the moniker and why he titled his 2018 album "Ye," explaining that the name has religious relevance for him. "I believe 'ye' is the most commonly used word in the Bible, and in the Bible it means 'you.' So I'm you, I'm us, it's us. It went from 'Kanye,' which means the only one, to just 'Ye' — just being a reflection of our good, our bad, our confused, everything. The album is more of a reflection of who we are," he said (via Billboard). West already uses Ye as the handle of his social media accounts and has for some time.
That wouldn't be the only time West injected religious meaning into his work. In 2013, West named his album "Yeezus" after another of his monikers. "I wanna explain something about the title Yeezus, simply put West was my slave name and Yeezus is my god name," West said during a listening party in mid-2013. Yeezy, another of West's popular nicknames, also has its origins in Jesus's name and was meant to cement his place as "a God of rap," The Sun reported in August. Per the report, West drew inspiration from Jay-Z, who adopted the moniker J-Hov, after Jehovah.
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