Kanye West ditches extra syllables, officially changes names to 'Ye'

Yo Ye, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but Cher had one of the best single-names of all time.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 70 words · Michael Hamilton

This puts Ye in good company with singers like Cher, Prince, Sting, Tiffany and Bono.

That effort signals Ye’s commitment to the single-syllable moniker.

The move isn’t a surprise.

The new name comes with some historic overtones.

It appears quite a bit in the Bible, asYe noted in a 2018 interview with BigBoyTV.

Said Ye at the time, “I’m you.

I’m just more of a reflection of who we are.”