Kanye West’s name change to Ye is official as rapper’s divorce from Kim Kardashian moves forward

KANYE West’s name has been changed to Ye officially as the rapper’s divorce from Kim Kardashian has moved forward.

The name change for Kanye, 44, has been approved by a judge, according to

In the legal documents obtained by the outlet, the judge reportedly signed off on the rap star’s petition at the Los Angeles court.

Ye will reportedly not have a middle or last name.

Kanye Omari West previously appeared on his birth certificate.

As of right now, , 40, might possibly still keep “West” in her own surname.

While their divorce proceeds though, the reality star may or may not decide to keep it around.

The alum filed for divorce from the Donda rapper back in February.

The former couple – who were married for nearly seven years – share four kids together: North, eight, Saint, five, Chicago, three, and Psalm, two.

‘¥’

After the name change was made official, the hitmaker shared a new snapshot on his

In the snap, the star showed off the back of his shaved head.

He was wearing a silver shirt and had on a necklace that said: “Saint.”

The caption stated: “¥.”

Since back in September 2018, the musician has been wanting to call himself Ye.

He tweeted: “Being formally known as Kanye West, I am Ye.”

THE LA MANSION

Recently, Kim reportedly won the in her divorce proceedings from Kanye.

According to court documents obtained by , the former couple had negotiated a buyout price for the home.

They had rebuilt the place from the ground up together during their marriage.

The pair had purchased the  mansion back in 2014 for $20 million, though they have invested millions into the renovation process.

Back in April 2018, Kim’s mother revealed that the house cost about $60million on .

Kanye had worked with famed architects, such as Axel Vervoordt, over the years to build his dream home.

The duo had invested a large sum of money and also purchased the property next door to expand their estate.

THE ROAST

During her  debut as host, Kanye’s ex as she poked fun at him. 

Kim started off: “I married the best rapper of all time. Not to mention the richest black person in America.”

She then said: “We also have four amazing kids, which is why when I divorced him, it came to just one thing, his personality.”