Kanye West is calling on people to use his true name instead of his âslave name.â
Due to his actions, the âFlashing Lightsâ rapper is constantly in the news
He certainly knows how to get people talking, whether itâs about his highly publicized breakup with Kim Kardashian, his viral liaison with Julia Fox, or whateverâs going on with his new âwife,â Bianca Censori.
Westâs name is suddenly the one sparking discussion.
Westâs strange request has sparked a lot of comments on the internet.
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One person writes: âThatâs fine, I actually respect what people wish to be referred to as whether it be gender or name, thatâs not a problem â but I still am not a fan of his antics.â
In a letter, Milo Yiannopoulos, Westâs chief of staff, has insisted that the rapper be called by his given name.
According to the letter that Page Six was able to receive, the rapper is âone of the most recognisable people in the world, on par with presidents and popes.â
It goes on to say that the âStrongerâ rapper âdidnât take the decision to change his name lightlyâ and that he may be giving up some of the enormous value that his name embodies.
The topic of Westâs name change has come up more than once.
Westâs application to formally adopt his moniker According to TMZ, Ye was granted approval in a Los Angeles court in 2021. Additionally, he no longer has a middle name.
Since then, the media has used the rapperâs name interchangeably, but Yiannopoulos wants that to end.
Since they are some of âthe most visible places,â Yiannopoulos continues, he is contacting âstreaming platforms, publishers, stores, unions, lyrics websites, and data resellersâ to impose the change.
The rapper previously spoke of the name change during a radio interview with BigBoyTV, explaining, âI believe âyeâ is the most commonly used word in the Bible, and in the Bible it means you. So Iâm you, Iâm us, itâs us.â