Controversial rapper and Yeezy founder Kanye West, who now goes by “Ye,” has sent a letter to his music industry friends demanding they take his name change seriously.
West’s letter to the music industry comes nearly a month after he threatened to shut down his Instagram account if the platform refused to change his handle to “Ye.”
Kanye West Demands Music Industry Respect His Name Change to ‘Ye’
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On Saturday, West’s chief of staff, Milo Yiannopoulos, sent a letter demanding the rapper’s name, “Ye,” be respected by the music industry, streamers and publishers.
Yiannopoulos stated that the rapper’s decision to drop the name “Kanye West” was not an easy one and he wanted to enforce the change on all platforms.
“Ye is one of the most recognizable people in the world, comparable to presidents and popes. He did not take the decision to change his name, potentially sacrificing some of the great value captured by the ‘Kanye West,’ brand lightly,” the letter began, per TMZ. “The change was made completely, legally and permanently. Here he is now. His name is Ye. We are contacting streaming platforms, publishers, stores, unions, lyric websites and data resellers. This change will happen everywhere.”
It continued, “Your platform has been identified as one of the most visible places where this change is likely to occur, and we sincerely hope that you will be able to fully and correctly reflect the new name and identity of such an influential and historic figure.”
Kanye West Calls His Ex ‘Slave Name’
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In the lengthy and impassioned letter, the rapper’s chief of staff, Yiannopoulos, stated that West has the right to “full self-determination” and added that the Yeezy founder has referred to his ex as his “slave name” several times.
The letter read, “He has mentioned it several times as his servant’s name. Ye is a black man in America who wants the right to full self-determination like everyone else.”
“My colleagues and I reached out at his urging and hope you can help in this effort by bringing any and all examples of his name to your service,” the letter concluded.
The “All of the Lights” rapper announced in 2021 that he wanted to be known as “Ye,” claiming at the time that it was “the most common word in the Bible. And in the Bible, it means, ‘You.’ I am all of you.”
Since then, he has taken legal action to enforce these changes.
Recently He Threatened To Shut Down His Instagram Because It Still Carried His Old Name
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The letter from West’s camp comes nearly a month after the rapper opened his Instagram page, stating that he would shut it down if the platform refused to change his handle from “@kanyewest” to “@ye.”
At the time, the 47-year-old shared a post of a chat between him and musician Justin LaBoy, which read: “I closed my Kanye West Instagram account. My name is Ye. No brand or number will force me to call myself what they want me to be.”
follow HipHopDx, the rapper initially captioned the post with a longer text: “Someone has Ye as an account. I would like to have my name so I can change my account to my legal name. No one will bully anything No no organizer No no DSP I don’t care. My name is Ye now. You call me Kanye West then you call me out of my name.”
Justin LaBoy Helps Rapper Make Name Changes On Instagram
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In a second post in February, the rapper shared another chat with his followers where LaBoy assured him that Instagram was working on changing his official handle name.
It reads, “Instagram has approved[…]They just walked into the office and called right away.” LaBoy added, “Waiting for the information they need to make it happen today.”
Less than 24 hours later, the name change was official.
The rapper also acknowledged the change, as he re-shared the post on his Instagram Stories with the caption: “Four. Three. two. one. Who am I? Yes. That’s Ye Ye.”
While the rapper has been able to keep his name changed on Instagram, he still has X (formerly Twitter) to deal with.
Kanye West’s Wife’s Father Calls Him Out To Australia Over Daughter’s Dressing
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According to recent reports, the “Love Lockdown” rapper was summoned to Australia by his wife, Bianca Censori’s father, Leo, who is allegedly concerned about his daughter’s clothing since she married West.
“Kanye has been invited to travel to Australia and Bianca is hesitant to allow this to happen because she knows how her father will react,” a source said. Daily Mail.
The source added, “His dad still plans to sit down with Kanye, and Leo won’t be intimidated by Kanye’s power or control. No one expected it to be all rainbows and family portraits.”
Censori’s mother, Alexandra, also recently flew to the US in an attempt to “save” her daughter. However, sources close to the 29-year-old claim that she has assured family members that she “knows what she’s doing” and is not controlled by her husband.
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