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Kanye West Claims He’s Changing His Instagram To “Ye”

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Kanye West has made it no secret over the past few years that he prefers the name “Ye.” While it hasn’t exactly caught on with the public it’s the name he’s used to release new music and what most interviews with him refer to him as. Now he’s attempting to get it changed in another place, his verified Instagram account. His account currently reads “kanyewest” as it has for years but a new post he made to the platform revealed that he’s in the process of changing it.

“Name being changed to Ye on insta shortly” the caption of his post reads. The picture of itself is a screenshot of DMs where he explains further. “I’m closing my Kanye West Instagram account. My name is Ye. No brand or numbers gonna force me to call myself what they still want me to be,” the message pictured read. At the moment his verified account still sports his original name. Additionally, a surprising amount of fans in the comments seem to be against the change. Check out his newest Instagram post below.

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Kanye West Wants To Change His Instagram Name

Multiple comments on the post insist that they still want to call West by his birth name. “Yo mama named you KANYE WEST, so that’s what I’m calling yo” one of the top comments reads. Another reply shares the same sentiment saying “Donda named you Kanye. So im calling you Kanye.”

West’s new album VULTURES 1 with Ty Dolla $ign has spent back to back weeks at the top spot on the Billboard 200. This week it held off Yeat’s new project 2093 which debuted at number two. The album’s hit song “Carnival” remains in the top 5 of the Hot 100 and is expected to rise back up the charts next week. What do you think of Kanye West wanting to change his Instagram name to just “Ye?” Do you refer to him as Ye or still call him by his original name? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lil Nas X Says Elon Musk Will “Feel My Wrath” Amid Twitter’s Blue Check Drama

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Lil Nas X threatened to bring his “wrath” down upon Elon Musk after his Twitter account was given a blue check mark, despite him not paying for verification. The rapper previously told fans he wouldn’t pay for Twitter Blue to get the feature on his page. Nas is one of many celebrities who have complained about getting the blue check mark despite not paying.

“On my soul, I didn’t pay for Twitter Blue. You will feel my wrath, Tesla man!” Nas wrote on Twitter, Saturday night. Fans shared plenty of jokes in response. One wrote: “I’ll buy it for you. I’ll buy you anything. I’ll give you the world baby girl. One dm please bb.” Another joked: “You mean the soul you sold to satan? You’re never beating the satan allegations.” Some fans took Elon Musk’s side in the beef. One user argued: “It’s actually hilarious so many celebs like you will sell their soul in the name of making money and getting famous. Now @elonmusk challenges your authority, and you show your true colors…”

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 14: Lil Nas X wears circle glasses, a silver large nose piercing, a white shirt, a green with white print pattern blazer jacket, outside Thom Browne, during New York Fashion Week, on February 14, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

The Twitter drama began last week when all users who weren’t subscribed to Twitter Blue lost their verification. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez complained that the move would lead to more confusion about the legitimacy of posts on the platform. “Jokes aside, this is setting the stage for major potential harm when a natural disaster hits and no one knows what agencies, reporters, or outlets are real,” the congresswoman tweeted. “Not long ago we had major flash floods. We had to mobilize trusted info fast to save lives. Today just made that harder.”

Among the first celebrities to get unknowingly verified were LeBron James and Stephen King. Both of them very publically criticized Musk for Twitter’s new verification model. “I’m paying for a few personally,” Musk confirmed on Twitter once users took note.

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