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Ye, 1977-


  • URI(s)

  • Fuller Name

    • Kanye Omari
  • Variants

    • West, Kanye
  • Additional Information

  • Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

  • Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

  • Earlier Established Forms

    • West, Kanye
  • Sources

    • found: Jackson, J. Damita Jo [SR] ℗2004:container (Kanye West)
    • found: All music guide WWW site, May 14, 2004(Kanye West; rap producer, vocalist; b. Atlanta, GA)
    • found: Kanye West, ©2009:ECIP ch. 2 (b. June 8, 1977; sources differ as to place)
    • found: Grucella, E. Kanye West, ©2012:CIP galley (Kanye Omari West)
    • found: Wikipedia, September 7, 2018(Kanye West; born Kanye Omari West, June 8, 1977, Atlanta, Georgia; raised in Chicago; American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and fashion designer; lives in Hidden Hills, California)
    • found: Wikipedia, viewed 26 October 2022:Kanye West (Ye, best known as Kanye West; West applied on August 24, 2021, to have his legal name changed from Kanye Omari West to Ye, with no middle or last name, which was granted on October 18 [2021]; had alluded to wishing to change his name since 2018 and had used Ye as a nickname for several years prior)
    • found: The New York times, online, viewed 26 October 2022:article dated April 8, 2022 ([headline] Kanye West; Kanye West; West, who now goes by Ye; [subsequent references to West]) article dated July 28, 2022 (the artist formerly known as Kanye West (now simply Ye); [subsequent references to Ye]) article dated October 16, 2022 (Kanye West; Mr. West) article dated October 20, 2022 (Kanye West, or Ye, as he is now known; [subsequent references to Ye]) article dated October 25, 2022 ([headline] Kanye West; Kanye West; Mr. West, who now goes by Ye; [subsequent references to Ye])
    • found: The Washington post, online, viewed 26 October 2022:article dated July 6, 2022 (Ye, formerly known as Kanye West; Ye) article dated July 16, 2022 (Kanye West; West) article dated October 7, 2022 ([headline] Kanye West; Kanye West; [subsequent references to West]) article dated October 7, 2022 ([headline] Kanye West; Ye, the musician born Kanye West; [subsequent references to Ye]) article dated October 11, 2022 ([headline] Kanye West; Kanye West; West, an artist who now calls himself Ye; [subsequent references to West]) article dated October 25, 2022 ([headline] Kanye West; Ye, the musician and mogul formerly known as Kanye West; [subsequent references to Ye])
    • found: The Los Angeles times, online, viewed 26 October 2022:article dated September 20, 2022 ([headline] Kanye West; Kanye West; West, who goes by Ye; [subsequent references to West]) article dated October 5, 2022 ([headline] Kanye West; Kanye West, legal name Ye; [subsequent references to Ye]) article dated October 19, 2022 ([headline] Kanye West; Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West; [subsequent references to Ye]) article dated October 25, 2022 ([headline] Kanye West; Kanye West; West, who now goes by Ye; [subsequent references to West])
  • LC Classification

    • ML420.W452
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  • Change Notes

    • 2004-05-14: new
    • 2022-11-15: revised
  • Alternate Formats