Did Kanye West Really Change His Name To Yitler After Praising Adolf Hitler

Did Kanye West Really Change His Name To Yitler After Praising Adolf Hitler

Viral rumours about Kanye West changing his name to Yitler which surfaced online have now been proven false, find out what did he really change his name to

The initial rumours about Kanye West changing his legal name to Yitler surfaced online on December 5 from an article.

Know Did Kanye West Really Change His Name To Yitler After Praising Adolf Hitler

The famous rapper just recently appeared in an interview with Alex Jones where he spoke about his relationship with his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, his presidency run, and many other topics.

Following the interview, rumours about Kanye West changing his official name to ‘Yitler’ started surfacing online, despite the rapper never mentioning about anything like that.

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The Article That Stated Kanye West Changed His Legal Name To ‘Yitler’

Rumours about Kanye changing his legal name to ‘Yitler’ first surfaced from an article published by an outset ‘The Beaverton’.

The article shared that Kanye West made the following statement:

I live my life and I live my truth. And it’s important to me to make sure my identity honors the two people I admire the most: myself and Adolf Hitler.

He reportedly said these words before confirming about changing his legal name to ‘Yitler’ according to the online article.

Rumours About Kanye West’s Name Change Proven False

However, the statement and reports by the article have now been proven to be false. In fact, the website cannot be blamed as it quotes itself as a satirical online newspaper based in Canada. The particular website is popularly known for publishing such kinds of articles.

Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the publication also has a disclaimer, which explains that all articles are based on real events but they are reported under fictional means. Moreover, much of the specific details, including “quotes from celebrities”, are not real.

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However, it states that the stories may follow real or authentic events and topics. As such, considering all these facts, there is no proof of Kanye West ever making claims about changing his legal name to ‘Yitler’.

What Did He Really Change His Name To

Although Kanye obviously did not change his name to Yitler, the rapper did indeed recently change his name in 2021. Kanye revealed to the world that he would be changing his name to ‘Ye’.

While speaking about his name change, he also explained the meaning behind the name. He explained how he is moving on from his old name ‘Kanye’, which meant the ‘only one’ to just ‘Ye’. According to him, ‘Ye’ means “just being a reflection of our good, our bad, our confused, everything.”

Following the announcement, he has since changed all of his social media usernames as well. According to reports, the famous rapper initially mentioned about changing his name some few years back in 2018.

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