Kanye West Deletes His Instagram Account

Popular rapper, Kanye West has deleted his Instagram account.

This is coming after he ranted about legally changing his name to Ye, and fans have been reacting.

The rapper’s social media page, which had 20 million followers, is no longer visible online, and Ye added that his name would be changed to Ye on Instagram shortly.

In a screenshot of a message sent to Justin LaBoy. Ye stated, “I’m closing my Kanye West Instagram account.”

WOW.

Kanye West is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, entrepreneur and fashion designer. His music draws from a range of genres, including hip hop, soul, baroque pop, electro, indie rock, synth-pop, industrial and gospel.

After his parents divorced when he was three years old, he moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois.

His father, Ray West, is a former Black Panther and was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ray West was later a Christian counselor, and in 2006, opened the Good Water Store and Café in Lexington Park, Maryland with startup capital from his son.

West’s mother, Dr. Donda C. (Williams) West, was a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University, before retiring to serve as his manager. West was raised in a middle-class background, attending Polaris High School in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois, after living in Chicago.