She Gonna Touch the Sky
Not to start the week on a downer, but Kanye West’s mother Donda tragically passed away this weekend at the young age of 58. Early reports say cause of death is a freak allergic reaction while getting her tummy tucked.
Kanye was in London when he was told and was on his way back to the U.S. as of last night. West often spoke about the close relationship he shared with his mother and she sounded like a pretty awesome lady (from People.com)
West, 58, a retired professor and former chairwoman of the Chicago State University English department, was a tireless supporter of her son as he both earned success and stirred up controversy.
“Kanye likes to think as a hobby and speak his own mind. He was always like that,” Donda West told InStyle earlier this year. “He came out of the womb looking like he had that attitude.”
As CEO of West Brands LLC and co-founder of the Kanye West Foundation, she teamed with her son to develop a nonprofit that aimed to combat the dropout problem in high schools in 2005. In May, she released the book Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar.
The rapper paid tribute to her efforts in his song “Hey Mama,” singing: “See you’re unbreakable, unmistakable/ Highly capable, lady that’s makin loot/ A livin’ legend too, just look at what heaven do/ Send us an angel, and I thank you (Hey Mama).” The ode became the ring tone she played on her cell phone.
“She always gave me support,” Kanye West said. “A lot of parents don’t train their kids to think.”
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