Kanye West’s mother, Donda West, died during cosmetic surgery at an LA hospital yesterday. She was only 58. Kanye, who had just landed in London when he heard the news, hopped back on a plane to the states to be with his family.
Their close relationship was obvious, from his references to her in songs like “Hey Mama,” to her book, Raising Kanye: Life Lessons From the Mother of a Hip-Hop Star. Since 2004, Donda West has been helping Kanye manage his career, but before that she was an English professor at Chicago State University. You can send Kanye some love via his blog. [Image Source: WI]
P.S. In other R.I.P. news, Norman Mailer died in NYC on Saturday.
