Kanye West’s Mother Dies

Rapper Kanye West’s mother, Donda West, died at the age of 58 this past Saturday night in Los Angeles. The cause of death is said to be a cosmetic surgery complication.

This past May, Donda released a book called “Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Star.” She was the chief executive of West Brands LLC, the parent company of Kanye’s Business enterprises and she was the chairwoman of the Kanye West Foundation, which is an educational nonprofit organization that works to decrease school dropout rates and improve literacy. She was also a former chairperson of the English department at Chicago State University.