{"id":44524,"date":"2021-08-29T18:27:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T12:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/who-was-donda-west-the-us-sun\/"},"modified":"2021-08-29T18:27:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T12:57:13","slug":"who-was-donda-west-the-us-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/who-was-donda-west-the-us-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was Donda West? \u2013 The US Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BORN on June 8, 1977, Kanye West was raised in Chicago by his single mother, Donda West, who passed away in 2007.<\/strong><\/p>\n

14 later, the rapper is paying homage to her with his new album, Donda, which was released on Sunday, August 29, 2021.<\/p>\n

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Kanye with his late mother Donda in 2007<\/span>Credit: Getty Images – Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<\/span>Who was Kanye West’s mom Donda?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Donda was born on July 12, 1949, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She was married to Ray West, father of Kanye, but after their divorce, she moved with her son to Chicago<\/a> in 1980.<\/p>\n

The single mother earned a Bachelor\u2019s degree in English from the Virginia Union University, in Richmond Virginia.<\/p>\n

She received a Master\u2019s degree at Atlanta University, Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Donda furthered her education and received a Doctorate in English at Auburn University, Alabama<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>How did Donda West die?<\/span><\/h2>\n

On November 10, 2007, Donda West died of coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty.<\/p>\n

She underwent liposuction, a tummy tuck, and a breast reduction the day before she died.<\/p>\n

She was 58 years old at the time of her death.<\/p>\n

Records indicated that in 2001, two malpractice lawsuits against Jan Adams, the plastic surgeon who performed procedures on Donda, ended in judgments of $217,337 and $250,000.<\/p>\n

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Then-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger subsequently signed the “Donda West Law,” legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to receive medical clearance through a physical examination before undergoing elective cosmetic surgery.<\/p>\n

Kanye was extremely close to his mother, and her death seemed to impact him greatly.<\/p>\n

Kanye told Q magazine<\/a> in 2015: \u201cMy mother was my everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had never moved to LA, she\u2019d be alive. I don\u2019t want to go far into it because it will bring me to tears.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahead of the release of his new album on Sunday, August 29, 2021, videos of the rapper with his mother emerged on social media.<\/p>\n

In 2020, Kanye released the song Donda, a testament to his late mother, a year before unveiling his 10th album.<\/p>\n

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Donda died at the age of 58<\/span>Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<\/span>Who is Kanye West’s father?<\/span><\/h2>\n

During the 1960s and 70s, Ray was a Black Panther.<\/p>\n

After that, Ray became one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Constitution-Journal, photographing former President Ronald Reagan and Maya Angelou.<\/p>\n

In addition to his reputable credentials, Ray also worked as a paparazzo, a marriage counselor, and a store owner.<\/p>\n

Although Donda primarily raised Kanye, Ye revealed in his songs that his father has always provided for him, despite his alleged financial struggles.<\/p>\n

In November 2019, Kanye even shared a glimpse of his close bond with his father.<\/p>\n

He tweeted: “My dad came to visit me at one of our ranches in Cody, Wyoming.<\/p>\n

“He talked about his love for fishing and how he could come here in the summers. It took me 42 years to realize that my dad was my best friend.”<\/p>\n

While he is allegedly still struggling to heal from his mother’s death, Kanye has received an abundant amount of love and support from Ray.<\/p>\n

The rap genius has also been very present for his father who, as it was announced back in 2018, has battled with prostate cancer.<\/p>\n

Kanye West releases new single Donda featuring late mother\u2019s voice and shares sweet never-before-seen home videos<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n