Kanye West's Mother, Donda, Dies

Donda West, mother to Chicago bred rapper Kanye West, has reportedly passed away.

The tragic news was broken by Hot 97's Miss Info via her blog.

Donda reportedly passed away in Los Angeles early today (November 11). Kanye, who was in London when the tragic news surfaced, is on his way back home.

The rapper has always publicly celebrated his close relationship with his mother and dedicated a song to her on his sophomore album, Late Registration.

Donda served as Kanye's manager and was a former chairman of the English department at Chicago State University.

Earlier this year, she released a book titled Raising Kanye which detailed his childhood and her experiences as her son's manager.source. Celebs and Bubs .........She allegedly died from an allergic reaction to medicine while getting a breast augmentation and tummy tuck.
Published 11/11/07 by

CelebsandBubs 1436 CelebsandBubs

DISCLAIMER: This posting was submitted by a user of the site not from The Insider editorial staff. All users have acknowledged and agreed that the submission of their story and its contents is in compliance with our Terms of Use.

Comments (16)

  • orLogin
  • gesundheit4420@yahoo.com
    Anonymous 3/11/09 Reply
  • may god be with kayne and his family bless you all.
    Anonymous 11/28/07 Reply
  • Dear the west family my sincere sympathy goes to you all at this painful time,Kanye i know how hard it is losing a parent but after you have morned you mut come back STRONGER.....STEVEN FROM ABERDEEN SCOTLAND....
    Anonymous 11/15/07 Reply
  • poor poor guy
    NinjaMikey12 11/12/07 Reply
  • humility
    Anonymous 11/12/07 Reply
  • aww, poor guy!
  • This will be a very sad time for him, my heart goes out to him and his family. But a least she got to write a book celebrating the love for her son before she passed and HE will always have that.
    Anonymous 11/11/07 Reply
  • Awww, what a tragic news! It must have been real devastating for Kanye, I pray he gets through this soon because the pain of losing a beloved parent stays with you for a very long time. My sincere sympathy for the family, may God be with them. Luv...
    Seelarago 11/11/07 Reply
  • i wish i could hold kanya thru this ,he gave us so much inspirational music..he did not deserve that..
    daphne 11/11/07 Reply
  • wow - too sad for the family.
    brokngold 11/11/07 Reply
  • very very sad. but I have to wonder how an english professor spawns a rapper.
    CandyGuy86 11/11/07 Reply
  • I wonder if the rumor about how she died is true?
    lilcowgurl3 11/11/07 Reply
  • omg, she was only 58 years old. way too young.
    FireNIce415 11/11/07 Reply
  • this is really sad.
  • That's sad..
    maplejuice 11/11/07 Reply