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Kanye West's Childhood Home To Be Converted Into "Community Arts Incubator"

Kanye West's Childhood Home To Be Converted Into "Community Arts Incubator"

Kanye West's Childhood Home To Be Converted Into "Community Arts Incubator"
  • Genre : Pop
  • Type: News
  • Author : Super Admin
  • Date : Mon, 28 Nov 2016
Kanye West's protege Rhymefest has purchased Yeezy's childhood home in Chicago and is planning to turn it into a "community arts incubator" and make it the home of his Donda's House organization. Rhymefest made the announcement via an Instagram post saying, "I'm excited to announce the purchase of Kanye's childhood home as a community Arts incubator. It will be the first of our Nationwide Lite-Houses. A state of the art recording studio, a curriculum space for @dondashouse and southside music museum. We want to show bright spots in communities thatve been divested from, we know more Lights exist here, they just need to be activated."

Donda's House "provides unprecedented access and education from leading experts in music, fashion, and tv/film to Chicago's youth and young adults," according to the organization's website.

A donation page has been set up for Donda's House, which explains the plans for the project: "In order to deepen the organization's impact, Donda's House has acquired a home facility that will provide a permanent location for all of the Donda's House family to gather, offer programming, and grow. Donda's House envisions this facility as not only a homegrown hub of economic activity for the southside but also a gathering place for the community with events and concerts. Donda's House selected this location in particular, because it is the former home of the organization's namesake Dr. Donda West, who at one time provided similar services and support to incubate young artists. Donda's House is committed to the success of Chicago's young creatives and this property will help these young people flourish.

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—The ARTISTdirect Staff
11.28.16

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