A spokesman for Kanye West reported that the rapper's mother, Dr. Donda West died Saturday night in Los Angeles.

Donda West served as chief executive of West Brands LLC, the parent company of her son's business enterprises, according to a biography on the Web site of the Kanye West Foundation, which she chaired.

She was the former chairwoman of Chicago State University's English department and recently published the book "Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Star."

A cause of death has not been released.

On behalf of all of us here at Tingysworld, our deepest condolences go out to Kanye and his entire family. May she rest in peace...

via The International Herald Tribune

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