Kanye West’s non-profit organization Donda’s House and its Creative Director, Rhymefest are “sharing their truth” today.
The former Kanye West songwriter called out his fellow Chicago friend for failing to procure funds in efforts to convert Ye’s childhood home into a creative safe house for the kids.
On Friday (May 25), Donda’s House released a statement saying they haven’t been able “…to secure the financial support of Kanye despite multiple attempts, and despite those early conversations about his plan of support and advocacy for the youth in our programs.”
West’s recent controversial actions, such as his support of President Donald Trump, backing of conservative pundit Candace Owens and saying slavery was a choice has caused an uptick in interview requests and questioning by corporate supporters about West’s involvement with the charity, named after his late mother Dr. Donda West.
One of West’s controversial actions involved him criticizing former U.S. President Barack Obama for not doing anything for Chicago and its youth. He also vowed, publicly on Twitter, that he has plans in place to help out his hometown, where Obama did not.
Rhymefest went on Twitter to blast West for his lack of support for Donda’s House. He then signaled Drake for assistance — after GOOD Music pays the $100,000 invoice sent over to help with the “promotion” of Pusha T’s album DAYTONA. This latest Kanye controversy has heightened even more in the news that Kanye West paid $85,000 for the cover art that depicted Whitney Houston’s drug-ridden bathroom.
According to Rhymefest, West’s desire to help the kids in the city may be a farce as he allegedly said “fuck the youth of Chicago” after speaking to Ye about his vowed obligations.
“@Drake when G.O.O.D. Music sends the money they owe you, will you please help us rebuild Kanye’s mothers house for the youth of Chicago,” he tweeted.
Donda’s House is hoping Kanye’s actions won’t stop their goals of serving the youth by converting his late mother’s home into a recording studio, museum and learning space.
“We ask that as you boycott and protest Kanye West, that you not forget that we are a non-profit organization that like other non-profits needs donations, corporate support and volunteers,” Donda’s House statement further reads. “We do not want your rejection of Kanye West, to be a rejection of Dr. Donda West and the thousands of lives she impacted including her own son. As we prepare to launch our summer programming, we have been bombarded with inquiries about Kanye West. As we seek support to convert Kanye’s childhood home into a recording studio, museum and learning space – we have been unable to secure the financial support of Kanye despite multiple attempts, and despite those early conversations about his plan of support and advocacy for the youth in our programs.”
There’s plenty of opportunity for those that care to help out with the charity organization, however. On June 2nd, Donda’s House will be holding an orientation at Chicago’s Dyett High School for the Arts for potential volunteers.
You can also donate towards the rebuilding of Kanye’s mother’s home here.
I’m starting to really like this Kanye guy. I agree fully.. fuck them.
Nahhhh… Fuck you and the two inbred cretins who hatched you. Your “mother” should’ve swallowed you.
Rhymefest that’s between you and Kanye. Stop acting like a bitch and airing your laundry in public. How can you ask for money from Drake? People have no loyalty theses days.
Coz if a superstar like Kanye won’t buy his own childhood home then other man giving out money in videos probably would be interested. Kanye’s a dark skin bitch!
No loyalty?
Fest been eating shit while Ye spits his bars for two decades and your wife going off on him on Twitter.
Kanye is a mess ever since his mom passed.
You defending Kanye as he break promises to the youth in the Chi when he’s been eating off of the city for years? and he doing this bullshit in his MOTHER’S name? But Rhymefest is the disloyal one?
Kanye West has officially become what he claimed he was so against when he said “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.”
Nah, he just realized that he had a slave mentality when he said that, and that he was wrong. Seriously, let’s rationalize that statement. Does anyone actually think GWB got the news that New Orleans was hit by a big storm, asked his advisors how many of the stranded people were black, and proactively decided not to take action just because a large percentage of the people were black? Wouldn’t it be a little more reasonable to just assume he blew the response to Katrina due to incompetence instead of racism? Kanye has snapped out of the liberal notion that every transgression of white America has to be attributed to some form of active bigotry, he realized that this way of thinking is holding people back because it gives them a reason not to take personal responsibility, and he’s thinking on a much higher level now. YOU are still on the plantation, and you don’t even realize it, nor do you want to leave. YOU are a slave by choice that he was talking about.
You arent black GPLZ
Goofball. He didn’t have to ask how many people stranded were Black. It’s called demographics. They know this already.
Nah, he just says dumb shit.
Sometimes it’s dumb shit that you like, sometimes it’s dumb shut that gets you a bit angry, but stick around long enough and you’ll be on both sides.
There’s no way Kanye actually said “Fuck the youth”
at this stage can you ever be sure that Kanye wouldn’t say something?
I’ve lost faith, you could literally put any caption under Ye’s pic now and I couldn’t rule out it being a real quote.
sad story of lies
Chicago soft
He’s becoming a Republican. Republicans only care about themselves. Most Americans are selfish and greedy. Which is why they vote R
Today Trump just tweeted his endorsement of the continuation of Chicago PDs war against it’s own people. Wonder if Ye supports that too…. Nas album better really fucking be dope or Kanye in some serious trouble he fucking up his brand badly.
Please Kayne comment was just stupid, the analogy was stupid, slavery was not a choice, what my choice was to die or remain in slavery, that’s no choice at all. Now today, we do have real choices, but if you don’t think some doors are not closed because of skin color then you not living in the real world. And that’s the thing, Kayne doesn’t live in the real world, hasn’t for while, supporting someone like Trump who is clearly a racist is alarming…and yes some racists have people of color friends…his policies have absolutely hurt people of color and there’s no doubt that’s the case!!
Anyway, am I going to forget where I came from? Of course I am. Like almost immediately. Like, I don’t even like the term: “give back to the community” because it implies the community gave me shit in the first place. It didn’t The community didn’t give me shit. The community stole my bike. Fuck the community.
– Jerrod Carmichael
Waiting for Kanye to put in his red hat and say Rhymefest is fake news. And then go on to say they Rhymefest didn’t help him write Jesus Walks. That’s what Trump would do. Lie Kanye!
Chicago soft
Man I’m from Chicago and I assure u Kanye don’t do much at least that I’ve heard of hell the radio stations power 92 and wgci 107.5 can’t even get a simple interview I love Kanye to the fullest but it’s some Chicago artists that are considered way beneath him as far as fame and money and always doing shit for the city chance, Lil Durk , g herbo, twista, king Louie , yella, and of course common the real og of the city I know it’s many I’m not naming I understand u don’t have to necessarily give back but what about inspiring people paying it forward and giving them hope our crime rate been ridiculous for years, schools getting closed, can’t even go the park and hoop cuz they all fucked up or they tearing them down cmon Ye I know u can do better
Why would he want to give up his mothers house? She passed away. Rhymefest is retarded
the people of Chicago ain’t going to like what i have to say but it’s the truth. It’s their fault their hood is that way. First of, we as black people need to stop leaning on everybody to save us. We keep waiting around for everybody to play the white knight in shining armor. I understand Kanye’s gripe about Chicago but it’s not Obama’s job to save our hood. It’s up to them. Nobody tells them youngboys to grab that gun and go shoot people. We have a choice but there’s no accountability. We will not hold the people in our hood accountable (which a major problem in this country: no accountability. It’s a lost concept right now) We keep making excuses to why we are doing it and when you try to address it, some of them get salty. I’m from the hood too but i got up and did a lot of things in life to better myself. It’s easy to do. I know the hood can be negative on your soul sometimes but what Chicago is going through is fixable. It starts with them. They need to stop making excuses and own up to it. And they need to buy back their hood too. But i will save that topic for another time
how big is Yeezy’s bulge?
I DONT LIKE IT UNLESS ITS BRAND NEW!