Kanye West's Mother Dies After Surgery : News

Monday, Nov 12 - By JIM DeROGATIS / jimdero@jimdero.com

Dr. Donda West, the mother of rapper Kanye West, passed away Saturday at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering "complications from a cosmetic surgical procedure," said her publicist. She was 58.

Donda was a former English professor and chairwoman at Chicago State University who co-managed her son's music career. She recently penned a memoir titled Raising Kanye: Life Lessons From the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar. Kanye, who was in London, immediately flew to Los Angeles to be with family members. Read Full Story