PHOTO: Kanye West's Childhood Home, Sold To Charity Organization, Converted to community Arts incubator...

It has been announced that Kanye West’s childhood home is going to be turned into a “community Arts incubator”, complete with a recording studio and music museum. Kanye’s longtime collaborator and close friend, Che ‘Rhymefest’ Smith, made the announcement on Instagram, with the Chicago home being the first in a series of ‘Nationwide Lite-Houses’ run by Donda’s House.

Donda’s House is the charity Kanye and Rhymefest founded in memory of Kanye’s late mother, Dr. Donda West.Sharing the exciting news with his followers, Rhymefest wrote: “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 that’ve been divested from, we know more Lights exist here, they just need to be activated.

“Please click the link in my bio & Donate to DondasHouse, support our efforts to support our youth”. A message on the charity’s website added: “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 organisation’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.”

Kanye was left devastated when his mother passed away on November 10th 2007 following complications after a breast reduction and abdominoplasty surgery. The rapper hit the headlines last week after he was detained in hospital following a “psychotic breakdown”, with the star currently undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.