This Valentine's Day, the childhood home Kanye West is finally getting the love it deserves.
After being left to fall apart, Kanye's Donda's House organization is partnering with the Skyline Council Landmarks Illinois to have the house heart bombed on Feb. 14. According to the press release, heart bombing is when the public shows love to historic sights and local landmarks by showering it with physical expressions affection, such as paper hearts.
Skyline Council works to identify places that need support to restore them. The heart bombing event serves a reminder to the community that a property has value and is deserving attention.
“We are thrilled to be working with Landmarks Illinois’ Skyline Council,” said Donnie Smith, Executive Director Donda’s House. “Landmarks Illinois came out to the site recently to give us an assessment the house, with recommendations for renovating and repairing the property. We were pleasantly surprised to learn that the house is, overall, in pretty good shape.”
Purchased in 2016 by Rhymefest, the Chicago rapper bought the house with the intentions turning into the permanent home the Donda's House organization. Unfortunately, the plan didn't come to fruition and the home was found surrounded by garbage and broken glass in October.
"It will be the first our Nationwide Lite-Houses," Rhymefest said at the time purchase. "A state–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."
The rapper still has big plans for the home and now wants to use it as an art center that will encourage young people Chicago to pursue the arts.