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Rapper Kanye West's Mother Dies During Plastic Surgery
Monday November 12, 2007

Kanye and Donda West
anye West with his mother Donda West prior to signing copies of "Raising Kanye: Life Lessons From The Mother Of A Hip-Hop Superstar" at Waterstones on June 30, 2007 in London.
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Donda West, mother of Kanye West, died Saturday, a spokesman for the rapper tells Usmagazine.com.

She was 58.

A rep tells BBC News that she passed away in L.A. from "complications from a cosmetic surgical procedure."

No more details were given.

"The family respectfully asks for privacy during this time of grief," a rep tells Us.

Donda — a former chairwoman of Chicago State University's English department who raised the rapper, 30, by herself since he was 3 — was the inspiration for his track "Hey Mama" on his 2005 album Late Registration.

He wrote: "Hey Mama, I wanna scream so loud for you, cuz I'm so proud of you ... I appreciate what you allowed for me. I just want you to be proud of me."

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