Kanye West loses his dear mom, Dr Donda West!

Dr. Donda West, Kanye West’s mother, suddenly died last night, individuals close to the rapper confirmed. The cause of death was not released immediately, but she was reportedly in the Los Angeles area when she died. Early reports suggest Dr. West's death may have been the result of some form of a cosmetic surgical procedure. I met her when I took this picture with Kanye in 2004 at the album launching of his first CD "College Dropout." In fact, SHE TOOK THE PICTURE!!!! She was 58 years old.

Earlier this fall I reported an interview Kanye did on ABC's "Nightline" where she spoke about raising him and writing that book "Raising Kanye." She also showed us pictures of Kanye growing up. Above are those images I reported about. May her soul rest in peace. Kanye always talked about all the Louis Vuitton bags he bought mom and the cribs and that song in Late Registration he sang to his mom on Oprah..."Hey Mama." More at Allhiphop where you can read her interview with AHH. The saddest part of this is that we hear Kanye was in London, England as you know he's working with Michael Jackson on MJ's new album. We hear he's airborne on his way home now to LA. Below is the video of my favourite song on the new album "Good Morning."