Kanye West appeared to take care of some business on Thursday, which also marked the anniversary of his mother Donda’s death.
The 45-year-old rapper, who has been embroiled in controversy in recent weeks over his anti-Semitic comments and seemingly racist clothing, was seen heading to a meeting in Los Angeles while being accompanied by two other men.
The musician and fashion designer wore a black Balenciaga jacket, despite the fashion house ending its relationship with him over his anti-Semitic comments.
Keeping busy: Kanye West, 45, was spotted heading to a rally in LA on Thursday, which also marks the anniversary of his mother Donda West’s death in 2007
West wore his nondescript black jacket open to reveal a white shirt underneath, which he paired with white pants.
He had them tucked into his chunky black rain boots, a style of footwear he’s favored almost exclusively in recent months.
He had his phone in one hand and wore his hair closely cropped with a thick beard.
The monster rapper seemed to say something to the men accompanying him that gave him a small smile, and they responded with much wider smiles.
He’s sticking to it: the musician and fashion designer wore a black Balenciaga jacket, despite the fashion house ending its relationship with him over his anti-Semitic comments
Simple: West wore his nondescript black jacket open to reveal a white shirt underneath, which he paired with white pants
It was not clear exactly what type of event West attended with them.
His social media accounts have not been updated in recent days with anything referring to the anniversary of his mother Donda West’s death.
Donda was an English professor at Chicago State University for nearly three decades, graduating to head the Department of English, Communication, Media and Theater for 24 years, before retiring in 2004 to help her son’s burgeoning music career.
That year marked the release of his debut studio album The College Dropout, which became his best-selling album and cemented his status as a legitimate solo artist after establishing himself as an in-demand rap producer in the years before.
Donda died on November 10, 2007 of a heart attack and had a mammoplasty and liposuction.
Private: His social media accounts have not been updated in recent days with anything referring to the anniversary of his mother Donda West’s death
Family: Donda was an English professor at Chicago State University for nearly three decades, and she chaired the Department of English, Communication, Media and Theater for 24 years, before retiring in 2004 to help her son’s burgeoning music career
Family Tragedy: Died November 10, 2007, of a heart attack soon followed by a mammoplasty and liposuction; seen in 2006
The rapper has made several references to his late mother and even named his last two critically panned albums after her, though they don’t seem to have any substantial connection to her.
West has recently had a string of bad financial news.
Earlier this week, he was sued by a record label for sampling the 1987 song South Bronx by Boogie Down Productions, which features hip-hop legend KRS-One.
The song was sampled with West’s song Life Of The Party, which was added to his Stem Player unit as a bonus track on his Donda album.
The label claims that West never got the rights to sample his song before the release of Life Of The Party.
He has also had his partnerships with several brands dropped due to his anti-Semitic comments and offensive “White Lives Matter” shirts.
Adidas plans to continue selling West’s popular Yeezy shoes, but without any branding referencing him, meaning he won’t be paid for future sales.
Always on the mind: The rapper has made several references to his late mother and even named his last two critically panned albums after her, though they don’t seem to have a significant connection to her
Cut out: Adidas plans to continue selling West’s popular Yeezy shoes, but without any branding referencing him, meaning he won’t be paid for future sales
West, who is currently dating Brazilian model Juliana Nalu, seems to have recently found a more amicable relationship with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
Earlier this week, they were spotted at their son’s Saints flag football game, where the two were seen talking on the sidelines.
They had previously been seen keeping their distance at previous sporting events for their children.
They share daughters North, nine, and Chicago, four, and sons Saint, six, and Psalm, three.
The brighter moment was a stark change after months of the Runaway rapper harassing her ex on social media over her relationship with former Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson.
New romance: West is currently dating Brazilian model Brazilian model Juliana Nalu
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