Kanye West Starts Music Program in Chicago Like Follow @TheRoot247 152k The Chatterati News Politics 7/30/13 9:32 PM 67.1K followers Culture Log in/Register | Help | Feedback Welcome to The Root! Blogs Multimedia Roots Announcements Jobs Business Pages Search TRENDING TOPICS: What Blacks Are Saying on Twitter 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro Racial Etiquette Cheerios' Interracial Ad Ask Demetria Tracing Your Roots Summer Festival Road Trip Quote of the Day All About Eric Holder Black Music Month Kanye West Starts Music Program in Chicago By: Jozen Cummings | Posted: July 29, 2013 at 8:07 AM Tweet Kanye West (Image Gate Entertainment/Getty Images) Kanye West is arguably the biggest music star to have ever come out of Chicago, but sometimes people forget about his roots in the Second City. West himself has made it no easier for fans to remember, rapping almost exclusively about trips to Paris and other worldwide travels, but recently he made a grand gesture toward his hometown, reminding all of us he hasn't forgotten where he comes from. According to VIBE, West has started a music program called Got Bars. The program will be launched through West's nonproift organization Donda House and teach music writing and production. The 10-week program looks to offer kids ages 15-24, an additional non-violent outlet within their crime-laden community. Donda's House -- named after Kanye's deceased mother Dr. Donda West -- will partner with the ARK of St. Sabina to present the pilot program for free to participants beginning in August. "My mom spent her life as an educator and I am happy that Donda's House can pick up her torch and honor her life's mission," West said in a statement released earlier this week. Donda's House co-founder and Assistant Director Che "Rhymefest" Smith will assist his wife Donnie Smith in the overall operations of the program. Donnie Smith, a high school English teacher will steer the organization, while Rhymefest will work directly with students on the music aspect of the course. Most Popular Most Shared 'Family Matters': Where Are They Now? Start With the Man in the Mirror, Don Lemon Read more at VIBE. Gawker Versus Black Twitter Like The Root on Facebook. 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Here's the site to read more ..>>> www.cnn13.com 17 Hours Ago from theroot · Reply MXB2013 Good for you Kanye and those underprivileged youth. While you're teaching them the music business, which they're really interested in, you can slip in the all important life lessons they may not http://www.theroot.com/buzz/kanye-west-starts-music-program-chicago Page 2 of 4