Donda West, Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar (2007)
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If you ever wanted to know about Kanye West's childhood—or about the odd experience of parenting a child who grew into a celebrity—this is the book for you. Donda West was an English professor at Chicago State University; this is surely the most literary hip-hop parenting memoir you'll ever find.