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 By Oyinlola Awonuga(The New Diplomat’s Entertainment, Fashion and Sports desk) 

 In a move that appears to indicate  that $225 thousand means nothing to billionaire Kanye West as the superstar rapper has reportedly bought back his Chicago childhood home for  that phenomenal  amount.

In photos shared by The Sun of the UK, the house is in a derelict state with broken windows, demolished doors, dirt and with trash lying around. The house is reportedly falling apart and will need at least another $60,000 worth of repairs but that should not be an issue either considering West’s networth.

The Sun UK reports that it would be cheaper to demolish the home rather than fix it. On the outside, the boards that hold the home together are coming apart and the roof is crumbling with several shingles missing.  Experts  have this to say;  ”the home has also become a dumpster, and every corner is covered in crumbled water bottles and even seemingly drug paraphernalia. The backyard door is also boarded up. The windows are also broken. The remaining doors have been bolted with hefty locks and there is glass around them, meaning someone may have vandalized the home or tried to break in.”

An expert report said; ”Additionally, there is no fence around the home, except a poorly-placed chain link fence to keep people off the property. Even insects have made their property their home as it is covered in cobwebs and spiders.The wooden floors have been destroyed, and the closet doors have been ripped from their hinges. All that’s left in one room is a bed frame and some items of clothing. Mold has also started to take over.”

Recall that Kanye’s late mother Donda originally bought the house in 1980 but sold the property in 2004 when she moved to California to be Kanye’s manager. She was an English professor at Chicago State University. She died in 2007 from cardiac arrest after having a series of cosmetic procedures.

In 2016, rapper Che Smith better known as Rhymefest started Donda’s Home charity in order to pay tribute to his childhood friend’s mother. Following the fall out, Rhymefest took Donda West’s name off the non-profit. The original plan was for the home to serve as the charity’s headquarters, complete with a recording studio and a museum but that never happened. Kanye is yet to reveal plans for the house  for now.

Oyinlola Awonuga
Oyinlola Awonugahttps://newdiplomatng.com
Oyinlola Awonuga is a trained journalist with skill-set and experience in content curation, content creation, and management across various digital channels . Awonuga is passionate about Entertainment, Style, Fashion and Sports as niche specialties, and she is involved in consistent engagements on various social media platforms, with steady followers online. Her works have also received appreciable recognition from Media Career Development Network, and at her spare time, she monitors developments and reports on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. She loves reading, tracking updates on Entertainment, Style and Sports, and staying abreast of global digital developments.

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