Rap-Up.com || Kanye West Honors Mother, Thanks Jay-Z and Beyoncé at Hometown Show

Kanye West paid his respects during his hometown show in Chicago earlier in the week. Taking the stage at the United Center on the second night on his sold-out Watch the Throne concert with Jay-Z, the seven-time Grammy nominee dedicated his performance to the woman who raised him and thanked Jay and Beyoncé for supporting him during his “darkest hours.”

“It’s a glorious occasion,” said ‘Ye. “But right now I want ya’ll to put two fingers in the air right now. I wanna dedicate this show to the lady that brought me to Chicago at age three, the first black female chair of the English department at Chicago State University, Dr. Donda Claire Ann West. I know she up there looking down right now and she helped me get through these past four years, when America turned they back on me, when the world turned they back on me for tellin’ ya’ll the motherfuckin’ truth.”

He continued, “And now I’m leading the Grammy nominations. And I just wanna thank Beyoncé and Jay-Z for standing by me in my darkest hours and you, Chicago, for standing by me in my darkest hour and giving me reason to feel like I should stay alive when the world thought I should die and staying by my side.”

[DDot Omen via GetInTuneStupid]

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32 Comments

queenbeyoncestan
December 4th, 2011 at 10:39 am
i love u yeezy cant wait to your solo album drop *muah*

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Jay
December 4th, 2011 at 10:40 am
RIP Dr. Donda Claire Ann West, she must be so proud of her son.

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ThankMeLater
December 4th, 2011 at 10:58 am
I love this man. Those are his real friends. Love it!

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YManUMad
December 4th, 2011 at 11:06 am
Salute/R.I.P Dr. D!

Also Salute King B & HOV. Helped This Nigga Ye To Stay Focused To Give Us F*CKING Classic’s! #WatchingTheThrone

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stirr
December 4th, 2011 at 11:30 am
He forgot to thank illuminati…

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uhuh Reply:
December 4th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
@stirr, fuck you

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lee Reply:
December 4th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
@stirr, i agree fuck you

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don't hate mr.lippz Reply:
December 4th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
@stirr, shut your dumb azz up

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Thato
December 4th, 2011 at 12:26 pm
Dr D, RIP, u raised a mAn, HOV and B thnx 4 makin Yeezy so focused, ur mom should be proud of u. Keep making good muzik. All the way from South Afrika.

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bey stan
December 4th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Awww I actually teared up a bit I’m sure his mom is very proud of him and thank God jay-z & beyonce dint leave him hanging when he got crazy and started drinking

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nicegirl
December 4th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
Happy Bday Jay!! RIP Donda West. Glad Ye has managed to stay out of trouble.

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Matt
December 4th, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Great artist. Not a perfect person, but none of us are.

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Kanyeismylove
December 4th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Love this guy give my any and every to u Kanye love u

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Bernadette Reply:
December 4th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
@Kanyeismylove, keep your head up and it’s always best too have Good positive friends by your side. No one can can ask two beautiful friends like B jay

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Bernadette
December 4th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Keep your head up love You and its always too have good positive people like queen B and Jay by your side. Happy. B-DAY JAY

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ok
December 4th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
Awww that’s so sweet! Kanye can be so nice when he wants but you gotta love em!

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Outspoken
December 4th, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Love Kanye. One of the few left putting out REAL QUALITY music for the soul. You deserve those nominations.

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B-Rad
December 4th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
I’m trying not to cry reading this right now…

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Kee
December 4th, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Real friends.. That is soo sweet! Luv it!! Kanye- everybody wasn’t mad u told the truth- you share ur thoughts and feeling about everything and luv it! Happy Birthday Jay!

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don't hate mr.lippz
December 4th, 2011 at 6:07 pm
that was Great. happy birthday Jay-z! “shawn Carter Knowles”

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Neon
December 4th, 2011 at 7:26 pm
I’ll always have your back, Yeezy.

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KadafI-213
December 4th, 2011 at 8:40 pm
RIP to your mother but you can be such a cry baby Ye

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Yeah Right
December 4th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
Kanye should have been an actor instead of a rapper, that would have been a much better fit for him because he’s fake as hell. And for all you dumb asses who follow him like sheep, his mother’s death has a lot to do with his fame and wealth. It’s called a blood sacrifice. A lot of your favorite celebrities have done it to get where they are. Google it and learn something.

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Jaymalls Reply:
December 5th, 2011 at 7:06 am
@Yeah Right, Read a book and learn something you YouTube Undergraduate Ass Nigga!!

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KillBill Reply:
December 5th, 2011 at 1:42 pm
@Yeah Right, I guess your dumb ass haven’t seen Lock Up Raw, or any of these other murder shows when people murder their parents/relatives or have somebody murder them and still broke ass fuck. You low life mother fucker. She died from complications of plastic surgery/ Kanye been rich before she died you ass wipe. @Jaymalls your so right their source is some guy behind or chick making video comprised of pictures and Photoshopped work. Change you username Mr. Gullible/

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nadalburton
December 5th, 2011 at 5:15 am
@yeah right….sorry…we dont want to google it..mayb u shud do d research and bring it to us….and were u at d altar where ye’s mum was sarcrificed?…since u claim his mums death is tied to his fame….whateva they do…dats dia life…live urs and stop carrying sumbodys cross….

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Mama T
December 5th, 2011 at 5:41 am
Kanye, what a wonderful tribute to your Mom♥. I believe I might have met her years ago in OKC. I truely believe you found some wonderful friends when you connected with Shawn and Beyonce and may you always been friends with them, cause real friends love you past your faults and accept you and love you unconditionally. Congrats to you and I know your Mom is proud!!!! Mama T in Oklahoma♥

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Hugh
December 5th, 2011 at 5:59 am
Everything Kanye does is EPIC

Why I love you

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joseph
December 5th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
kudos to kanye….you can say many things about him…but he is a human being just like the rest of us

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Ari Reply:
December 6th, 2011 at 8:02 am
@joseph, so true.

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