Kanye West had promised himself. Since last year, the rapper has planned to stem the big homeless crisis in the city of Los Angeles. David Sebastian, founder of Skid Row, said he met Ye when he was recording his last album bearing the name of his late mother “Donda”. It was there that the two men launched a Yezzy X Skid Row Fashion Week collaboration. If the project was until now an open secret, the ex-husband of Kim Kardashian has just announced it publicly.
A show like no other
Kanye West and Sebastian are preparing a show in which the two men have planned to parade homeless people in the city of Los Angeles. They assure that the factory in which the textile will be manufactured will employ people on the street and in very precarious situations.
Very involved in the cause, the native of Chicago, has already met with local elected officials to find a solution to this housing crisis that is hitting the city.
It’s not the first time that Ye has come out with original ideas for a fashion show. In 2017 during fashion week, he had in mind a scenography that is out of the ordinary. The models were dressed, motionless under the strong heat while waiting for the public to come before being able to walk the podium. However, nothing went as planned. Completely dehydrated, the spectators witnessed cascading discomfort.
Kanye West and charity
The founder of the Yeezy brand has been leading spontaneous actions for the homeless for several years now. In 2018, the interpreter of Stronger invites in the studio a man who lived in the street. As he strolled the streets of New York City, Nino, his artist name, did everything to capture his attention before starting to rap a few rhymes scribbled on a piece of paper. His time in the studio and the advice given by Kanye West propelled the career of the young man. He performed on the famous show Saturday Night Live and released a second album Yandhi.
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