Kanye West appeared to be taking care of some business on Thursday, which also marked the anniversary of his mother Donda’s death.
The 45-year-old rapper, who has been embroiled in recent weeks in controversy over his anti-Semitic comments and seemingly racist apparel, was seen heading to a meeting in Los Angeles while accompanied by two other men.
The musician and fashion designer was dressed in a black jacket from Balenciaga, even though the fashion house ended its relationship with him over his anti-Semitic comments.
Staying busy: Kanye West, 45, was seen heading to a meeting in LA on Thursday, which also marks the anniversary of his mother Donda West’s death in 2007
West wore his nondescript black jacket open to reveal a white shirt underneath, which he paired with white pants.
He had them tucked into his chunky black rain boots, a style of footwear that he has favored almost exclusively in recent months.
He had his phone clutched in one hand, and he wore his hair close cropped with a thick beard.
The Monster rapper appeared to say something to the men accompanying him that brought a slight smile to his face, and they responded with much broader smiles.
He’s sticking with it: The musician and fashion designer was dressed in a black jacket from Balenciaga, even though the fashion house ended its relationship with him over his anti-Semitic comments
Simple: West wore his nondescript black jacket open to reveal a white shirt underneath, which he paired with white pants
It wasn’t clear exactly what kind of event West was attending with them.
His social media accounts haven’t been updated in the last few days with anything referencing the anniversary of his mother Donda West’s death.
Donda was an English professor at Chicago State University for nearly three decades, and she graduated to leading the Department of English, Communications, Media and Theater for 24 years, before retiring in 2004 to assist her son’s burgeoning music career.
That year marked the release of his debut studio album The College Dropout, which became his biggest-selling album and cemented his status as a legitimate solo artist after establishing himself as an in-demand rap producer in the years preceding.
Donda died on November 10, 2007, of a heart attack shortly receiving a mammoplasty and liposuction.
Private: His social media accounts haven’t been updated in the last few days with anything referencing the anniversary of his mother Donda West’s death
Family: Donda was an English professor at Chicago State University for nearly three decades, and she led the Department of English, Communications, Media and Theater for 24 years, before retiring in 2004 to assist her son’s burgeoning music career
Family tragedy: died on November 10, 2007, of a heart attack shortly receiving a mammoplasty and liposuction; seen in 2006
The rapper has made several references to his late mother, and even named his last two critically reviled albums after her, though they don’t appear to have a substantial connection to her.
West has lately had a string of bad financial news.
Earlier this week, he was sued by a record company for sampling the 1987 song South Bronx by Boogie Down Productions, which features the hip-hop legend KRS-One.
The song was sampled with West’s track Life Of The Party, which was added to his Stem Player device as a bonus track on his Donda album.
The record company claims that West never obtained the rights to sample its song before release Life Of The Party.
He has also had his partnerships with several brands dropped over his anti-Semitic comments and offensive ‘White Lives Matter’ shirts.
Adidas plans to continue selling West’s popular Yeezy shoes, but without any branding referencing him, which means that he will not be paid for future sales.
Always on his mind: The rapper has made several references to his late mother, and even named his last two critically reviled albums after her, though they don’t appear to have a substantial connection to her
Cut out: Adidas plans to continue selling West’s popular Yeezy shoes, but without any branding referencing him, which means that he will not be paid for future sales
West, who is currently dating the Brazilian model Juliana Nalu, appears to have recently found a more friendly relationship with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
Earlier this week, they were seen at their son Saint’s flag football game, where the two were spotted speaking on the sidelines.
They had previously been seen keeping their distance at earlier sporting events for their children.
They share daughters North, nine, and Chicago, four, and sons Saint, six, and Psalm, three.
The lighter moment was a stark change after months in which the Runaway rapper harassed his ex social media over her relationship with former Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson.
New romance: West is currently dating the Brazilian model Brazilian model Juliana Nalu