Kanye West was born in the South Shore neighbourhood where his heart still belongs.

Kanye West Paid $225K To Buy Back His Childhood House In Chicago!

Kim Kardashian’s husband Kanye West was recently named one of the members of the billionaires club with a net worth of 1.3 billion by Forbes. But did you know Kanye dropped $225k to buy back his childhood home in Chicago? Yes you read it right, the man is proud of his birth town and the story is adorable. Read on to know.

Kanye West was born in the South Shore neighbourhood where his heart still belongs. Kanye owns a house in Calabasas in California and a ranch in Wyoming, but still loves the house he grew up in, UN Chicago. The house which Kanye’s mom bought in the 1980s was sold in 2004. But the house was bought back by Kanye and Rhymefest in 2017 with plans of making it into a studio.

Turned out the two fell apart later and droped the plan. Called Art Of Culture Inc now, the house is finally Kanye’s and he has taken a permit to renovate it recently. The rapper bought the whole property for himself by paying a whooping $225k according WGN9 news. The report further states that the cost of repair is said to be $60,000.

Kanye was recently announced amongst the billionaires list by Forbes with a net worth of 1.3 billion. But later Kanye made to headlines when he revealed that the publication was off by a gap of $2 Billion.

$225 thousand means nothing to billionaire Kanye West as the superstar rapper has reportedly bought back his Chicago childhood home fort hat amount.

In photos shared by The Sun UK, the house is in a derelict state with broken windows, demolished doors, dirt and 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.

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On the outside, the boards that hold the home together are coming apart and the roof is crumbling with several shingles missing. 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.

Additionally, there is no fence around the home, except a poorly-placed chainlink 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.

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 while also trying to help at-risk youth.

However, Kanye ties with Rhymefest because of a dispute with his wife, Kim Kardashian.

Falling 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 now that he has ownership of it.

Casey O'Gorman left Love Island All Stars viewers speechless as he revealed why he dumped 'spiritual' Georgia Harrison on Thursday's jam-packed episode.

The recruitment consultant, 27, said he ditched the beauty, 29, after she claimed to see the ghost of his dead grandad in a bizarre chat.

He told her that it was 'a bit too much' that she made the comments about his late relative when she rang him from a spiritual retreat.

She defended herself saying: 'I just was on the retreat and I thought I felt a presence that was still around!'

Viewers were quick to react to the very strange fire pit chat as one penned: 'She saw his dead what??? #LoveIsland #LoveIslandAllStars.'

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Casey O'Gorman left Love Island All Stars viewers speechless as he revealed why he dumped 'spiritual' Georgia Harrison on Thursday's jam-packed episode

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The recruitment consultant, 27, said he ditched the beauty, 29, after she claimed to see the ghost of his dead grandad in a bizarre chat

A second penned: 'This is the funniest conversation in love island history #loveisland.'

A third said: 'Dead grandad gate by the mini fire pit has got to go down as the funniest love island scene in history #LoveIsland #AllStars.'

Another penned: 'Georgia H seeing Casey's dead grandad was not expected at all #loveisland #LoveIslandAllStars.'

Someone else said: 'not Georgia H telling Casey she saw his dead grandad is acc weird no wonder he ghosted #loveisland #LoveIslandAllStars.'

It came after earlier in the episode viewers mocked Georgia for complaining about a '14-hour flight in economy'.

The star was having an awkward chat with new bombshell Casey about their split when she made the remark.

Georgia told how she had just got off a plane and discovered he had told her he didn't want to see her anymore and was fuming it was after the budget journey.

She said: 'Still I had just got off a 14-hour flight in economy and I thought you owed me more that just telling me you didn't want to see me again on the phone if you did care about me.'

Viewers were quick to react to the very strange fire pit chat as one penned: 'She saw his dead what??? #LoveIsland #LoveIslandAllStars'

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He told her that it was 'a bit too much' that she made the comments about his late relative when she rang him from a spiritual retreat

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She defended herself saying: 'I just was on the retreat and I thought I felt a presence that was still around!'

Viewers were quick to react to the hilarious moment as one penned: 'I just got off a 14 hour flight in economy' I'm deaddds #Loveisland #LoveIslandAllStars.'

Another said: 'I just got a 14 hour flight. In economy.' Girl WHAT ? #loveisland #LoveIslandAllStars.'

A third penned: 'Georgia H heavy on the 'in economy' #LoveIsland #LoveIslandAllStars.'

A fourth said: 'What's wrong w flying economy Georgia?? #LoveIsland #LoveIslandAllStars.'

Casey, 27, made a surprise entrance into the villa on Wednesday's show, and the bombshell has history with Georgia.

The two decided to talk things through in the latest episode, and Casey was keen to know where it all went wrong.

Casey pointed out: 'Obviously it didn't end great. I was blocked on Instagram for a bit,' but Georgia gave her side, telling him: 'Well, that was a couple of weeks after you started ghosting me to be fair.'

'You acted like you really cared about me during the time we did speak…you always said you really liked me.'

Casey insisted: 'I did really like you, I really cared about you…' but Georgia tells him that 'it was after my birthday, I thought you might make an effort but you didn't…'

Georgia previously said the recruitment consultant left her 'heartbroken' when he abruptly ended their relationship in November.

Georgia claimed Casey ghosted her - something which was a point on contention in Thursday's upcoming episode as islanders are asked to drink if they have ever done so in a game of Never Have I Ever.

Reacting to Casey's arrival, Georgia told viewers in the Beach Hut: 'He f***ed me off to be honest. As much as I'm glad to see him here I was really hurt by that situation.

'I was quite frankly heartbroken about it.'

Casey and Georgia were first pictured getting cosy at an event last September, two months before their relationship ended.

The two went for a chat on the terrace, with Casey telling Georgia: 'You can't even look at me'.

She replied: 'I'm super angry at you though. Quite a lot happened do you know what I mean.'

Fans took to X, formerly Twitter, to comment on their awkward reunion.

One wrote: 'Georgia heartbroken but Casey said nothing really happened? SOMEONE SPILL THE TEA'.

Others said: 'I'm not surprised Casey has ghosted Georgia, he looks like the type to do so' and 'It's actually scary that Georgia is heartbroken and Casey thought they never even began…. I'm never dating again' and 'I wonder if Casey and Georgia didn't work out in November because he wanted to be single for Love Island All Stars.'

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Georgia previously said the recruitment consultant left her 'heartbroken' when he abruptly ended their relationship in November

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Reacting to Casey's arrival, Georgia told viewers in the Beach Hut: 'He f***ed me off to be honest. As much as I'm glad to see him here I was really hurt by that situation'

Casey appeared on Love Island during last year's winter season but had a rocky road with Claudia Fogarty and Rosie Seabrook on his series.

Now he is back and ready to find love again, and has already vowed to steal his best pal Tom Clare's couple Molly Smith.

Tom and Molly have been getting to know each other in recent days despite Georgia Steel's attempts to continue flirting with him as they share history.

Tom and Casey became fast friends in Love Island last year and moved in together in London last autumn.