On Monday, the 41-year-old “Stronger” rapper joined Chance the Rapper at an event for Open Mic Chicago in support of Chicago public schools. During the event, West shared with the crowd that he’s moving back to Chicago, his hometown. In video posted on social media by attendees, West can be heard telling the excited the crowd, “I gotta let y’all know that I’m moving back to Chicago and I’m never leaving again.”
According to TMZ, West and Kim Kardashian have “already found a home” in the Windy City, but will also keep the property that they own in Los Angeles. The outlet also reports that West will move his Yeezy offices from Calabasas to Chicago.
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Peter Sobat
Peter Sobat is a Los Angeles based creative entrepreneur who built his career in television, music videos, and documentaries. He helped develop the hit series Bridezillas, has directing and producing credits on MythBusters, Pimp My Ride, and Trading Spaces, and, as executive producer of Cypress Hill’s BReal TV, created The SmokeBox, which has generated billions of views. His award-winning music videos and documentaries have been shot on six continents for networks including CBS, MTV, ABC, ESPN, FOX, and Discovery, and for artists such as Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Cypress Hill, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, YG, Nipsey Hussle, and Wu-Tang Clan.
He founded BlurredCulture.com, a culture site that has reached millions of views, and The Bakerie, a cannabis brand that grew to operations in multiple states. Today he runs the Department of Peculiar Ideas (TheDopi.com), a boutique agency creating branding and campaigns for adidas, Nike, Ford, Ram, Japan Airlines, LAFC, Cookies, and High Times.