Kanye West's first three album titles referenced higher education. Now the GRAMMY-winning rapper and fashion icon is helping high schoolers reach those exact heights.
West is reportedly opening Donda Academy — a prep school named after his late mother, Donda West — just outside Los Angeles in Simi Valley, California.
Donda Academy, under West's leadership, hopes to build a basketball program strong enough to rival local powerhouse Sierra Canyon.
It's quickly moved toward that goal, securing a partnership with Adidas — the brand of West's famed Yeezy sneakers — and landing five-star prospects Jalen Hooks, Robert Dillingham, and Jakhi Howard despite having no coach yet. «It's just one of those things you can't pass up,» Hooks told the.
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