History Heartwarming / KanyeWest

* The ''Donda' deluxe addition track Life of the Party" entails what is possibly Kanye's most direct ode to his late mother, lamenting to her on how potentially less controversial he would be if she was still around to guide him, but still hoping that she's proud of just how influential and inspiring he ended up becoming in spite of it all. [[Music/{{Outkast}} Andre 3000]]'s verse is its own heartfelt message to Miss Donda, sharing in the same loss and heartbreak from the death of his own mother and imparting into an equally loving message on finding peace and happiness. Capping it off is a soundbite of the late Music/{{DMX}}, sampled from [[https://youtu.be/gv4v5le9o8w?t=8 a video of him riding on an amusement park ride with his daughter]]. Aww...

* "Hey Mama", which is just a beautiful dedication to his mother (with one performance in particular featuring him ''sing the song to her''), although it does dive right into TearJerker territory when you remember Mrs. West passed away years ago and Kanye rarely performs "Hey Mama" live.

* While it didn't make it onto ''Donda'', the Music/{{Drake}}-leaked outtake "Life of the Party" entails what is possibly Kanye's most direct ode to his late mother, lamenting to her on how potentially less controversial he would be if she was still around to guide him, but still hoping that she's proud of just how influential and inspiring he ended up becoming in spite of it all. [[Music/{{Outkast}} Andre 3000]]'s verse is its own heartfelt message to Miss Donda, sharing in the same loss and heartbreak from the death of his own mother and imparting into an equally loving message on finding peace and happiness. Capping it off is a soundbite of the late Music/{{DMX}}, sampled from [[https://youtu.be/gv4v5le9o8w?t=8 a video of him riding on an amusement park ride with his daughter]]. Aww...

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** "Lord I Need You" is a rumination on his breakup with Kim Kardashian after almost a decade of marriage, but in spite of his history of turning past failed relationships into bitterness fodder, he turns it into a genuinely heartfelt "thank you" for their time together, accepting that even though it didn't work out, he still loves her and their children dearly. It's also notable that during the listening parties, Kim ''showed up as part of this song's performance in a wedding dress'', with the two engaged in a symbolic exchange of vows. While their future remains greatly uncertain, it appears that despite everything, [[AmicableExes the two remain on amicable terms.]]

** "Lord I Need You" is a rumination on his breakup with Kim Kardashian after almost a decade of marriage, but in spite of his history of turning past failed relationships into bitterness fodder, he turns it into a genuinely heartfelt "thank you" for their time together]], accepting that even though it didn't work out, he still loves her and their children dearly. It's also notable that during the listening parties, Kim ''showed up as part of this song's performance in a wedding dress'', with the two engaged in a symbolic exchange of vows. While their future remains greatly uncertain, it's still sweet to see that despite everything, [[AmicableExes the two remain on amicable terms.]]

** "24" from ''Donda''. "We gonna be okay". In spite of his controversies, his divorce, the pandemic and everything else, [[{{Determinator}} Kanye still has enough optimism in him to share]].

* Say what you want about Kanye's marriage to Kim, but one has to admit, he '''really''' does adore her and [[HappilyMarried seems so happy to be with her, as she is with him too]]. He also clearly adores their four children.
** When news broke out that Kim had been robbed at gunpoint by two men in Paris, Kanye was in the middle of a show. While he was performing "Heartless", he decided to ''stop the show early'' to make sure that Kim was okay.
** In this [[https://youtu.be/QaZ93sibpk0 video]] from Kim’s interview for her “Vogue” cover, he just sits there and plays with the kids the whole time with a goofy grin on his face. When asked what the best part of being a dad is, he says , “the kids”.

** In light of news breaking out that Music/TaylorSwift's album ''Reputation'' would be released on the same day as the 10th anniversary of Kanye's mother's death (which was reportedly completely unintentional; the Kanye subreddit came up with "Hey Mama Day". It essentially went as follows: on the day of the anniversary/album release, Kanye fans would repeatedly stream "Hey Mama" for 12 hours straight to keep Swift off the charts. As a result, the song's number of Spotify streams increased by around 700,000, it topped the Spiking Tracks list on Last.fm, and reached the top 100 in New Zealand and Australia. Truly a testament to the power of Kanye's fans and the respect they show his mother for bringing him into the world.