The mother of hip-hop star Kanye West describes her struggles with single parenthood while raising the future music performer, a journey marked by her career as Chicago State University's English department chair, their shared experiences in the African-American community of his youth, and her later work as Kanye's manager. 75,000 first printing.

The mother of hip-hop star Kanye West describes her struggles with single parenthood while raising the future music performer, a journey marked by her career as Chicago State University's English department chair, their shared experiences in the African-American community of his youth, and her later work as Kanye's manager. 75,000 first printing.