The Force is with you,Kanye West.In the August 2019 cover story forForbes,the rapper, 42, revealed that he has been working on a charitable contribution with aStar Warstwist to it.In an attempt to create more homes for the less fortunate, Kanye is creating replicas of Luke Skywalker’s infamous Tatooine home from the original film,A NewHope, as his latest charitable effort.Kanye has reportedly teamed up with designers to build “prefabricated structures” with the same aesthetic, with the goal of using them as low-income housing units, according toForbes.TheLife of Pabloartist is leading the construction of theStar Wars-inspired homes, even writing notes on the walls to instruct the architects on what needs changes to create the perfect (and homey) replica, perForbes.Lucasfilm/Shutterstock; Patrick Kovarik/Getty ImagesForbesgot a chance to tour the structures with Kanye, which the outlet described as “oblong and dozens of feet tall.”Kanye is a long-time fan of the famed sci-fi film series. In the rapper’s song “Gone,” he references the film franchise with the lyrics “But if they ever flip sides like Anakin,” which alludes to Anakin Skywalker’s turn to the dark side to become the iconic Darth Vader.In 2004, Kanye created a pilot called Alligator Boots for Comedy Central and insisted thatKim Kardashian— whom, at the time, he had never even met before — be a part of the show dressed asCarrie Fisher‘s iconic character, Princess Leia.The show was a success for both Kanye and Kim, 38, and is even viewed as the origin of their relationship, which has spawned into a marriage with four children. In 2015, the reality startweeted an imageof herself in the iconic Princess Leia golden bikini outfit, writing, “Star Wars kinda brought me to Kanye lol.”As Kanye is exhibiting in his latest charity actions for the homeless, both he and Kim are no strangers to giving back. In December, the pairpledged $500,000toward relief for the California wildfires, which sent millions of people into evacuations from their homes, including theKeeping up with the Kardashiansstar and Kanye.Kim announced two separate two separate $200,000 donations onTheEllen DegeneresShow— one going to the Wildfire Relief Fund and the other to the California Fire Foundation — on behalf of herself, Kanye and his Adidas Yeezy label.Kim has remained supportive of Kanye’s actions of paying it forward throughout the years.“He pushes people to do their best and pushes people even outside of their comfort zone, which really helps people grow,” Kim toldForbesof her husband’s humanitarian efforts.
The Force is with you,Kanye West.
In the August 2019 cover story forForbes,the rapper, 42, revealed that he has been working on a charitable contribution with aStar Warstwist to it.
In an attempt to create more homes for the less fortunate, Kanye is creating replicas of Luke Skywalker’s infamous Tatooine home from the original film,A NewHope, as his latest charitable effort.
Kanye has reportedly teamed up with designers to build “prefabricated structures” with the same aesthetic, with the goal of using them as low-income housing units, according toForbes.
TheLife of Pabloartist is leading the construction of theStar Wars-inspired homes, even writing notes on the walls to instruct the architects on what needs changes to create the perfect (and homey) replica, perForbes.
Lucasfilm/Shutterstock; Patrick Kovarik/Getty Images
Forbesgot a chance to tour the structures with Kanye, which the outlet described as “oblong and dozens of feet tall.”
Kanye is a long-time fan of the famed sci-fi film series. In the rapper’s song “Gone,” he references the film franchise with the lyrics “But if they ever flip sides like Anakin,” which alludes to Anakin Skywalker’s turn to the dark side to become the iconic Darth Vader.
In 2004, Kanye created a pilot called Alligator Boots for Comedy Central and insisted thatKim Kardashian— whom, at the time, he had never even met before — be a part of the show dressed asCarrie Fisher‘s iconic character, Princess Leia.
The show was a success for both Kanye and Kim, 38, and is even viewed as the origin of their relationship, which has spawned into a marriage with four children. In 2015, the reality startweeted an imageof herself in the iconic Princess Leia golden bikini outfit, writing, “Star Wars kinda brought me to Kanye lol.”
As Kanye is exhibiting in his latest charity actions for the homeless, both he and Kim are no strangers to giving back. In December, the pairpledged $500,000toward relief for the California wildfires, which sent millions of people into evacuations from their homes, including theKeeping up with the Kardashiansstar and Kanye.
Kim announced two separate two separate $200,000 donations onTheEllen DegeneresShow— one going to the Wildfire Relief Fund and the other to the California Fire Foundation — on behalf of herself, Kanye and his Adidas Yeezy label.
Kim has remained supportive of Kanye’s actions of paying it forward throughout the years.
“He pushes people to do their best and pushes people even outside of their comfort zone, which really helps people grow,” Kim toldForbesof her husband’s humanitarian efforts.
source: people.com
