Kanye West posted on his blog for the first time since the death of his mother, Dr. Donda West, after plastic surgery in early November. He titled the entry “Thank you all for your support,”. Kanye didn’t get into the details about the hard time he went through on his mother’s passing. He just talked about how he loves to play Connect Four and how it helped him pass the time. Here’s Kanye’s post:

When I was in Europe I would play this game for hours and hours… it helped me zone out. Everybody would get envolved… Derrick Dudley (Common’s manager) and Consequence were the best other than me… I beat Lexi… Don C beat Jay… Tony Williams beat Common… but every now and then people would speak of this legendary connect 4 champion……….. BEYONCE!!! I had 2 play her!…so last night at Jay’s new 40/40 club in Las Vegas (which is sidebar, crazy big w/ 24krt gold flooring, Black Jack tables, $500 slot machines,the biggest projection screen in the universe and the best turkey burgers I’ve ever had in my life) she beat me 9 times in a row! (and I didn’t even spaz lol) here’s a photo of the only game I won!

Happy new year everybody…

Happy new year for you too Kanye!

Donda West - who used to work as the rapper’s manager - passed away on Saturday (10 Nov 2007) in Los Angeles, aged just 58, after developing complications from an unidentified method.

Kanye was in London when he was told of the shocking news.

Donda’s publicist, Patricia Green, said: “She died as the result of complications from a cosmetic surgical procedure.”

Green refused to give any more details.

Kanye’s spokesman said the family is asking “for privacy during this time of grief”.

Kanye, 30, often spoke of his close relationship with Donda who raised him alone when his father walked out on them.

In his 2005 song ‘Hey Mama’, he sang: “Hey Mama, I wanna scream so loud for you, cuz I’m so proud of you. I appreciate what you allowed for me, I just want you to be proud of me.”

He also spoke of how her love and support had stimulated him, saying: “She always gave me support. A lot of parents don’t train their kids to think.”

In May, Donda published the book ‘Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Star’, in which she paid tribute to her famous son.

She was also chairwoman of the Kanye West Foundation, which aims to improve literacy and stop children dropping out of school.

Green said: “May Donda’s work and deeds be an inspiration to each of us, may we start each day knowing that support of family and community are central to purpose.”