Kanye West and fellow rapper and songwriter Che “Rhymefest” Smithhave teamed up to create an educational music program for Chicago youth between the ages 15 and 24. The program is called Got Bars and will help kids and young adults learn to write and record music. Their goal is to give youth in the city a chance to stay out of trouble by doing something fun and creative over the summer.
Kanye helped set the program up with his charity Donda’s House, a charity he created in his mother’s name. Donda West was a teacher who strived to make the Chicago community a better place and Got Bars hopes to continue Donda’s work.
Got Bars starts in August and at the end of the program, the songs recorded by its students will be released. Kanye and Rhymefest hope to one day take make Got Bars an international program and help youth around the world.