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Hip Hop's orignal college drop out Kanye West, has found another way to keep the kids in school. In an attempt to further reach out to the young men and women who have a passion for hip hop. West has launched a new program called "Loop Dreams".

This program will teach young men and women everywhere about Hip Hop as well as Music Production. Created in Honor of his late mother, Loop Dreams will be a branch of the Kanye West Foundation, which was recently renamed the Dr. Donda West Foundation, in honor of his late mother who died of complications of surgery in late 2007.

The West foundation which is the umbrella of "Loop Dreams" main goal is to help decrease the high drop out rates in the public school systems. W

hen speaking about the new program Kanye talked about how much his mothers well rounded education and appreciation for culture influenced him.

 "Since my mom died I'm about living to cultivate myself by travelling the world. My mom was an educator so she brought that kind of knowledge and instilled it in me. Now I'm keeping her dream alive through the foundation to take it to the next level."

This program also works as a way to help reinforce the positive aspect that hip hop has in the community. Kanye has been very adamant about the perception that hip hop promotes violence.

"Hip-hop is a reflection of what's going on. It's a form of entertainment and it's not steering people any differently than a movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. As a brand, I'm not defined by hip-hop. It's just a tool that I choose to use."

West is currently working with Jay-Z on the Blueprint 3, as well as finishing up his next project.