Kanye West Developing Low-Income Housing Inspired by 'Star Wars' | THR News - video Dailymotion

The rapper and entrepreneur apparently has an upcoming meeting in San Francisco with potential investors.

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00:00Forget a galaxy far, far away, Kanye West is getting work done right here.

00:04The rapper is reportedly developing low-income housing units inspired by Star Wars.

00:09According to a recent Forbes cover story, West is in the midst of creating housing units

00:13that resemble what Luke Skywalker lived in on Tatooine in 1977's A New Hope.

00:18There's nothing for me here now. I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father.

00:23No picture of the units was provided, but Forbes writer Zach O'Malley Greenberg

00:26accompanied West to a clearing in the middle of the California woods, specific location not given,

00:32where model structures of the Tatooine units are being designed and constructed.

00:36Describing the structures as each oblong and dozens of feet tall, Greenberg notes West apparently

00:40has an upcoming meeting in San Francisco with potential investors.

00:44West has a well-known affinity for Star Wars, often dropping mentions of the movies in his songs, like this one.

00:49Star Wars fur, yeah, I'm rockin' Chupacca, the one chief rocker, number one chief rocker.

00:56A rep for West could not be immediately reached for more information on the project.

01:00Alright, for more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:02Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.