Kanye West tells the crowd that he is returning to Chicago

Does Kanye West definitely return to his hometown?

While addressing a crowd at OpenMike, an event organized by Chance the Rapper for high school students in Chicago, Yeezy's brain said he would return to make a permanent return to the Windy City.

"I have to tell you all I'm going back to Chicago," he says in a video from TMZ, "and I'll never go away again." The audience then launches into a spontaneous encouragement of "Kanye! Kanye! Kanye! Kanye!

West also hinted at the new music going on – both his own and collaborations with others. "Me and Chance workin 'on a new album," he announces screaming in a clip posted on Instagram by Chance the Rapper. "This is called Good ass job. On Friday morning, West shared a screenshot of a recordable disk drive titled Yandhi and dated 29/09/18.

A West representative did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

Sources tell TMZ that West has already found a new home in Chicago, but he also intends to keep the current home in Calabasas, California, which he shares with Kim Kardashian West and their children from the North, 5 years old. , Saint, 9 months.

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West had Chicago on the brain recently. Last week, the 41-year-old rapper sent a series of tweets about his hometown, including a statement that "I'll teach at the Chicago Institute of Fine Arts and the American Academy of Arts."

However, the Art Institute of Chicago has since denied this.

"We are flattered that Mr. West is interested in teaching emerging artists and designers at the Chicago Institute of Fine Arts. However, Mr. West is not currently teaching at SAIC and at this point he did not plan to do so, "said Bree Witt, director of public relations at the school. The Chicago Tribune.

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Meanwhile, West has history at the American Academy of Arts. He briefly attended the American Academy of Art and the State University of Chicago in 1997 – where his mother was also a teacher – before landing to continue his music at age 20. by the School of the Chicago Art Institute in March 2015 for his contributions to music, fashion and popular culture, officially making him an honorary DFA.

On Friday, the rapper shared a number of Instagram clips of himself giving lectures to a group, although the location was not leaked.

He may not start a class anytime soon, but the father of three is claiming that he will open an office in Yeezy in the Windy City.

West also promises to contribute to the restoration of the Avalon Regal Theater in Shutters, in the South Shore neighborhood, which he calls the "Regal Theater," and that he will "make" the Chicago Comedy Jam (from 5 to 6 October). at the Arie Crown Theater).

All this seems to have been motivated by a visit to Thomester Gates' Stony Island Arts Bank bank that West made earlier this month.

"It's very inspiring, I would say it's overwhelming, which is my favorite description," West wrote. "We must be overwhelmed with love and inspiration."

West's love for his hometown goes well beyond the storm of tweets last week. Despite being born in Atlanta, Georgia, Kanye has long shared that growing up in the city – where he moved with his mother after his parents divorced – has deeply influenced his life.

It's also where West started his career, first as a producer, then as a member of a Chicago rap group dating back to the late '90s, called The Go-Getters.

West finally broke through as a solo artist with his debut album University dropout in 2004. But it was during his hit "Homecoming", released in 2007 from his third studio album. Graduation that he decided to express his appreciation for his hometown, speaking of his love for Chi-Town and his guilt of letting "her" pursue her musical dreams.

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Since then, West has devoted much of its activism to helping the city, to denounce the city's gun violence and to create in 2013 a nonprofit house called Donda's House to provide "access and education unprecedented to experts and the entertainment industry for young and creative young adults in Chicago.