Inside Kanye West’s close bond with oldest daughter North — who is following in his footsteps

rapper, and businessman, and as he celebrates his 47th birthday, we’re sure he will be surrounded by his closest family and friends. Kanye had his own battles with fatherhood; after losing his mother Donda in 2007 unexpectedly, he blamed himself for many years for her passing, admitting he felt that if he had never moved to Los Angeles she would still be alive.

birth of their daughter changed his attitude: “After I lost my mother, there were times I would put my life at risk. I felt like sometimes I didn’t have something to live for. Now I have two really special people to live for.”

“When I look in North’s eyes, I’m happy about every mistake I’ve ever mad,” he told Paper magazine in April 2015.