Kanye West raps for young fan battling cancer over FaceTime moments before she dies

The rapper learned of the girl's final wishes after her family reached out to him

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Kanye West performed to a fan battling cancer over FaceTime shortly before she passed away.

The rapper learned of the girl's final wishes after her family reached out and agreed to speak to her over the phone, according to US reports.

At the girl's request, West then performed her favourite song of his, “I Love Kanye" and shortly after the conversation ended, she died.

The touching story was brought to light after a member of the girl's community retold it on social media.

“This girl in my town had cancer and Kanye called her a couple days ago to rap for her," @stalkdebbie wrote. "I think Kim was there too. Wasn’t even blasted on social media or anything. She passed yesterday.”

“I have so much respect for him tho. Making her happy in her last moments [sic]" she added.

Kim Kardashian West - the 40-year-old rapper's wife - later replied to the message, writing: “We are praying for her family."

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