Kanye West Is Building br ‘Star Wars’-Inspired br Low-Income Housing Kanye West is trying to offer ‘A New Hope’ br to low-income families. The concept was mentioned in West’s Forbes cover story, with little else known about the upcoming project. The rapper is in the planning stages for housing developments for the homeless, pulling architectural inspiration from George Lucas’s ‘Star Wars: A New Hope.’ Prototypes based on Luke Skywalker’s childhood home have already been created.