Entertainment Music Kanye West on Why He Bought House Across from Kim Kardashian: 'Nothing Is Gonna Keep Me from My Children' Kanye West says his "solace" comes from his four kids in an upcoming interview with Hollywood Unlocked By Stephanie Wenger Stephanie Wenger Stephanie Wenger is a TV Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She joined the brand in 2021 as a digital news writer, covering stories spanning across the site's verticals. She previously contributed E! Online, Hollywood Life and Oscar.com. People Editorial Guidelines and Marissa Charles Marissa Charles Marissa Charles is PEOPLE's News Director, overseeing the off-hours news operation and collaborating with multiple cross-functional teams to direct news coverage online. Based in Los Angeles, Marissa is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience specializing in entertainment news, human interest and lifestyle stories. Her exclusive features have appeared in a variety of media outlets including The Guardian, Essence, Glamour U.K., Ebony, the Daily Mail, the New York Post, Harper's BAZAARArabia, Cosmopolitan and ELLE.com.Prior to joining PEOPLE in 2021, Marissa spent three years at HollywoodLife serving as Senior Editor and News Director. Born in the U.K., she graduated from Oxford University with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern History. People Editorial Guidelines Published on January 14, 2022 03:29PM EST Kanye West is explaining his decision to buy a home across the street from his estranged wife Kim Kardashian. The 44-year-old rapper revealed that he finds comfort from being with his children during an interview with Jason Lee for Hollywood Unlocked, set to be released on Monday. "My solace comes from seeing my kids and getting a solid schedule. That's why I even got the house," West explained to Hollywood Unlocked's Jason Lee. "[It was] flipped into there was something wrong with me getting a house next to my kids." Kanye West Buys Home Across from Kim Kardashian to 'Have the Kids Over as Much as Possible': Source Jason Lee and Kanye West. hollywood unlocked/ youtube The Grammy winner also discussed how his own move to Chicago as a child made him want to stay closer to the kids — North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 3½, and Psalm, 2½ — he shares with Kardashian, 41. He was last photographed with his children earlier this month. "You see when my mom took me from Atlanta to Chicago, my dad didn't come to the coldest and most dangerous city in the world to be next to [me]," West said. "He said, 'I'm going to stay down in Atlanta.'" "Nothing with my career, with this rap, with this media, with none of that, that's gonna keep me from my children. And that's what I want everybody to know," he added. "Don't play with me, don't play with my children. Ain't no security gonna get in between me and my children and you ain't gonna gaslight me." Kanye West Named Suspect in Battery Report for Alleged Physical Altercation in Downtown Los Angeles A rep for Kardashian did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Frazer Harrison/Getty Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Daughter North Shows Off Her New Braces in TikTok Video In December, West purchased a $4.5 million home in California in hopes of staying close to his family, a source told PEOPLE at the time. The insider called the home, built in 1955, "family-friendly" and added the deal was made solely to be near Kardashian and their children. "Kanye's new house is a teardown. He only bought it for the location. It's near Kim and the kids. He has a vision for the house and plans on starting construction ASAP," the source told PEOPLE. The insider added, "It will be family-friendly. He wants to be able to have the kids over as much as possible. Living only in Malibu was making visits more tricky for Kanye."