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jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Follows the life of Kanye West, in an intimate portrait as he builds his way from singer to businessman and becomes a global brand.

Director

Coodie, Chike Ozah

Year

Genre

documentary, music

Production

Creative Control,TIME Studios

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 4 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/title/81426972

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♪ Icky turn it down
No more turn it up ♪ - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

♪ Icky turn it down No more turn it up ♪

We got my man, Kanye.
Channel Zero. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

We got my man, Kanye. Channel Zero.

Belief is the power - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Belief is the power

[Kanye] Mom, we about to blow up.
We finna blow up. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

[Kanye] Mom, we about to blow up. We finna blow up.

Love you, Daddy. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Love you, Daddy.

[Coodie] All walks of faith - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

[Coodie] All walks of faith

Thing was, even though Kanye
was finally a Roc-A-Fella artist, - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Thing was, even though Kanye was finally a Roc-A-Fella artis...

Let me take you back
to where it all started. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Let me take you back to where it all started.

[Coodie] But I guess things change
when you get famous. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

[Coodie] But I guess things change when you get famous.

it still felt like he was on the sideline - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

it still felt like he was on the sideline

It was 1995. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

[audience cheering] - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

[audience cheering]

He made it this far,
but he still had a lot to prove - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

He made it this far, but he still had a lot to prove

[audience cheering] - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

[audience cheering]

{\an8}Channel Zero, baby,
in full effect, with my man, - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}Channel Zero, baby, in full effect, with my man,

Channel Zero, here with Run-DMC. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Channel Zero, here with Run-DMC.

[reporter 1] All-talent rap artist
Kanye West will take center stage. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

[reporter 1] All-talent rap artist Kanye West will take cent...

♪ Peedi, Peedi
I heard that they got your number ♪ - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

♪ Peedi, Peedi I heard that they got your number ♪

My first thought
was hosting a TV show - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

My first thought was hosting a TV show

-It's kind of appropriate.
-[chuckles] - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

-It's kind of appropriate. -[chuckles]

Are you for… Oh, he is… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Are you for… Oh, he is…

♪ Now one's for Peedi Crakk
Two's for Free ♪ - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

♪ Now one's for Peedi Crakk Two's for Free ♪

To some kids right now,
I am what Michael Jackson was to me. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

To some kids right now, I am what Michael Jackson was to me.

{\an8}But as we shot more episodes,
I realized we were the only ones - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}But as we shot more episodes, I realized we were the o...

-Yeah, I heard that too.
-[Oprah] I heard that you… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

-Yeah, I heard that too. -[Oprah] I heard that you…

{\an8}I'm cosigning here. Look, Gary.
"Big Face" Gary, Roc-A-Fella. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}I'm cosigning here. Look, Gary. "Big Face&qu...

I'm cosigning. Best rapper-producer
in the fucking game. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

I'm cosigning. Best rapper-producer in the fucking game...

[Mike] Please call… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

[Mike] Please call…

Crucial Conflict, these niggas
did snap on the second album. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Crucial Conflict, these niggas did snap on the second album.

{\an8}Channel Zero, bringing hip-hop
to the Chicago street. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}Channel Zero, bringing hip-hop to the Chicago street.

No, man.
That's like saying, "best kid rapper." - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

No, man. That's like saying, "best kid rapper.&quo...

{\an8}It's real hard for us
to come out in the Chi - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}It's real hard for us to come out in the Chi

It's a gang of talent in Chicago
and it's fucked up - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

It's a gang of talent in Chicago and it's fucked u...

[Kanye] I fight for what I think
is the best at the time. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

[Kanye] I fight for what I think is the best at the time.

Wherever I'm at
with all the other rappers… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Wherever I'm at with all the other rappers…

I was just being an advocate
for what was the best out there, - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

I was just being an advocate for what was the best out there...

I'm saying I do beats,
but I'm competing against these niggas. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

I'm saying I do beats, but I'm competing against t...

{\an8}As we were shining the light
on artists around the city, - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}As we were shining the light on artists around the cit...

{\an8}Kanye, yeah, we working
on the Syndicate stuff together. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}Kanye, yeah, we working on the Syndicate stuff togethe...

{\an8}The Go Getters,
what's up with the Go Getters? - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}The Go Getters, what's up with the Go Getters?

{\an8}The reality was,
a rapper like Peedi Crakk - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}The reality was, a rapper like Peedi Crakk

Three-time Grammy winner Kanye West
is going to sing a song. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Three-time Grammy winner Kanye West is going to sing a song.

{\an8}I'd seen Kanye
performin' around town with his rap group, - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}I'd seen Kanye performin' around town with h...

Well… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

And I saved it for the opportunity to be
on the Oprah Show and perform it for her. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

And I saved it for the opportunity to be on the Oprah Show a...

It was one of the first times
I stepped behind the camera. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

It was one of the first times I stepped behind the camera.

But even though
the Roc was trying to box him in, - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

But even though the Roc was trying to box him in,

So, singing the world premiere
of "Hey Mama," Kanye West! - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

So, singing the world premiere of "Hey Mama," Kany...

-[audience cheering]
-[music plays] - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

-[audience cheering] -[music plays]

And while we were filming, - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

And while we were filming,

Down to the…
The man behind the beat. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Down to the… The man behind the beat.

And the Grammy
for Best Rap Album goes to… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

And the Grammy for Best Rap Album goes to…

Also my Krazy Kat family,
Deric Angelettie, Mad Rapper, - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Also my Krazy Kat family, Deric Angelettie, Mad Rapper,

[Coodie] Back when I first interviewed
Kanye for Channel Zero in 1998… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

[Coodie] Back when I first interviewed Kanye for Channel Zer...

This motherfucker is… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

This motherfucker is…

♪ Got tracks to go
Platinum and gold ♪ - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

♪ Got tracks to go Platinum and gold ♪

And even though I'd barely seen him
in the year before the Grammys, - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

And even though I'd barely seen him in the year before ...

Hey, he a selfish little mother fucker.
A selfish producer! - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Hey, he a selfish little mother fucker. A selfish producer!

{\an8}That rhyme right there is the shit.
It just needs a start. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}That rhyme right there is the shit. It just needs a st...

"These are my beats, my scooter."
Shit-faced, smoking his career. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

"These are my beats, my scooter." Shit-faced, smok...

{\an8}♪ Magazines call me a rock star
Girls call me cock star ♪ - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}♪ Magazines call me a rock star Girls call me cock sta...

Kanye ain't sharing
nothing but beats, man. Nothing. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Kanye ain't sharing nothing but beats, man. Nothing.

I did his video "Through The Wire."
I did a few things for him, - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

I did his video "Through The Wire." I did a few th...

Doin' it after the Grammys.
We took six home for '06! - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Doin' it after the Grammys. We took six home for '...

Most people
just saw Kanye as a young producer - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Most people just saw Kanye as a young producer

♪ I gotta testify ♪ - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

♪ I gotta testify ♪

Sorry. [laughs] - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Sorry. [laughs]

Jermaine Dupri party, we was doing
Channel Zero, but now… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Jermaine Dupri party, we was doing Channel Zero, but now…

There was no doubt in my mind
that he was gonna be a star. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

There was no doubt in my mind that he was gonna be a star.

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

I gotta show how you flickin'.
How you flickin', G. How you flickin'? - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

I gotta show how you flickin'. How you flickin', G...

♪ Cock star, rock star ♪ - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

♪ Cock star, rock star ♪

Rock… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

A year went by… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

A year went by…

♪ Yeah, oh, yeah ♪ - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

♪ Yeah, oh, yeah ♪

♪ Gingerbread Man even said
"You're a monster!" Yeah ♪ - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

♪ Gingerbread Man even said "You're a monster!&quo...

-Nigga, fuck you.
-[laughing] - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

-Nigga, fuck you. -[laughing]

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

[both laugh] - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

♪ I did take over the game
Brought back the soul ♪ - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

♪ I did take over the game Brought back the soul ♪

…took a leap of faith - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

…took a leap of faith

-Chike. [laughs]
-Kanye… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

-Chike. [laughs] -Kanye…

He did the "Through the Wire" video,
"Jesus Walks," - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

He did the "Through the Wire" video, "Jesus W...

-[Coodie] Word.
-[man] Right here. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

-[Coodie] Word. -[man] Right here.

Just a long-ass way from… - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Just a long-ass way from…

Hey. Channel Zero. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Hey. Channel Zero.

Can I get this? - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Can I get this?

For years, everybody told Kanye
to just stick to the beats. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

For years, everybody told Kanye to just stick to the beats.

{\an8}We've been doing this shit
for a Black Star project. - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

{\an8}We've been doing this shit for a Black Star proje...

[indistinct chatter] - jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

[indistinct chatter]

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Follows the life of Kanye West, in an intimate portrait as he builds his way from singer to businessman and becomes a global brand.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Coodie, Chike Ozah

Writer: N/A

Production: Creative Control,TIME Studios

Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice:

Released: 16 Feb 2022

Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 4 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81426972

Also watch: Inventing Anna, Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Gangs of London, Futurama, The Boys, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Stranger Things, The Mandalorian, Rick and Morty, Chernobyl, Peaky Blinders