| jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy | |
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| Directed by | Coodie Simmons Chike Ozah |
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| Starring | Kanye West |
| Narrated by | Coodie Simmons |
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| Music by | Live Footage CTZN Chance[1] |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (orjeen-yuhs) is a 2022 Americandocumentary film directed byCoodie & Chike about the life of American rapper, record producer, and fashion designerKanye West and, to a lesser extent,Coodie Simmons.[2]
It received a nomination for Best Music Documentary at the2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards[3] andOutstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series at the74th Primetime Emmy Awards.[4]
On May 6, 2021, it was announced thatNetflix had acquired a documentary aboutKanye West with unreleased archival footage from the prior two decades, including his career in music and fashion, the death of his mother,Donda West, and his unsuccessful2020 presidential campaign.[5][6][7]
Variety reported Netflix acquired the documentary for around US$30 million.[5] On September 25, 2021, Netflix revealed that the documentary would be titledJeen-Yuhs and released in 2022.[8][9][2]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Act I: Vision" | Coodie Simmons & Chike Ozah | J. Ivy | February 16, 2022 (2022-02-16) | |
After dazzling hip-hop players in Chicago, brilliant yet hungry producer Kanye West moves to NYC but struggles to get signed and claim the mic as an MC. | |||||
| 2 | "Act II: Purpose" | Coodie Simmons & Chike Ozah | J. Ivy | February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23) | |
Kanye hustles to establish his voice at the label. When a car crash and broken jaw threaten it all, the unstoppable artist turns pain into platinum. | |||||
| 3 | "Act: III: Awakening" | Coodie Simmons & Chike Ozah | J. Ivy | March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02) | |
After multiple "College Dropout" Grammy wins, the documentary looks complete. But life, death and fame get in the way till two paths cross once more. | |||||
Divided into three acts, its first episode, "Vision", premiered at the2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2022.[10] It also had a limited theatrical release for one night only on February 10, 2022, the eighteenth anniversary of West's debut albumThe College Dropout (2004).[11] "Vision" premiered on Netflix on February 16, 2022, and the following episodes, "Purpose" and "Awakening", released in weekly intervals, on February 23 and March 2, 2022, respectively.[8]
Jeen-Yuhs was met with positive reception from critics. It holds a positive 82% critic score onRotten Tomatoes based on 60 critics, and a "generally favorable"weighted mean score of 71 onMetacritic based on 24 critic reviews. The attention from the documentary causedThe College Dropout to re-chart on theBillboard 200, reaching as far up as #11.[12]
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