Jeen-Yuhs
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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 (or jeen-yuhs) is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Coodie & Chike about the life of rapper, record producer, and fashion designer Kanye West.[2] It received a nomination for Best Music Documentary at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards.[3]
Production
On May 6, 2021, it was announced that Netflix had acquired a documentary about Kanye West with unreleased archival footage from the past two decades, including his career in music and fashion; the death of his mother, Donda West; and his unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign.[4][5][6]
Variety reported Netflix acquired the documentary for around US$30 million.[4] On September 25, 2021, Netflix revealed that the documentary would be titled Jeen-Yuhs and released in 2022.[7][8][2]
Release
Divided into three acts, its first episode, "VISION", premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2022.[9] It also had a limited theatrical release for one night only on February 10, 2022, the eighteenth anniversary of West's debut album The College Dropout (2004).[10] "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.[7]
Critical reception
Jeen-Yuhs was met with positive reception from critics. It holds a positive 86% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 56 critics, and a "generally favorable" weighted mean score of 71 on Metacritic based on 24 critic reviews. Various musical acts took to Twitter to give favorable thoughts about the documentary, including Juicy J, J. Cole, Key Glock, Noname, Russ, SZA, Wale, among others. The attention from the documentary caused West's 2004 debut album, The College Dropout, to re-chart on the Billboard 200, reaching as far up as #18.[11]
References
- ^ "Trailer Debut: 'jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy,' Premiering on Netflix Feb. 16th". blackfilm.com. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b Tangcay, Jazz (September 25, 2021). "Kanye West Documentary 'Jeen-Yuhs' Is Coming to Netflix: Watch the First Teaser". Variety. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Here Are Your 2022 MTV Movie & TV Award Nominations". MTV. 11 May 2022.
- ^ a b Low, Elaine (May 7, 2021). "Kanye West Documentary Lands at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ Snapes, Laura (May 7, 2021). "Kanye West: Netflix buys documentary 21 years in the making". The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ Blanchet, Brenton (May 6, 2021). "Kanye West Documentary Reportedly Sold to Netflix for $30 Million". Complex. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ a b Kreps, Daniel (2021-09-25). "Kanye West Documentary 'Jeen-Yuhs' Heading to Netflix in 2022". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ White, Peter (September 25, 2021). "Kanye West Doc 'Jeen-Yuhs' Unveils First Clip – Netflix Tudum". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ The Start of "jeen-yuhs: A Kayne Trilogy" Puts Your Faith in Ye - 2022 Sundance Film Festival
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (2021-12-09). "Sundance 2022: Hybrid Festival Sees Princess Diana, Michael Kenneth Williams, Dakota Johnson, Bill Cosby, NYC Rock'n'Roll & Regina Hall Fill Lineup". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kanye West's 'The College Dropout' & 'Late Registration' Enjoy Billboard 200 Resurgence". HipHopDX. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
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