''jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy'' (or ''jeen-yuhs'') is a 2022 American

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directed by

Coodie & Chike Coodie Simmons (born January 18, 1971) and Chike Ozah (born April 6, 1978) are film directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, and producers. Coodie and Chike started directing together with their music video for Kanye West entitled "Through the ...

about the life of American rapper, record producer, and fashion designer

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and, to a lesser extent, Coodie Simmons.

Accolades

It received a nomination for Best Music Documentary at the

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and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series at the

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Production

On May 6, 2021, it was announced that

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had acquired a documentary about

with unreleased archival footage from the prior two decades, including his career in music and fashion, the death of his mother,

Donda West Donda C. West ( Williams; July 12, 1949 – November 10, 2007) was an American professor and chair of Chicago State University's Department of English, Communications, Media and Theater. She was the mother of rapper Kanye West, Ye, better known ...

, and his unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign. ''

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'' reported Netflix acquired the documentary for around US$30 million. On September 25, 2021, Netflix revealed that the documentary would be titled ''Jeen-Yuhs'' and released in 2022.

Episodes

Release

Divided into three acts, its first episode, "VISION", premiered at the

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on January 23, 2022. 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 ''The College Dropout'' is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on February 10, 2004, by Def Jam Recordings and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. In the years leading up to release, West had received pra ...

'' (2004). "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.

Critical reception

''Jeen-Yuhs'' was met with positive reception from critics. It holds a positive 82% critic score on

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based on 60 critics, and a "generally favorable"

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score of 71 on

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based on 24 critic reviews. The attention from the documentary caused West's debut album to re-chart on the

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, reaching as far up as #18.

References

External links

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