The first installment of the long-awaited Kanye West documentary series, jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, has finally made its way to Netflix, and the reviews are in, as fans make their way to social media to give their take of the biographical documentary series.
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy chronicles the life and career of Kanye West, following his journey from the young, ambitious producer from Chicago to the polarizing creative genius and superstar we know today. The film is directed by longtime friends and collaborators Coodie and Chike, who directed the music video to Kanye West’s debut single, “Through the Wire.”
On Thursday (February 10), jeen-yuhs (Act 1) debuted in select theaters around the country. Less than a week later, the first episode of the docuseries hit streaming through Netflix, allowing a wider range of fans to enjoy the highly-anticipated film. Avid Kanye West fans and critics alike had much to say about the film, analyzing its cinematography, reality, and overall storytelling of the film.
Fans at large have been praising the “fly on the wall” style documentary, as it contains some of Ye’s most intimate moments from the early stages of his prolific career. Other fans appreciated Ye’s ambition as a young artist, one fan saying, “So Kanye West really spoke his whole life into existence, over 20 years ago, & some dude had the foresight to start filming Ye’s career almost since it started??”
