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

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

directed by Coodie & Chike about the life of American rapper, record producer, and fashion designer

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After ...

and, to a lesser extent, Coodie Simmons.

Accolades

It received a nomination for Best Music Documentary at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.

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, and his unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign. '' Variety'' 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 2022 Sundance Film Festival 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'' (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" weighted mean score of 71 on

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based on 24 critic reviews. The attention from the documentary caused ''The College Dropout'' to re-chart on the ''Billboard'' 200, reaching as far up as #11.

References

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