jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

You Can’t Make This Up

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4.2 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Today on You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about "jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy" out now on Netflix. The lives of an emerging superstar and filmmaker intertwine in this intense and intimate three-act documentary following Kanye West's career. The documentary event showcases both his formative days trying to break through and his life today as a global brand and artist. Our host Rebecca Lavoie interviews the directors, producers, and writers of "jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy," Chike & Coodie. Listen on to hear what they share about their experience capturing the footage that spans over two decades. Here is your SPOILER ALERT, so if you haven't watched the trilogy yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Lervoy and this is You Can't Make This Up.
0:03.4	You Can't Make This Up. You can't make this up as the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite Netflix documentaries and films.
0:21.0	On today's episode, we take a closer look
0:24.2	at the three film documentary Genius A Kanye trilogy.
0:28.8	For all the people I've been around
0:30.3	and all the experiences that I've been through. I've seen a lot more shit
0:34.3	than a lot of people have seen. Today we're talking to directors kooty and Chike.
0:41.6	While hosting a popular local TV show in directors Kooti and Chique.
0:42.7	While hosting a popular local TV show in Chicago three decades ago,
0:47.0	Kooti made an up-and-coming music producer
0:49.3	with aspirations of becoming a rapper.
0:52.3	So impressed by the talent and drive of young Kagnay West,
0:56.0	Kooty began to document Kagnay's efforts to convince his bosses at the record label
1:01.0	that he had what it took to be a star. The cameras followed
1:05.2	Kagni through his struggles to record his first album and his triumphs as a
1:09.4	newly minted Grammy winner. But as Kaniy's star rose,
1:13.8	his relationship with his friend and documentarian
1:16.9	grew distant.
1:18.2	Their lives went in different creative directions.
1:21.0	Then, after years of controversy, the troubled superstar reconnected with Kooty
1:26.0	and Chique. This time, their cameras captured different kinds of challenges.
1:31.0	I'm going to take Medicaid and take bipolar medication last night
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