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The first look at the upcoming Kanye West documentary, Jeen-Yuhs, was released on Netflix’s official YouTube account on Saturday.
During the clip, the 44-year-old rap mogul was seen performing with his friend and collaborator, Mos Def, while hanging out with a group of other individuals who marveled at the pair’s rapping skills.
The feature has been in the works for just over two decades, and it is currently set to be released on the streaming service in 2022.
New content: A first look clip from the upcoming Kanye West documentary Jeen-Yuhs was released on Netflix’s YouTube account on Saturday
The clip began by specifying that the clip shown was shot in New York nearly twenty years ago.
An individual then asks Mos Def to perform the track Two Words, which was released on West’s 2004 album, The College Dropout.
The 47-year-old rapper then began his verse and notably shouted out his collaborator while demonstrating his impressive grasp on wordplay.
The Grammy-winning songwriter went on to perform his part of the song and became much more animated as his portion progressed in intensity.
In the past: The clip began with a text graphic that noted that the footage shown was shot in New York nearly two decades ago
Doing their thing: In the clip, Mos Def and West were seen performing their collaborative track Two Words, which was released on his 2004 album The College Dropout
The group of individuals present reacted to the rappers’ performances following the end of the track, and Mos Def and West were also seen congratulating each other.
The first look clip ended with the revelation that the feature’s official name was Jeen-Yuhs.
A specific release date was not given following the conclusion of the featurette, although a screen with a text graphic that read ‘coming soon’ was shown.
The news about the forthcoming feature was first reported by Billboard, who initially released information about the project in April.
Building hype: News about the project was initially reported by Billboard this past April; West is seen in 2020
Multiple subjects from the performer’s life will be covered, including his failed bid for the presidency of the United States and the passing of his mother, Donda West.
It is currently unknown if his relationship with Kim Kardashian and his family life will be shown in the motion picture.
The media outlet also reported that Netflix acquired the rights to the documentary for nearly $30 million, although Variety contested that amount.
The feature was helmed by producing duo Clarence Simmons and Chike Ozah, also known as Coodie and Chike, who previously worked with the rapper on the music videos for his tracks Jesus Walks (Version 3) and Through The Wire.
Solid backing: The feature was helmed by producing duo Coodie and Chike, who previously worked on several of West’s music videos
The pair have previously worked on music videos for artists such as Erykah Badu and Lupe Fiasco, as well as various other documentary features.
Although Jeen-Yuhs will premiere on the streaming service next year, it has not been given a release date as of yet.
West’s former bodyguard, Steve Stanulis, previously announced that he would be working on a documentary that would cover his time working as part of the rapper’s security team.
In March, the media personality spoke to Page Six and told the media outlet that his feature would showcase never-before-heard of experiences with the performer, stating: ‘Every day was a new adventure…There are a ton of stories I haven’t told.’
Another one: It was previously announced that the rapper’s former bodyguard, Steve Stanulis, would be helming a feature centered around the performer; West is pictured in 2019
Stanulis, who was previously sued by the rapper and his legal team, noted that his film would begin with details of the case.
Specifically, he expressed that the feature ‘starts off with the $30 million lawsuit, and works backwards, with all the craziness. Why not address the elephant in the room?’
He then pointed out that West’s team ‘threatened to sue me two separate times — once back in the day, and then on a podcast this year…they threatened to sue me again for $10 million, and my attorney countered and it just went away.’
Stanulis also remarked that he began producing the documentary so ‘nobody has to ask me about this ever again. I swear to you — no matter what I do… somewhere along the line [the job with West] comes up.’
Legal troubles: Stanulis, who was previously sued by the rapper, noted that his documentary would start ‘off with the $30 million lawsuit’ that was filed against him; West is seen in 2019
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