He has been very open about his close relationship with his now late Mother as he has even named two albums and a creative agency after her.
And now rare footage has been released showing just how close Kanye West was to his mom Donda.
The full-length trailer for Netflix three-part documentary 21- years in the making -titled jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy – was released on Friday as it featured plenty of never-seen-footage from the now 44-year-old artist’s early years of trying to make it in the music industry.
Coming soon: The full-length trailer for Netflix three-part documentary 21- years in the making -titled jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy – was released on Friday as it featured plenty of never-seen-footage from Kanye West’s early years of trying to make it in the music industry
‘I would like to congratulate you for doing the good job you did with me’: The most riveting bits from the two-and-a-half minute Clip were definitely the intimate moments shared between Kanye and his mother Donda before she tragically passed away in November 2007
The most riveting bits from the two-and-a-half minute clip were definitely the intimate moments shared between the Flashing Lights hitmaker and the matriarch of his family before she tragically passed away in November 2007.
In one of the sweeter moments, the aspiring rapper and his mother sat on the front porch of their Chicago home and shared a laugh as Kanye said: ‘I would like to congratulate you for doing the good job you did with me.’
Donda – who was the first ever Black chair of Chicago State University’s Department of English, Communications, Media and Theater – tragically died in November 2007 due to coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors from cosmetic surgery.
In another cute clip, his mother could be seen touching the angel pendant on his gold chain as she told him: ‘You need an angel to watch over you’
Muse: Donda – who was the first ever Black chair of Chicago State University’s Department of English, Communications, Media and Theater – tragically died in November 2007 due to coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors from cosmetic surgery
Unbreakable bond: No doubt the two were close as there were several moments where Kanye and Donda could be seen sharing a laugh
Tender moments: They were shown sharing a toast
Aww: To show off the span the upcoming documentary will cover there was also a clip of Kanye’s 2014 Only One music video which featured his eldest daughter North as the track is a tribute to her written from the perspective of his late mother Donda
In another cute clip, his mother could be seen touching the angel pendant on his gold chain as she told him: ‘You need an angel to watch over you.’
No doubt the two were close as there were several moments where Kanye and Donda could be seen sharing a laugh.
To show off the span the upcoming documentary will cover there was also a clip of Kanye’s 2014 Only One music video which featured his eldest daughter North as the track is a tribute to her written from the perspective of his late mother Donda.
Back in the day: The highly-anticipated documentary will feature rare footage from his humble beginnings trying to make his name in the hip-hop scene to his improbable 2020 US presidential run
Iconic: He was shown during a photoshoot for his debut album The College Dropout
Growing up: Ye was shown in one of his first interviews
Vibes: He was shown sliding down the stair railing of his Chicago home
Represent: He did the ‘dynasty sign’ made famous by his mentor Jay-Z
Epic: Ye was shown in the studio
Big city dreams: Kanye had a huge smile on his face as he strutted through Times Square in New York City
Epic: To showcase the empire he’s built, Kanye was shown in the middle of hundreds of shoes he’s designed
The highly-anticipated documentary will feature rare footage from his humble beginnings trying to make his name in the hip-hop scene to his improbable 2020 US presidential run.
Last month a teaser was released from the same film as it showed the rapper working on his 2004 debut album The College Dropout in addition to more intimate moments with his beloved mother.
The minute-long video began with footage from New York City in 2002 as a young Ye could be seen telling the cameras that he had bickered with collaborator and fellow Chicago-based rapper Rhymefest over his genius.
Through the wire: Last month a teaser was released from the same film as it showed the rapper working on his 2004 debut album The College Dropout in addition to more intimate moments with his beloved mother
Through the fire: It also showed intimate moments with his beloved mother Donda (pictured)
Kanye said: ‘Me and [Rhyme]Fest got into an argument in the car. I feel like he disrespected me, man. He tried to say that I wasn’t a genius yet.’
The now 44-year-old rapper – born Che Smith – challenged him as he replied: ‘Well who is you to call yourself a genius?’
Ye is then showed hilariously glaring into the camera with his signature smile on his face.
Bond: The minute-long video began with footage from New York City in 2002 as a young Ye could be seen telling the cameras that he had bickered with collaborator and fellow Chicago-based rapper Rhymefest (pictured) over his genius
Kanye said: ‘Me and [Rhyme]Fest got into an argument in the car. I feel like he disrespected me, man. He tried to say that I wasn’t a genius yet’
The now 44-year-old rapper – born Che Smith – challenged him as he replied: ‘Well who is you to call yourself a genius?’
The original Jim: Ye is then showed hilariously glaring into the camera with his signature smile on his face
There is plenty of intimate and rare footage shown in the clip including one of him dancing in the kitchen with his beloved mother Donda.
There was also an old clip of Ye outside of the home he grew up in in Chicago as his mother yelled out his name from the front door.
There was also a clip shown of Ye’s jaw wired shut as he hummed the sample from Chaka Khan’s 1985 hit Through The Fire which was used for his debut single Through The Wire.
Bond: There is plenty of intimate and rare footage shown in the clip including one of him dancing in the kitchen with his beloved mother Donda
Where the heart is: There was also an old clip of Ye outside of the home he grew up in in Chicago as his mother yelled out his name from the front door
‘I drink a Boost for breakfast, an Ensure for dessert’: There was also a clip shown of Ye’s jaw wired shut as he hummed the sample from Chaka Khan’s 1985 hit Through The Fire which was used for his debut single Through The Wire
The artist famously wrote and recorded the song with his jaw wired shut after a near-fatal car accident while leaving a California studio in October 2002.
There was also old footage of him in the studio with Pharrell Williams who could be seen in awe of him as he spat one of his verses in the studio.
The 48-year-old Virginia Beach native praised the artist as he said: ‘Very rarely do you encounter self-contained people. This man can do everything himself. He’s living it.’
Icons: There was also old footage of him in the studio with Pharrell Williams who could be seen in awe of him as he spat one of his verses in the studio
The 48-year-old Virginia Beach native praised the artist as he said: ‘Very rarely do you encounter self-contained people. This man can do everything himself. He’s living it’
Big brother: There are other clips shown including him in the studio with mentor Jay-Z
Good: There was a clip shown of him jumping up and down with protégé Kid Cudi at The Life Of Pablo album release party in New York’s Madison Square Garden back in February 2016
A young Kanye explained the cameras to a friend as he proudly declared: ‘They are making a documentary about me’
There are other clips shown including him in the studio with mentor Jay-Z as well as him jumping up and down with protégé Kid Cudi at The Life Of Pablo album release party in New York’s Madison Square Garden back in February 2016.
He finishes off the teaser with a voiceover as he says: ‘It was like God saying, “I’m about to hand you the world. Just know, at any given time, I could take it away from you.”‘
It ended with a more recent clip of Kanye in studio as he looked away from the microphone.
Fast forward: There were also more recent clips of the artist shown toward the end of the teaser
He finishes off it with a voiceover as he says: ‘It was like God saying, “I’m about to hand you the world. Just know, at any given time, I could take it away from you”‘
Foreshadowing? It ended with a more recent clip of Kanye in studio as he looked away from the microphone
In April 2021, Billboard.com reported that Netflix had spent upwards of $30 million to acquire the feature being put together by Ye collaborators Clarence ‘Coodie’ Simmons and Chike Ozah.
According to Billboard, Simmons has been filming Kanye since the late 1990s.
The never-before-seen footage includes the early years of the rapper’s career in Chicago, the death of his mother Donda West, his foray into the fashion industry and his 2020 presidential run.
The feature is being put together by Ye collaborators Clarence ‘Coodie’ Simmons and Chike Ozah, pictured in 2015. The duo worked with Kanye on his Through The Wire video in 2003 and Simmons has been filming the recording artist since the late 1990s, according to Billboard
It will also detail his 2020 presidential run (pictured with Donald Trump in the Oval Office in October 2018) but it’s not known if it will also address his highly publicized mental health breakdown in 2016 that left him hospitalized in LA
It’s not known if it will also include details of his highly-publicized mental health breakdown in 2016 that led him to be hospitalized in Los Angeles.
Simmons and Ozah worked with Kanye on his Through The Wire video released in 2003 and on the third version of Jesus Walks.
A source told Billboard that the Life Of Pablo artist has given the duo his blessing for the project which the pair will produce in conjunction with TIME Studios.
The three week event – titled jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy – begins streaming on Netflix on Wednesday, February 16
Highly-anticipated: The three week event – titled jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy – begins streaming on Netflix on Wednesday, February 16
