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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron Williams" data-source="post: 4769"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/kanye-west-and-jay-Z.jpeg?w=1024&amp;h=436&amp;crop=1" alt="kanye west and jay-Z" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty ImageAs Kanye West tries to <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-declares-war-pete-davidson-kim-kardashian-kid-cudi/" target="_blank">work out his marital issues</a> in the public eye, Netflix offers a <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-jeen-yuhs-trailer-ye/" target="_blank">more pleasant view</a> of the mercurial star as a young, hungry artist in the first episode of the three-part documentary series, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/why-kanye-west-documentary-called-jeen-yuhs/" target="_blank">Jeen-Yuhs</a>. Shot by longtime Kanye collaborators Coodie + Chike and following the earliest part of his career when he was just a producer on Roc-A-Fella’s payroll being strung along by Dame Dash, Jeen-Yuhs gives a rare glimpse at who Kanye was before the fame, looking up to “big brother” Jay-Z and looking forward to signing his first major-label recording contract.Before that, though, the documentary gives much-needed background into Kanye’s upbringing, including his close relationship with his mother Donda West, and the underground Chicago hip-hop scene that incubated the rapper’s nascent talents. It follows his invasion of the Roc-A-Fella offices in New York to play his music for anyone and everyone who’ll listen in the hopes of getting Dash’s attention. And it catches Kanye showing off a hilariously accurate impression of Jay-Z before the two rappers ever joined forces to make rap fans <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-kanye-west-watch-the-throne-retrospective/" target="_blank">Watch The Throne</a>.Mostly, though, the first episode sets the stage for Kanye’s precipitous rise, reminding us that even the biggest stars often have to start from humble beginnings.Episode one of Jeen-Yuhs is now streaming on Netflix.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-jay-z-impression-jeen-yuhs/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aaron Williams, post: 4769"] [IMG alt="kanye west and jay-Z"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/kanye-west-and-jay-Z.jpeg?w=1024&h=436&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image[/UWSL] As Kanye West tries to [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-declares-war-pete-davidson-kim-kardashian-kid-cudi/']work out his marital issues[/URL] in the public eye, Netflix offers a [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-jeen-yuhs-trailer-ye/']more pleasant view[/URL] of the mercurial star as a young, hungry artist in the first episode of the three-part documentary series, [I][URL='https://uproxx.com/music/why-kanye-west-documentary-called-jeen-yuhs/']Jeen-Yuhs[/URL][/I]. Shot by longtime Kanye collaborators Coodie + Chike and following the earliest part of his career when he was just a producer on Roc-A-Fella’s payroll being strung along by Dame Dash, [I]Jeen-Yuhs[/I] gives a rare glimpse at who Kanye was before the fame, looking up to “big brother” Jay-Z and looking forward to signing his first major-label recording contract. Before that, though, the documentary gives much-needed background into Kanye’s upbringing, including his close relationship with his mother Donda West, and the underground Chicago hip-hop scene that incubated the rapper’s nascent talents. It follows his invasion of the Roc-A-Fella offices in New York to play his music for anyone and everyone who’ll listen in the hopes of getting Dash’s attention. And it catches Kanye showing off a hilariously accurate impression of Jay-Z before the two rappers ever joined forces to make rap fans [I][URL='https://uproxx.com/music/jay-z-kanye-west-watch-the-throne-retrospective/']Watch The Throne[/URL][/I]. Mostly, though, the first episode sets the stage for Kanye’s precipitous rise, reminding us that even the biggest stars often have to start from humble beginnings. Episode one of [I]Jeen-Yuhs[/I] is now streaming on Netflix. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/kanye-west-jay-z-impression-jeen-yuhs/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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