S01E01 opens not in a stadium, but in a cramped New Jersey apartment. Director Clarence "Coodie" Simmons had a hunch in the early 2000s: he pointed a camera at a struggling producer named Kanye West.
The episode focuses heavily on the struggle. Before the Grammys, before the Yeezy empire, and before the headlines, there was a kid from Chicago trying to convince the world he wasn't just a producer. jeen-yuhs A Kanye Trilogy S01E01 480p x264-mSD
The series includes archival footage covering his music and fashion career, the death of his mother, Donda West, and his 2020 presidential campaign. S01E01 opens not in a stadium, but in