Jeen-Yuhsis the quintessential visual document of Yes career.
Its also an unnervingly neat read.
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If youre a Swiftie, you love puzzles but loathe scooters.
This inspires unique artistry but also outrage you cant make an omelet without cracking some eggs.
People take him for granted, and then he delivers.
Beef with Pete Davidson, whos datinghis estranged wife, Kim Kardashian West, is yielding catastrophic headlines.
Ye wishes people were talking about anything other than his many missteps.
Its equally a story about friendship.
This isnt a typical talking-head documentary in which historical events are picked apart and analyzed.
In interviews, the pair get spiritual about the experience.
I would say that God writes and Jesus directs, Coodie recentlyexplained.
The strengths and weaknesses that animate Yes greatest achievements and biggest missteps were there all along.
His dreams were consistent and simple.
His ego was always massive.
We all do, consciously or unconsciously.
I guess well never know.
Humility is a chore for Ye even when hes shoppingThe College Dropoutto uninterested major labels.
He behaves like someone who knows they are living their own legend.
His dogs name was Genius.
Ye seems sure hard work always pays off, and he succeeds beyond anyones wildest dreams.
The first two-thirds ofJeen-Yuhscover Ye methodically collecting the respect of the underground- and mainstream-rap vanguards, creating new allegiances.
Then things start to break.
Its apparent Ye likes having him around; Coodie ties him to his early days.
With the director around, Ye always has someone in the room whose motives he doesnt need to question.
Coodie is too close to this history to view it objectively.
He largely avoids editorializing; really, hes here to inspire.
You wish Coodie took a chance and prodded more; would we get as much candor if he did?
You watch Ye tour through his grief and seek new friends while old ones jostle for his time.
Yesadulation for Donald Trump alienated fanswho respected the care for the everyman he exhibited in his early records.
Music collective once engendered.Jeen-Yuhscant explain this behavior, though it does give you a window into the blowback.
But it doesnt feel as ifJeen-Yuhsis throwing shots more like thats just where the tape left off.
The cycle is repeating.
His own family isnt spared from his fire.
There isnt much likeJeen-Yuhsin the field.
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