Ye a.k.a. Kanye West, already one of the most influential and polarizing pop figures of his generation, is demanding control over an upcoming Netflix documentary poised to stir even more debate about his legacy.
. “I must get final edit and approval on this doc before it releases on Netflix.”
Work-in-progress screeners of all three parts have been made available to press with the first set to premiere online to Sundance ticket holders on Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. Pacific. Netflix has not responded to a request for comment. “Act I: Vision” tracks the Chicago rapper’s pre-fame years chasing a record deal with Roc-A-Fella Records. It also chronicles the making of his debut album, “The College Dropout,” an auspicious work interrupted by the 2002 car crash that would inspire his Grammy-nominated hit “Through the Wire.”
Speaking with Variety ahead of Sundance, Simmons addressed West’s lack of creative control on the project. “I said, ‘Dude, you have to trust me.’ And he did, 100%,”
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