Netflix has purchased the rights to a new Kanye West documentary film that is 21-years in the making.
Directors Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah compiled archival footage spanning Ye’s 20+ year career and will feature never-before-seen footage of Kanye from the ’90s. It’s reported that the film was sold to the streaming giant for $30 million. Coodie and Chike directed two early Kanye videos for “Through the Wire” and the third iteration of “Jesus Walks.” They’ve been shooting him since he was an unknown attempting to make a name for himself in Chicago in the 1990s. The untitled project is set to examine Kanye West’s rise to fame as well as his impact on music and pop culture, in addition to the directors’ relationship with the music mogul. The title of the project has not been disclosed, but Billboard reports it will debut later this year.