During his travels across the US, Ben Zand has intimate conversations with Kanye’s childhood friends in Chicago, his political allies in Washington, his soul-singing cousin in Texas, and his legendary manager in the Hollywood Hills. Ben’s search for Kanye is a fresh and revealing portrait of one of the most controversial and influential artists of the 21st century, at a pivotal point in the life of ‘Ye’.
Overall Zand tries to get some insight into West’s recent antics, political controversies and his mental health.
I watched this BBC documentary recently, and Zand did a great job balancing the controversies with Kanye’s undeniable musical impact. I usually play docs in the background while editing video loops. Yesterday, my tablet kept freezing on a news site, and I ended up hunting down the citizen customer service https://www.pissedconsumer.com/company/the-citizen/customer-service.html just to report a digital subscription glitch. Once that was finally sorted, I finished the film. Hearing from his cousin in Texas added such a humanizing layer that you rarely see in mainstream media.