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Kanye West on the 2025 Grammys, Drake courtside at Raptors recreation, Pharrell at 2025 Met Gala
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Key Takeaways:
- The trailer spans six years of Kanye West’s life, that includes uncommon footage and appearances by Drake, Kim Kardashian, and Pharrell.
- Ye opens up about his psychological well being journey, together with candid moments about bipolar dysfunction and the pressures of fame.
- The documentary additionally explores themes of superstar, identification, and energy by means of cameos.
Kanye West’s newest trailer for In Whose Identify? has numerous star energy. On Wednesday (Aug. 27), the rapper gave followers one other take a look at his forthcoming documentary, slated to reach in theaters on Sept. 19, with cameos from Drake, Elon Musk, Pharrell, and extra.
Just like the teaser shared earlier this month, the total trailer shined a light-weight on West’s psychological well being, particularly his struggles with bipolar dysfunction. “I’m off my meds for 5 months now, and I bought a religious connection,” he stated. “I’m right here to take over. Get used to it.”
Later, an emotional Kim Kardashian could be heard telling West that his persona wasn’t the identical because it had been “just a few years in the past.” As beforehand reported, In Whose Identify? director Nico Ballesteros adopted the “All Falls Down” artist for roughly six years, leaving the movie’s timeline a bit murky.
Elsewhere within the trailer, Swizz Beatz appeared within the studio with West. “It harm everyone else round you,” he informed him. “They only [are] not up sufficient to let you know.” In one other second, Pharrell cautioned the daddy of 4, “It’s very simple to flip and f**okay all this up.”
The remainder of the footage moved rapidly by means of totally different eras of West’s life — Sunday Service at Coachella in 2019, his presidential rally debut, the DONDA 2 listening expertise in Miami, and extra. Blink-and-you’ll-miss-them cameos included Drake, Playboi Carti, Marilyn Manson, and Anna Wintour. Watch the total clip beneath.
“The digital camera by no means blinks as Ye speaks candidly about dwelling with bipolar dysfunction, providing uncommon perception into the realities of psychological sickness and its impression on identification, notion, and energy,” the synopsis learn. “By way of a private lens, the movie considers how psychological well being is dealt with — or left unstated — among the many weight of visibility and vulnerability.”