Six years in the life of the artist formerly known as Kanye West<\/a> are chronicled in a new documentary<\/a> from director Nico Ballesteros<\/a>, in theaters Friday.<\/p>\n The doc, titled In Whose Name?<\/em>, is, at times, an uncomfortable but illuminating watch, providing unprecedented access to multiple key moments from across several eras of Ye\u2019s push-and-pull relationship with the music industry and the public at large. At one point in the film, Ye says he would \u201crather be dead than to be on medication,\u201d a reference to his previously reported bipolar diagnosis.<\/p>\n Mental health, in fact, acts a throughline for the doc, echoing the topic\u2019s consistent presence across much of Ye\u2019s catalog. In one scene, Ye is seen arguing about speculation over his own health with Kris Jenner<\/a>, mother to his former wife, Kim Kardashian<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cNo one from the family has taken any responsibility for my hospital visit,\u201d Ye tells Kris. \u201cBut if you were to go online, that\u2019s 50 percent of what people say, at least. Am I lying?\u201d<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n At first, Kris responds, simply, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d with Ye reacting by shouting back at her.<\/p>\n \u201cIt do matter!\u201d he screams. \u201cIt does matter! It does matter!\u201d<\/p>\n After Kris notes that she hasn\u2019t yet finished her sentence, she continues.<\/p>\n \u201cIt matters to us and you,\u201d she says. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what the internet says. It matters what we think, Ye.\u201d<\/p>\n Ye, starting to walk away, returns with a question.<\/p>\n \u201cSo what do you think, did you have an effect on my mental health?\u201d he asks.<\/p>\n Out of frame, a voice, presumably Kris\u2019s, is heard responding while seemingly fighting back tears.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, yes, yes. I\u2019m saying yes, and I love you,\u201d she says, her voice cracking. \u201cI love you. I don\u2019t want you to be not perfect. I love you and I want my daughter to love you the way you want her to love you.\u201d<\/p>\n In Whose Name?<\/em> also captures two confrontations, including one from Saturday Night Live<\/em>\u2019s Michael Che stemming from Ye\u2019s MAGA hat-wearing appearance<\/a> on the show back in 2018.<\/p>\n \u201cWe look up to you,\u201d Che says backstage at Consequence looks on and later tries to intervene. \u201cWe love you. What you got against us?\u201d<\/p>\n Che goes on to argue that \u201cairing it out like that without letting us be able to reply\u201d is \u201ckind of foul,\u201d with a behind-the-scenes worker, seemingly connected to the SNL<\/em> team, cutting in to tell Nico to stop recording.<\/p>\n This encounter, plus another one featuring Swizz Beatz pressing Ye about the larger negative impact of him wearing a MAGA hat, marks somewhat of a rarity in the doc, as few in the long-acclaimed artist\u2019s inner circle are observed stepping up to him. In one of several emotional scenes with Kim, the reality TV superstar and SKIMS co-founder makes efforts to urge her then-partner to not continue ostracizing those closest to him and risking his own ostracization from the music industry at large. Like the aforementioned moment with Kris, this too leads to shouted defiance from Ye.<\/p>\n The most recent footage arrives at the end, with Ye asking aloud, then answering with a \u201cyes,\u201d whether it was worth it to blow up multiple deals, i.e. his previous ties with Adidas and Gap. At the time, Ye would have been roughly two years removed from his Hitler-praising Alex Jones interview<\/a>. While an Instagrammed apology later followed those widely criticized statements, Ye had returned to Nazism as his go-to attention economy currency<\/a> by February of this year.<\/p>\n Among those also seen popping up during In Whose Name? <\/em>are Pharrell<\/a>, LeBron James, Lady Gaga, Elon Musk, Marilyn Manson, Chris Rock, Jay-Z<\/a>, and numerous other familiar faces. Per previously released press notes, Nico pulled from over 3,000 hours of footage when editing the film, which ends in a self-referential manner with remarks from Ye questioning how a viewer might interpret its final cut.<\/p>\n One of the biggest takeaways from Nico\u2019s doc, perhaps, is that fame, especially at this level, is a uniquely lonely and inherently isolating experience.<\/p>\n <\/a> Kanye West ‘In Whose Name?’ Teaser: Kim Kardashian Featured in First Look at ‘Raw’ Documentary<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/a> Ye’s New Documentary ‘In Whose Name?’ Set for 2025 Release<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/a> Ye References ‘Chappelle’s Show,’ Joaquin Phoenix, Sid Vicious Amid Nazism Controversy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Chris Brown Deactivates Instagram After ‘Miss Me With Colorist Rage Baiting’ Post<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Curtis Daniel III Reflects on PatchWerk Recording Studios\u2019 Impact and 30-Year Legacy<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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