Channel 4 in the United Kingdom finally debuted the highly-anticipated “Public Enemies: Jay-Z Vs. Kanye West” documentary, which highlights the relationship between Hov and Ye. With commentary from people close to both rappers, it shows the falling out of the one-time frequent collaborators and their ups and downs.
Including “unseen footage and unheard testimonies” the documentary digs deep into the friends-turned-foes and chronicled rivalry. If you recall things began to go sour when Ye attacked Hov at a “Saint Pablo Tour” stop saying, “Jay-Z, call me, you still ain’t called me. Jay-Z, I know you got killers. Please don’t send them at my head. Please call me. Talk to me like a man.”
Ye also went on to criticize Beyoncé at a show after he lost Video of the Year at the VMAs, by alleging Bey was playing politics with MTV saying, “Out of respect, MTV told me, ‘Mr. West, out of respect to you, I will let you know that Beyoncé is winning the V.M.A. tonight for “Formation” over “Hotline Bling” and “Famous.”
In the documentary a conversation is brought up that Jay only signed Kanye to use him for his beats, but never actually intended to allow him to release a full album as a rapper. Jay allegedly tried to stop Ye from dropping “Through the Wire” and only fully supported after the success of the record.
On Jay’s ‘4:44’ album he comes for Kanye on the single, “Kill Jay Z,” where he raps, “You got hurt because you did cool by ‘Ye / You gave him 20 million without blinkin’ / He gave you 20 minutes on stage, fuck was he thinkin’?”
Watch the documentary below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM83RamylxY
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