After liberating some never-before-seen footage of ‘Ye during the College Dropout days almost a week ago, Coodie and Chike of Creative Control share some more unreleased College Dropout era footage. In these new clips, we find Kanye playing an early version of “Never Let Me Down” for Pharrell during a studio session and kicking a freestyle…
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Video: Coodie & Chike Drop Unreleased Kanye West Footage From ‘College Dropout’ Era
The Kings of Creative Control, Coodie & Chike, have a seemingly endless supply of unreleased Kanye West footage from early on in his career. Coodie & Chike followed Ye for much of his early pre and post-College Dropout career, and as well all know, Coodie featured Yeezy numerous times on his Channel Zero public access…
Video: Kanye West Talks “Chicago Hip-Hop 101” In 2002 [Unreleased]
Shot and chopped by Danny Joe Sorge. Directed by Coodie & Chike. Back in 2002, when Ye was fresh off the Blueprint and arguably the hottest new producer in hip-hop , he’d taken a trip back to Chicago to catch up with some of his old comrades to talk shop and chill. Channel Zero, who…
Video: ESPN 30 for 30: Benji
Directed by Coodie & Chike You’ve heard the chatter, read the hype, now watch it for yourself: ESPN’s 30 For 30 on Chicago hoops legend, Ben “Benji” Wilson. Directed by Creative Control’s Coodie and Chike, Benji takes a look into a moment in time — that being Chicago in the early 80s. This one is…
Video: Coodie & Chike Talk “Benji” On Windy City Live
This morning, Coodie and Chike a.k.a. Creative Control hit Windy City Live to talk about ESPN Films’ 30 For 30’s Benji, which the two directed. In 1984, 17-year-old Benjamin “Benji” Wilson Jr. was a symbol of everything promising about Chicago: a beloved, sweet-natured youngster from the city’s fabled South Side, and America’s most talented basketball…
Video: Kanye West Buys His First Other, Other Benz
From the very deep vaults of Coodie & Chike. Fresh off his first major rapping feature, which was on Jay’s “The Bounce” from the Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse, Kanye trades in the Baby Mama Benz (with the Illinois plates) for the G-Wagon – making this his first other, other Benz. Crying at…