The life of superstar rapper Kanye West is currently streaming on Netflix - and according to our jeen-yuhs review, it's a fascinating watch.

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Ye is at the heart of the three-part docuseries, which looks at his life from the very beginning to the current day, looking at the struggles he faced to get to where he is now.

After the roaring success of act i, Netflix has released a teaser for the second instalment, hinting at what happened once Kanye had his big break at MTV.

The short clip shows Kanye back in the studio, but this time it's for his record - and judging by everyone's expressions, there are big things to come for Yeezy.

Narrator and director Coodie Simmons can be heard saying: "It felt like our lives were about to change. From this point on, none of us really knew what to expect."

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And of course, there's another glimpse of his interactions with his beloved mother, Donda, who is beaming with pride at her son's success.

A Netflix synopsis for the new instalment reads: "Once Ye signed to Roc-A-Fella, it felt like his dreams were about to become a reality. But no one could have predicted what would happen next."

Read on for your guide to jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, including when you can expect parts two and three, and a round-up of all the clips we've had so far.

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy release date

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy started on Netflix on Wednesday 16th February. Act ii will be released on Wednesday 23rd February and the final part will follow on Wednesday 2nd March.

Each episode is 90 minutes long, meaning the complete trilogy lasts four and a half hours.

What is jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy about?

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy will look at the life of rapper, record producer and fashion designer Kanye West, who also goes by the name Ye.

The three-part series explores his rise to fame from the beginning of his career, to today.

The official synopsis reads: "In the late 1990s, as a young Kanye West dreamed of stardom as a rapper, a friend in Chicago picked up a camera and began capturing his improbable journey. A landmark documentary event presented in three acts from Coodie and Chike, jeen-yuhs is an intimate and revealing portrait of Kanye’s experience, showcasing both his formative days trying to break through and his life today as a global brand and artist."

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy trailer

On 10th January, a teaser trailer was released for the docuseries, showing archive footage of the rapper, along with celebrity pals, including rappers Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams.

You can watch the clip below:

A teaser for act ii was released on 20th February, and shows Ye back in the studio, though this time it's for his own record.

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy continues on Netflix on Wednesday 23rd February. Read our guide to the best series on Netflix.

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