Hate it or love it, the Kanye documentary Jeen-yuhs is all you’re hearing about right now. The Roc-A-Fella office scene. The Donda scene. The ‘I should just go by Ye’ scene. As with anything Kanye touches, the documentary has divided opinion, created endless talking points and, most importantly, captured the attention of damn near everyone.
Episode two is just hours away but, before we shut the book on episode one, let’s take a moment to appreciate a special moment in the documentary intro. It’s 2020. Kanye is in the Dominican Republic, fitted in an outfit not dissimilar to what he wore during that unfortunate Presidential campaign speech in South Carolina. He’s rapping to an audience of two people, over a beat that switches between ethereal and "Ether" hard.
Let the internet tell it, the track is called “Let The Spirit Go Wild”. The track, reportedly recorded during Donda sessions, was co-produced by Australia’s own Styalz Fuego and FNZ.
By now, FNZ’s Kanye connection is well-documented. The duo has production credits on Jesus Is King and Donda. The addition of Styalz creates a uniquely antipodean story which, crazy as it sounds, all starts with Australian rapper 360.
In 2011, Styalz Fuego produced 360’s 4x platinum single “Boys Like You”. Six years later, FNZ sampled the track for G Eazy’s “Mama Always Told Me”. A connection was forged and the Australian producers have been collaborating and sending ideas back and forth ever since. “Every few months we’ll chat and they’ll tell me what they’re working on,” Styalz told Complex AU. “And I’ll just send folders of ideas that make sense.”
There’s no word on what the future of "Let The Spirit Run Wild" might be. But, for now, we’ll enjoy some of AU’s top producers getting the shine they deserve.
