An exclusive clip from a major new Channel 4 documentary - charting the meteoric rise and bitter feud of two of music's biggest stars - gives an insight into the early life of producer turned rapper Kanye West.
In the clip released exclusively to mailonline, a friend recalls Kanye having: 'African s*** throughout the house, crates of records everywhere and an extensive porno collection.'
The preview clip traces the rapper's Midwest roots back to his suburban childhood bedroom which has remained virtually untouched for twenty years.
Opening the door to a messy room, still littered with musical equipment and posters of famous rappers, childhood friend Eugene McNair explains what the 'lab' was like during those formative musical years.
'We went to his crib, he had all this African s*** throughout the house, he had crates of records everywhere, he had an extensive porno collection, he had fresh clothes.
'It was like damn- he likes girls, he likes clothes, he likes music, he likes African s***, he likes art and you know we all jam [sic].'
Revealing hip-hop's DIY roots, Eugene explained how the pair would record music in the bedroom with a keyboard in one corner and a tape-deck in another.
The documentary shows Kanye's suburban upbringing with his college lecturer mother Donda West, and influence of Black Panther activist father Ray West.
Alongside Jay-Z, the pair formed an all-conquering partnership in 2011, when their platinum selling joint album Watch The Throne preceded a sold out world tour.
But before the critically acclaimed albums, awards, controversy, celebrity marriage and global fashion range, Kanye West was an art-school dropout from Chicago.
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