Adam Bhala Lough

Why Wayne opposed the release of (The Carter Documentary) is unclear from its contents. Yes, it is shockingly intimate – anyone would be startled to see their life captured in such unflinching detail. But at the same time, The Carter paints its subject as a highly sympathetic figure: he’s self-destructive, yes, a possible Kurt Cobain of hip-hop, as he’s very aware – but that’s just one facet of an artist who could be on the level of a Jimi Hendrix or Miles Davis…

Matt Diehl