Kanye and Karol have been together for a quite some time now. They met awhile ago when she moved to the city as a new co-host radio personale. She had been following his music for awhile and had an interest in speaking with him. Getting a promotion as the main host of the morning show, she wanted and managed to land her first interview with him. They spoke about his music, his upbringing, career goals, rumors, unusual shit you hear on the radio. The conversation was natural and fluid, helping her feel comfortable in her new chair and him feeling comfortable with promoting himself.
Once the interview was over Kanye started flirting with Karol a bit, trying to get her number. At first she was hesitant, but then realized this is the business of communication and exchanged digits with him.
Karol went about her work while Kanye kept doing rapper things. Going to the clubs, chillin with his crew, hittin up the studio here and there.
One Saturday while shopping with his boys, Kanye bumps into Karol at the mall. Approaching her, he questions why she never texted him. Playing him in front of his entourage, Kanye offers to make it up to her by taking her out that night. Iffy, then realizing she's been living alone and hasn't really been out in awhile, she accepts.
Fast forward to the evening, he picks her up and they drive to his favorite restaurant. She goes on to talk about where she's originally from (same Karol from 30 Hours so we know her background), why she got into radio and what her ambitions are moving forward. Not wanting to end the night so early, she asks if he can take her somewhere else — surprise her. Driving around vibing out to throwbacks, they pull up to the studio. Thinking she's going to see his creative process and gets into journalism mode, she's then surprised to find artist Yeezus, who's been MIA for about 2 years now, working on some tracks low-key. (Yeezus being the Kanye from Waves.)
In shock and in awe, Karol just says hello and completely disregards documenting anything. She vibes out with the small group there, witnessing new tracks being laid down. Kanye asks if he can get in the booth to contribute a bit. What's then recorded is Post Malone's verse in Fade.
The verse gets recorded, everyone's vibing out in the studio. Kanye ends up dropping her off at her place where she then invites him up.
Fast forward some more to where Kanye and Karol are officially a thing. They have been for some time and Karol gets affiliated with the city through his perspective. She grows very attached to him and supportive as he tries to grow his career.
Unfortunately, Kanye is backstabbed by one of his peers that has stuck by him since the beginning, all for some money. Kanye's friend, Justin, stole Kanye's laptop and sold it for $250,000. Kanye, confused and heartbroken by this, goes to vices to distract himself. On top of that, his label has been delaying and curving him in paying him as well as helping him release new music. All this negativity sends him down a deep dark place which Karol helped him get out of in the beginning of their relationship, and tries to do so again.
One night Karol gets home late from promo work with the station and Kanye suspects her of cheating. He presses her but she tells him no, she was working.
She continues going about her radio business while he stays home drinking and going out clubbing. One night while out he ends up cheating on her and it becomes publicized. Humiliated but knowing he's just going through a rough patch, she tries to stick by him, still helping him.
Kanye still suspects her of cheating and ends up hitting her. This just pushes her away, but to him it feels like she's fading away like everyone else and everything around him.
The only way he balances out his lows is by going out. The environment is what keeps him warm as he's on a constant high, similar to the vibe of the song.
One night while he's fucked up at the club, he finally hears the song he recorded with Yeezus. Excited, but too drunk to contain himself, he tries jumping on the DJ booth to say that he's featured on the song. Bouncer gives him a warning. He goes to the bathroom to wash his face and comes out dancing to the song some more. Not completely sober but aware enough to hold himself up, he goes back to the DJ booth, apologizes, and asks if he can play the song back and sing his verse. DJ, realizing who it is, does so and gives him the mic. The song plays and Kanye dances in the middle of the crowd with a drink in his hand, looking high as a kite, feeling the whole vibe of the song. Movie ends with this scene and the song playing in the background.
