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...floppy disks and huge mixers in tiny studio rooms. Similarly, a lot of the shots seem forced. As Kanye once again talks about dropping out of college, Rakim markets his next album, and KRS-One yells about something or other. Nas, with his smooth and raspy delivery, is the video??s only savior—everything from the camera angles to the lighting suggests classic Nas videos like “One Mic.” In the end, this video is no “My Adidas” or even an “Air Force...
...this video returns to the bootylicious dancing and gyrating that made Beyoncé a household name. She doesn’t disappoint, popping and rolling through a dance sequence that capitalizes on the fast beat and fluid lyrics of “Upgrade U.” In the video??s only truly innovative sequence, Beyoncé lip-syncs Jay-Z’s verse while dressed in his signature white shirt and jeans, and at one point she appears as both herself and Hova in the same frame. When Jay-Z finally does arrive, he successfully anchors...
...placed DFA Records moon flag) attest to the band’s self-parodying vibe. The song is rather silly, with lyrics that seem to be written by someone who’s taken a few too many moon rocks to the head. If you can get past the video??s gratuitous moon violence and purposely cheesy sets, then you may just have the right stuff. Good luck, and don’t get killed out there. —James F. Collins
...them. They shout their approval, and she tosses chickens about like confetti while impishly spitting out salty one-liners like, “Bird flu gonna get you / Made it in my stable.” Rapid-fire editing and hand-held footage amplify the disorienting effects of the video??s jarring music and absurd images. “Bird Flu” is one messy tumble toward chaos, and M.I.A seems completely at home in the fray. Her demeanor—spastic and aggressive yet nonchalant—is at once totally natural and totally badass. Dancing...
...Jeezy tracks, touts the street lifestyle—it’s for those who “trap all day” and “play all night.” The hook? R. Kelly’s mellifluous voice on the chorus, not to mention the video??s blatant disregard of color. The video opens with Jeezy leaving what appears to be a run of the mill, middle-class household, only to get into what is clearly not a run of the mill Lamborghini. Jeezy dons gigantic sunglasses that serve to make his bald head...