So in honor of celebrating the birthday of the GOAT also known as Q-Tip, I wanted to share one of my favorite videos from my childhood. Yes, I was too young to know or understand the true message behind the song, but that doesn’t take away the fact that it was a really good ass song. It was on a Violators
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On Friday, Drake randomly (strategically) dropped the star-studded video and song, “Nice For What”. A seemingly women empowerment track featuring a sample from Lauryn Hill’s 1998 ‘X-Factor’. Although the song is catchy and sounds like something that will be played at all the BBQs and Skating rinks in summer 18′, the song just does nothing for me. However, I appreciate
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I’ve always loved this video because it shows the spiritual side of Jhene. Although it is evident that she is well in touch with herself and her spirituality, it is always a wonderful surprise to see her express it in her music and her visuals. Surprisingly the music video was directed by Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) and Calmatic. Childish has
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This video reminds me of a foreign black and white film, that I’ve seen a million times before. I always loved the cinematic imagination that Kanye West has always put in his music videos. Whether it has a comedic sense (The workout plan) or an enriched in fashion inspiration (Wolves), Kanye has always found a way to draw the attention
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Nostalgia is the feeling that I get when I watch this video. Being a fan of Pharrell since forever, this video shows both his creativity and his sense of humor with the floating heads of himself and his bandmates/partners. The song peaked at NO. 6 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and features British TV personality, Alesha Dixon. Oh,
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There was a time when a Pharrell and Jay-Z collaboration was THE perfect duo. Between “Excuse me, miss”, “Change Clothes”, and of course, “Frontin’.” When this video came out in 2003, I was a Sophomore in high school, and Skateboard P was (and still is) the man. Featuring Lauren London, Mimi Faust, and even Lenny Kravitz, the video is a
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I remember when I first saw this video, the bright colors, and the assemblage of celebrities in the video, it was fun and exciting. The video was released a few weeks after Cudi announced that he was going into rehab and it was a pretty confusing time for everybody. Wasn’t sure if he was going to come back the same or
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I wasn’t always a fan of either SZA or Travis Scott, but there was something so sensual and soft about this song and video, they got me. The second single off SZA’s debut album, “CTRL“, Love Galore is a song that many women can relate to. Missing that special someone, although you both know that they aren’t right for you.
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I’ve been a fan of Jhene Aiko and her music since ‘Dog‘ was featured on B2K’s Pandemonium album. Watching her grow up from a girl to a woman, her musical talent and spirituality have also grown into something unique and special. This video had something that most music videos are lacking… substance. The dark, yet somber tone of the video
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