My badd for letting this drop queue up without my copy. Time to Blaxberry it up from the gig
The song we hear in the background is from the 808’s CD. I totally wanted to make a video of that joint where KanYe and Lil’ Wayne have this house party up in the snowy wilderness and then they proceed to butcher everyone in the house and then set that shit on fire. Yes, that would have been a gory and dark video, but the point would have been their contention with all of the fame and acclaim they are garnering and how it spirals them downward into insanity.
Suffice to say no one liked the idea. I think this video by ‘Ye Tudda and Spike Jonze speaks to that assertion. The self-immolation is not what I expected but it doesn’t detract from the video.
Longform music videos aren’t new to pop music either, not even to rap music if you consider vehicles like Jay-Z’s ‘Streets Is Watchin’. KanYe should do more of these videos. Kid Cudi as well. Fux it, ALL rappers need to climb outside of the box if they want to extend their shelf life and the culture of Hip-Hop.
“We Were Once A Fairytale” – Kanye West Dir: Spike Jonze from Yooj‽ – Recording Live From No on Vimeo.
this joint is kinda trippy
Is he trying to slay his demons cause that looks more like one of the chipmunks.
His “drunk” voice is hilarious. “This is my song. I.. I made the NOTES”
This is clearly a cry for help from Kanye. He’s a drunk and hates himself inside. He wishes he cut the “jerk” out of himself. I believe this was shit BEFORE the mtv awards debacle. Someone keep the steakknives away from this dude.
Oh, Spike Jonze is a beast.
DP– outta curiosity, did you have a favorite Michael video at the time they were coming out (II)? Since I’d consider MJ the King of long form video? No that many others had the concepts AND the $$$ to pursue ’em.
I wasn’t paying attention to tv at the time except for “Rockford Files” reruns but I’m now fascinated by, among other things, the long version of “Black & White,” part II (dos, not as above) below–
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lCUHqEoRtQ
The banned version “They Don’t Care About Us” is pretty wild–
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HSNeHHuQA4
I’d guees Yeezy’s “Love Lockdown” is influenced by Spike’s other version too tho’ that’s just speculation on my part.
WsW,
I have to revisit those links when I get back to the lab. My favorite MJ video was ‘Remember The Time’. It features so many folks that I know. MJ pulled in a bunch of dancers from NYC for that video. That was dope.
this is awsome