After more than a year of immersion in Kpop, I’m starting to regain faith in American music videos. Korean mvs are still fun to watch, and many of them feature eye-catching choreography and styling, but most of them [the most popular, anyway] follow a strict formula. While tolerably interesting, they leave little room for genuine [...]
Archive for the ‘Hip Hop’ Category
MIMS – Move (If You Wanna)
February 3, 2011
Nicki Minaj — Massive Attack & Your Love
September 28, 2010
Actually feeling inspired/impressed enough by these to put them up here. Yes, of course there is the inevitable comparison to Lady Gaga but who cares, really. These two mvs are really interesting to watch, what with a million costume changes, artistic energy and not to mention a HOT PINK LAMBROGHINI. Also, this woman’s booty is [...]
Chocotree — No Pain, No Gain
December 29, 2009
This brand new hip hop trio sounds like it’s named after a delicious snack, and their mv looks like something I could’ve made myself. The woman looks freakishly pale in some shots, like the legs of my cousin in China who wore pants all through the 90+ degree summer heat because she didn’t want to [...]
Mario ft. Gucci Mane & Sean Garrett — Break Up
August 4, 2009
Okay, does Nuvo have its fingers in every hip hop video that is made these days? That stuff is seriously everywhere. I don’t like the repetitive nature of this song or video, or the sparse beats. This video seems to say, I’m not sure why you’re breaking up with me even though I was the [...]
Ciara ft. Missy Elliot — Work
June 23, 2009
The first thing I thought of when I saw all those power tools was Benny Benassi’s video for “Satisfaction” [somewhat NSFW]. Question: has there been some kind of uprising against pants? I believe it started with leggings, which girls wore under miniskirts, but then they chose to eschew those skirts entirely. Now, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, [...]
