Faith No Morealways
lay out some unique covers and they more often than not do them very well. The
band recently took on Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Niggas in Paris”, and you can add
this one to the list of success’cause that shit cray, Watch fan footage below….
The latest visuals from Kanye
West and Jay-Z’s joint LP Watch
The Throne are here and it’s for the truly great album opener “No Church In The Wild” featuring
Odd Future’s Frank Ocean. The clip was
directed by Roman Gavras, who if you recall, directed M.I.A’s "Bad Girls" video. What I didn’t know until now, is that Roman was born in
Athens Greece, which could have easily served as inspiration for this video
given the country’s current political state. Anyway the video is shot incredibly well
giving it an epic feel with a elephant thrown in towards the end just to remind
you these guys are kind of a big deal.
Coming across this video, which is an unofficial video for Yasiin Bey's song "Niggas in Poorest", was the first I had heard that Mos Def changed his name. Regardless, the video has some motion graphic work and is directed by Carlos Vega. This is the first track released from Bey's upcoming Top 40 Underdog series and is a rework of The Throne's “Niggas In Paris". “Regarding the content on the Top 40 Underdog, I cannot open up too much on it,
but let's say it will not be just about reinterpreting or even re-appropriating
modern day hits,” says Bey. “It will deal with a range of various subjects,
covering socially conscious and political themes since it is a staple in my life
and an expression of who I am.” Sounds some kind of a vague and open ended project.
Below is the official video "Niggas in Poorest" video directed by Mos... I mean Yasiin. Compare, contrast and talk about it amongst yourselves.
The next video from Kanye West and Jay-Z’s opusWatch The Throne is here and it’s for the anthem “Niggas in Paris.” The clip is composed of live material from the Watch the Throne tour, where Jay and Ye played the song upwards of seven times each night. The visuals are really sharp on this one using split screen kaleidoscopic effects throughout to form some fantastic imagery
"THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY EPILEPSY ACTION TO POTENTIALLY TRIGGER SEIZURES FOR PEOPLE WITH PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY" and "VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED".
