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Showing posts with label Videos. Show all posts
[ BooMBuSSiT Analysis] MOMENT FOR LIFE by Nicki Minaj
I want to begin this by saying 'Moment 4 Life' is one of my favorite songs of 2010 and this video concept is already on my favorites list for 2011. Not only are the lyrics thick in double entendres and esoteric imagery, but the beat is catchy as hell! But anywho...
The video starts off with a fairytale introduction, insinuating that Hip Hop Queen, Nicki Minaj, has timelessly enchanted the Hip Hop game.Timelessness, in general, is the new reoccurring theme of 21st century pop culture. We've embraced what is known as the 'Power of Now'(Check out the book Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment); which basically sums up Einstein's epiphany that time is about relativity and not about clocks.
Furthermore, Nicki's "Godmother" is the mythology she's created for herself (for the purpose of this video) to describe the concept of the 'god-body;' or her ego, the part of her that makes all of her dreams come true. This is also a reoccurring theme in pop culture, and the music industry ('You betta ask somebody' *HOV Voice*). It also refers to the fact that she might be suffering from multiple personality disorder. I love her regardless, so we won't speak on that lol. Point blank, like her expression before the music cues, this betch is insane.
As she enters the party (ALMOST LIKE MY CONCEPT OF A PARTY IN THE EVENING OF EDEN!!!!), we see the pillars in the background. The dual pillars are known as the PILLARS OF HERCULES (similar to what Kanye did with the POWER music video), and it is no coincidence that the pillars blatantly frame her in the shot as she asks her fans to "clap for the heavy weight champ." In the same manner, the chandelier hangs over her head, appearing as a halo. VERY ESOTERIC. Very well done.
Next, Drake is introduced to the video. The camera focuses on the "spiral" in the gate of the balcony, from where Drake observes the party. A poet might take this to mean that Drake is literally "caught up in a whirlwind" as he observes Nicki's "flowing" trail. Very cool. Also, Drake and Nicki have been deemed hip hop royalty by "countless" magazines. It seems that since they both started with Young Money, their hip hop careers will forever be intrinsically intertwined. Like two royals making eye contact at an extravagant ball, they have this crazy connection because they see eye to eye on this whole experience.
Next is Drake's verse, and all we see is more pillars echoing in the background, as if greatness is calling the both of them. We see his and her chairs, like thrones...and Drake says some things that hint at him feeling enlightened. For example:
"You a star in my eye. You and all these white girls, Party of Five."
-> Star in my eye...not star in my eyes. Eye of Horus reference. Then the star in the beginning of the line is tied to the number five at the end of the line... like a 5 point star...the pentagram. I think he's calling Nicki a witch, like the four girls from that movie "The Craft" starring Neve Cambell from that show "Party of Five." It's cool, though, Wayne already called Nicki "the superb witch."
"Young King, pay me in gold..."
-> Possibly a reference to the conspiracy of the New World Bank and how the dollar wont be worth anything, hence the increase in commercials for government buying back all of our gold. *shrugs* clever.
WIPE DRAKE DOWN FOR HIS LYRICAL ABILITY.
There's so much I could say about it but I'll leave it at that.
During the final chorus, they both take their turn walking into the dark side... preparing us for their magical wedding...Nicki's fairy godmother sets it up. Nicki is wearing her pink wig, with a flowing green outfit and much like a siren of the sea, she has the flow that captures the heart of her prince, Drake, and also allows her to be "married to the game" for life. The final shot would even lead me to believe that the director was trying to go for that Adam and Eve feel, in a garden of green...money. SO CLEVER.
Well that was a #BooMBuSSiT break down, for ya. Hope that gives you a greater appreciation of for the video and Young MULAH, baybayyyy.
BORN FREE by MIA
In light of the protest going on, I thought it'd be fitting to do a throwback to M.I.A.'s video 'Born Free.' The Militia State... is this a reality for the future?
WARNING: THERE ARE A FEW DISTURBING IMAGES.
WARNING: THERE ARE A FEW DISTURBING IMAGES.
Daily FML: Chemistry Edition
Ever wonder what your day would be like without chemistry? No? Eh, me neither. But the American Chemical Society did! Check out this video they made to illustrate... APPRECIATE the bonds.
Official MONSTER MUSIC VIDEO
Check it out guys! I apologize that it's not clearer...this is the best quality on the internet right now. REGARDLESS, it's easy to see this video is SICK.
"Money so tall that my barbies gotta climb it..." -Nicki Minaj
CLOTHING: TRUEFACE
Check out my friend and Artist ASA JACKSON, dropping the new site for his clothing line, TRUEFACE!
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Chromeo Discusses The Funk
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Bill Gates States That We Can Decrease Population With Vaccines
Check out this video of BILL GATES talking about the excess of CO2 that human beings put out into the atmosphere. MORE IMPORTANTLY, hear for yourself how he states that we can control/decrease population with vaccines...
It's GUCCI!
Check out this exclusive interview with Gucci Man, courtesy of a favorite site of mine...VBS.TV. Gucci Mayne is always good for a good chuckle and some well put statements. LOVE IT.
There's No Getting Over You...
This song is so TRUE. 'Nuff said. It's sooooo sick how this is a mashup and an original. LISTEN.
DEATH OF A KING, BIRTH OF A G: POWER by Kanye West
A powerful position is such a pivotal place, especially in American society. We fight for it, crave it, struggle for it. Power has become the focal point concerning American politics in every aspect. Kanye West's new music video for his song POWER illustrates a working definition for the term and his means for achieving it. Mixed with occult imagery, Kanye has truly made a piece of art.
Similar to the famous painting in the US Capitol, The Apotheosis of Washington...this is a portrait of Kanye West becoming a god. Recognizing major occult symbolism is the first step to understanding the meaning of the portrait. ENLIGHTENMENT is a big theme these days in popular culture. I believe the media is sending a "save yourself" type of subliminal message to encourage the youth of this generation to seek enlightenment as a means for survival and success. So, the video begins with a close up on Kanye with his eyes illuminated, signifying that HE has a light glowing from within himself. As the camera pulls out from the close up, we see that he is standing in the middle of two white pillars, echoing into the background...as if greatness is calling him. After looking up the symbols, I've learned that this is a replica of the gateway to a "new [enlightened] world," represented by the PILLARS OF HERCULES. Kanye, the black pillar in between, is representing himself as an initiate in the Masonic order.
Piece by piece, the camera reveals more symbols...including Kanye's gaudy "Horus" piece. Horus is the god of enlightenment and the god of the sky. This is why the background looks like the scene is taking place in the heavens.The eye of Horus is pretty popular symbol at this point in Time, known as the eye in the center of the pyramid. The symmetry of the portrait represents the duality of realizing enlightenment, and we see that Kanye is standing right at the border between the gates of enlightenment and the chaos of the ordered world. Also, the symmetry alludes to the idea of division. You've heard the mantra before..."DIVIDE AND CONQUER" and Kanye is doing just that by splitting the image right down the middle. GENIUS.
The camera PULLS OUT even more (perhaps because the whole concept of power means 'fuckin' with ya), to reveal what appears to be two horned goddesses equidistant Kanye, on opposing sides. The horned goddesses are ISIS and HATHOR, ancient Egyptian mythological characters, representing black, magical nature and musical liveliness and fertility, respectively. This also represents the very duality of KANYE and the nature of his music. It is also understood that the goddess Isis crowns the Pharaoh, the god of Egypt.
Speaking of kings... the haloed sword floating above Kanye's head, the SWORD OF DAMOCLES, is symbolic of another aspect of power. It seems that those at the highest echelons of power also stand to fall to the lowest heights...sometimes even to their deaths. It's a symbol of death and rebirth, a ritual of apotheosis. "The death of a king" is a masonic ritual for the 33rd degree of masonry. I believe this to be a direct allusion to the "Taylor Swift incident" at the 2009 MTV VMAs... where Kanye literally put his career in jeopardy in a public forum. KANYE HAS BEEN INITIATED into the 33rd degree of Masonry!
Pulling out further, we see maidens on their heads, revealing more symmetry and more duality. When one of the maidens drops her cloth in the air it floats, as does the water from the water bearer. This represents the defying of gravity, floating, and the achievement of the impossible, while simultaneously alluding to the satanic mantra, "AS ABOVE, SO BELOW." I also think Kanye is being funny, making a joke about how he can get females to do anything...including dropping clothes and getting wet. FUNNY (especially since I think he's gay, but whatever, "we rollin").
As the full expanse of the portrait is revealed, we see a number of conflicting realities...symbolizing earth and life. This is the ordered chaos I referred to earlier. Sin and sexuality, beauty, lust, conflict, control, mediums... all representations of the realities of human nature (according to Kanye, lol). Kanye's world begins to take SHAPE...as the portrait begins Squaring the Circle, a well-known concept of masonry.This is reinforced with the two conflicting men, fighting with swords...drawing a compass with Kanye at the center (Kanye's a G, yo, lol). He's got people fighting over him.
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| Courtesy of Vigilant Citizen |
ADD SUV
My friend Rich posted this video on my facebook wall the other day and I think the sound is so fresh. Pharrell is such a sick beat maker and Uffie is an original..."When you don't like what you see...Hiding's easy in an SUV." True, haha. Check out the video.
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This is my new favorite song. Mike Posner has captured something real that everyone can relate to no matter how fly you are: unrequited love (sigh). Enjoy the video.
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