Atlanta’s finest hold court in the video for “We in This Bitch,” the first single off DJ Drama’s upcoming album Quality Street Music. ATL rappers Young Jeezy, T.I., Ludacris, and Future perform in front of a green screen, as images of a nighttime city scape flash by behind them.
Live from New York, it’s Rihanna! The Roc Nation songstress returned as the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. RiRi ran through a medley of “Birthday Cake” and “Talk That Talk” before giving an encore performance of her new single “Where Have You Been,” complete with the choreography seen in her music video.
Chevy Woods shows his American-made hustle in the patriotic video for “U.S.A.,” a cut off his upcoming mixtape Gangland. Dressed head to toe in army fatigues, the Taylor Gang general burns his favorite smoke in front of a blazing fire and an oversized American flag.
Juicy J gets chauffered through the nightime city streets in the video for “Countin’ Faces,” a cut off his latetst mixtape Blue Dream & Lean. Riding around in a black Mercedes, mirrored shots of Juicy are intercut with sinister $100 bills and overexposed street signs.
Kanye West tells a desperate story in the video for “Lost In The World,” a cut from his critically-acclaimed 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Collaborating with filmmaker Ruth Hogben, Yeezy utilizes stark black and white imagery and interpretive dancers to paint his tale of a wayward soul in the big city.
Lecrae holds mass in the streets in the revolutionary video for “Church Clothes,” the first single from his upcoming mixtape of the same name. After cosigns from Kendrick Lamar, Don Cannon, and 9th Wonder, the Christian rapper spreads the good word across Austin, Texas while attending and performing at South by Southwest.
Jon Connor strolls down his block in the video for “No Thrillz,” a cut from his 2011 mixtape Season 2. After rising from a peaceful slumber, the Flint, Michigan rapper goes through his morning routine before heading down the street and slowly amassing an army of supporters.
A$AP Rocky lives lavishly in the flamboyant video for “Goldie,” the first single from his debut album Long.Live.A$AP, due in July. Draped in mink fur and flashy jewelry, the Harlem rapper and his A$AP Mob crew member A$AP Yams cruise around Paris in a luxury whip.
Rick Ross leads his MMG team underground in the cavernous video for “Bag of Money,” the first single off their Self Made Vol. 2 compilation, dropping June 26. After sauntering down a torch-lit hallway while being followed by goons with trash bags full of cash, Rozay and T-Pain stay together in the main corridor while Wale chills in a room full of speakers and Meek Mill walks through flames to spit his bars.
A$AP Ferg shares his final requests in the controversial video for “A Hundred Million Roses,” which features a cameo by A$AP Rocky. A Godfather-esque Ferg surrounds himself with all things luxurious before being nailed to a cross and crucified that evening in the damp and crowded Harlem streets.
Waka Flocka Flame causes carnage in the video for “I Don’t Really Care,” the second single off of his upcoming album Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family, due June 12. Waka leads his 1017 Brick Squad goons and R&B crooner Trey Songz to a silent auction, where they hog tie the patrons before robbing them and destroying all of the artwork up for grabs.
Mac Miller’s vision is crystal clear in the kaleidoscopic video for “Clarity,” a cut from his latest mixtape Macadelic. Cirque-De-Solieil-style dancers twist, leap, and spin their way around an introspectively calm Mac in the abstract, self-directed visual.
May 6, 2012 | Posted by Chris 
Categories: Videos | 
Tags: DJ Drama, Future, Ludacris, T.I., Young Jeezy | 
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