03/11/08 - Jay-Z Video Minus Jay-Z?

Legendz · 03-11-2008, 04:31 AM

Jay-Z's latest video has a key figure missing: Jay-Z. According to Hova, this was done in order to let the art speak for itself. Recently, Jay spoke out about the direction of the Jigga-less video and the track. He and the director explained a little about what seems to be confusing so many.
"To me, that song sounded like heroin," Jigga recently told MTV. "That's what it sounded like to me. It sounded like somebody like Miles Davis was in a jazz club just high out his mind, just going off playing some of the most amazing freestyle music you ever heard. That's what it felt like. That's what happens with drugs. They don't pound you like that; they talk to you sweet. And that's the allure of it, and it pulls you in, and that's what was happening. The lyrics were harmless. It's like a love song, and so it was pulling you in. Pulling you in further and further until you've realized, now you're addicted to this drug. So that was the method behind why it sounds so sweet."
Director Phillip Andelman explained why this video was difficult at first.
"At first, I thought it was going to be really challenging, because it was just daunting — the thought of holding your attention for three and a half minutes without Jay, because he's a huge presence normally...[But] from the get-go, Jay said it would be a distraction if he was in it. And I think he was really right. It winded up allowing us to tell a story."

The video's star is Lenny Kravitz's daughter, Zoe Kravitz. Her performance drives the entire video but its symbolism is lost on some.
"I was just going off the beat of the song. It kind of sparkled. There's something light and airy about it...But then there's this dark side of the song. It's like a Rubik's Cube on ecstasy," Andelman explained. "I know it's bad to push the drug metaphor, but it's kind of funny. Zoe Kravitz is the girl in it, but we wanted to make it ambiguous as to whether it's one girl or four girls. No one can be 100 percent sure of what's going on [in the video]. They all have their own interpretations. And that's what makes it fun to me. It's like a riddle, and there's no right answer or wrong answers. It's like a three-and-a-half-minute head trip."

young_min · 03-11-2008, 04:34 AM

jay look like my fuckin gramps man.. old that is .. not like a camel lol

tuRtZiLLa · 03-11-2008, 12:51 PM

haha^^^^^^^

joeyb8420 · 03-11-2008, 02:00 PM

wack ass video he tryna make it like kanyes flashin lights it aint workin

suss3it · 03-11-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by young_min

jay look like my fuckin gramps man.. old that is .. not like a camel lol

So your gramps is like 40, damn I think your mom might be a hoe.

GMNRecordsCT3 · 03-11-2008, 03:18 PM

a bit late EY?

Kiddjiss · 03-11-2008, 07:43 PM

lol no1 wanna see his ugly ass anyway

young_min · 03-11-2008, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suss3it

So your gramps is like 40, damn I think your mom might be a hoe.

shut the fuck up im ur dad kid so its ur mum thats the hoe! bitch

03-11-2008, 04:31 AM	#1
Legendz Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 6,735 Repped: 877 Repped 9,264 Times in 1,395 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	03/11/08 - Jay-Z Video Minus Jay-Z? 03/11/08 - Jay-Z Video Minus Jay-Z? Jay-Z's latest video has a key figure missing: Jay-Z. According to Hova, this was done in order to let the art speak for itself. Recently, Jay spoke out about the direction of the Jigga-less video and the track. He and the director explained a little about what seems to be confusing so many. "To me, that song sounded like heroin," Jigga recently told MTV. "That's what it sounded like to me. It sounded like somebody like Miles Davis was in a jazz club just high out his mind, just going off playing some of the most amazing freestyle music you ever heard. That's what it felt like. That's what happens with drugs. They don't pound you like that; they talk to you sweet. And that's the allure of it, and it pulls you in, and that's what was happening. The lyrics were harmless. It's like a love song, and so it was pulling you in. Pulling you in further and further until you've realized, now you're addicted to this drug. So that was the method behind why it sounds so sweet." Director Phillip Andelman explained why this video was difficult at first. "At first, I thought it was going to be really challenging, because it was just daunting — the thought of holding your attention for three and a half minutes without Jay, because he's a huge presence normally...[But] from the get-go, Jay said it would be a distraction if he was in it. And I think he was really right. It winded up allowing us to tell a story." The video's star is Lenny Kravitz's daughter, Zoe Kravitz. Her performance drives the entire video but its symbolism is lost on some. "I was just going off the beat of the song. It kind of sparkled. There's something light and airy about it...But then there's this dark side of the song. It's like a Rubik's Cube on ecstasy," Andelman explained. "I know it's bad to push the drug metaphor, but it's kind of funny. Zoe Kravitz is the girl in it, but we wanted to make it ambiguous as to whether it's one girl or four girls. No one can be 100 percent sure of what's going on [in the video]. They all have their own interpretations. And that's what makes it fun to me. It's like a riddle, and there's no right answer or wrong answers. It's like a three-and-a-half-minute head trip."

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03-11-2008, 04:34 AM	#2
young_min ...... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 1 Posts: 1,456 Repped: 205 Repped 127 Times in 33 Posts Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	jay look like my fuckin gramps man.. old that is .. not like a camel lol

03-11-2008, 12:51 PM	#3
tuRtZiLLa Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: C-Town Posts: 88 Repped: 15 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	haha^^^^^^^

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joeyb8420 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 411 Repped: 186 Repped 2 Times in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	wack ass video he tryna make it like kanyes flashin lights it aint workin

03-11-2008, 07:43 PM	#7
Kiddjiss Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Q_city Posts: 2,926 Repped: 435 Repped 2,665 Times in 293 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol no1 wanna see his ugly ass anyway