UPDATE: In newest growth across the new Mobb Deep undertaking, the official music video for ‘Down For You’ is out now, and incorporates a mix of inventive and performative storytelling. Whereas on the left aspect of the body (for probably the most half) a narrative unfolds and tears are collected (fairly actually), the opposite aspect sports activities the artists spitting their verses.
Now and again, the boundaries break, and the 2 worlds collide by the use of transitions. The top, with rotoscope cutouts of the face is particularly poetic. However what’s it really? Greatest so that you can see for your self, contemplating it appears to be a little bit of emotional shock — perhaps even the right tribute to Prodigy. Try the video under!
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Mass Attraction is out right here pushing the easiest of tradition, as is obvious with the best way the brand new Mobb Deep undertaking is rolling out. To not point out different initiatives (like these by Ghostface, Slick Rick and extra) which have come out earlier than this as a part of the Legend Has It… collection. In each approach ‘Down For You‘ units the tone for the reception of the legendary duo’s ninth album, Infinite.
The beat is syncopated and draggy, dusty growth bap rhythms with a splash of R&B. Jorja Smith’s vocals meet reverb and pan in the easiest way so as to add lushness to a monitor that’s as sensual as it’s laborious hitting and gritty. Nas’ raps shine via, too, in a fashion that’s each harking back to old skool hip hop, coupled with the vitality of recent faculty soul.
The undertaking as a complete is a celebration of Havoc and Prodigy’s influence and legacy, and for ‘Down For You’ to have a Nas function was a welcome tipping of the hat. Try the track under to see if it lives as much as the hype!