the video DOES match the song, it's all about editing, it cuts perfectly to the song... and it does NOT look low budget
FACT: big artists don't spend more than 100,000 - 300,000 grand on a video... most of the videos on BET's UNCUT were made for 5 bucks... BANG IT does not look cheap, just cuz you got an Escalade and some strippers in your shit doesn't make your video big budget... first you need a good record, all the video has to do is compliment the song.... TI didn't have anything special in his videos, but his videos flowed with the records
but some of you cats are right, the only way a rapper from the Bay is gonna push 500,000 units is one thing... VIDEO
CASH MONEY blew up because of Juvenile's HA video.. that shit was groundbreaking the video captured the ghetto and the energy of the song (again it's about EDITTING)
the Bay's been making hit records (but where's the videos???)
there is NO EXSCUSE for an artist from the Bay not to come out with a dope video, the Bay Area ain't New York or Hollywood, but there are over 50 production companies making commercials in the Bay, those cats are hungry (and they can shoot videos on Digital which is hella cheap)
you BAY artists gotta network with REAL filmmakers... go to
www.ReelDirectory.com and you can find the contacts of Bay Area Directors, DPs, Production companies, camara equipment rentals etc. etc.
if Mess had spent some change on a video for GET ON MY HYPE he would have had a Gold record
if an rapper has a monster record, it's gonna stay regional untill they make a video, that's a FACT... and you ain't got to spend shit (ideas are FREE folks) how much you think that Mike Jones STILL TIPPIN cost??? that video cost less than a used 2000 Escalade
BANG IT is a hit (it's got the beat, the hook, and the flows) but I wish Frontline would have put some better females in their shit... or spice it up with some ass, or FLASH the words "bang it" on the screen or something... but I've seen garbage videos with garbage songs on the TV, so I can't call it
we got videos from the JACKA, THE TEAM and KEAK... before the end of summer, motherfuckers might be serious when they say... THE BAY IS BACK