Top 5 thoughts while watching the above two videos
1. How in the world did Stress’ director convince Monch and Prince Po to shoot a scene shirtless and a snow field? Lung-collapsing pneumonia.
2. Q-Tip’s mustache in Stressed Out: ill advised or a bad idea? Seriously though, someone needs to document the trend of razor-thin facial hair on Queens rappers circa 96-97. Nas and Nore are repeat offenders.
3. How slamming was Faith Evans? She makes Rhianna look like Kelis here.
4. Stress samples the bass line from the Beatles’ Come Together. Future Prince Po collaborator Dangermouse sampled The Beatles’ White album years later to remix Jay-Z’s Black album. Jay-Z is a member of the illuminati who was in State Property with Tim House who was featured in “In the Cut” with…Kevin Bacon.
5. Much love to Phife, but his rudebwoy interruption in the Stressed Out video really takes away from the song. Save it for the remix son.
The above are best enjoyed with East-Coast weather, a bad work situation and a pound of cess.
4 comments
Dan Love says:
March 11, 2010 at 9:02 pm (UTC -7)
East-Coast weather, a bad work situation and a pound of cess.
Check, check, check…
I love the intro on the actual album version of ‘Stressed Out’ with the quarter bar of drums, then the build into the track and then that SNARE. Bangin’.
DV says:
March 11, 2010 at 9:38 pm (UTC -7)
Video for the R. Saadiq remix (which I always preferred)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_SGiM3E_nk
I like the original more than I remember. Might I have to revisit Beats Rhymes and Life?
Omar says:
March 12, 2010 at 2:38 am (UTC -7)
Woah that Beatles sample is surprising.
spirit equality says:
March 13, 2010 at 12:00 pm (UTC -7)
i doubt that OK cleared that sample (if that is where they got it from), so edit this post. LOL.
My thoughts on watching the Tribe video is “What is so stressful about washing dishes? First, son is watching some plates. Next, he wigs out and destroys like $2,000 worth of dinnerware. C’mon, son. You knew that getting a job as a *dishwasher* would involve, um, washing dishes. LMAO.