Kendrick finally drops visuals for his smash hit ‘Poetic Justice.’ Although the dark and violent imagery of the video suggest a slight departure from the original Janet Jackson-sampling production, it’s still a solid visual re-up for Dre’s Top Dawg.
0 Kendrick Lamar ft. Drake: ‘Poetic Justice’
1 Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko: ‘Stay’
Rihanna is, without a doubt, one of the world’s musical superstars. This video does not reflect that status, nor the relative intensity of the lyrics. It’s boring, barely emotional, and surprisingly unsexy. Nice bathtub, though – she should have worked out a deal to get Drake and Director X to spice this visual joint up.
Featured Lyrics: when you never see the light its hard to know which one of us is caving not really sure how to feel about it something in the way you move makes me feel like i cant live without you it takes me all the way i want you to stay
1 Snoop Lion: ‘Here Comes The King’
Snoop Lion (née Dogg) is back with another visual from his upcoming midlife crisis / album “Reincarnated,” this time for the song ‘Here Comes The King,’ produced by Major Lazer and with vocals from Angela Hunte. The clip features Snoop shuffling awkwardly in what looks like an Under Armor wizard’s robe and a garish pair of red, green, and yellow glittery shades (in case you didn’t get that Snoop’s into this whole Rastafari thing now) in front of a cheerleading squad and, randomly, the Japanese and Pakistani flags.
‘Here Comes The King’ is a bit of a come-down from the cartoonish insanity of Snoop Lion’s previous video for ‘La La La,’ but we’re still willing to bet that this old Dogg has more tricks up his sleeve.
The “Reincarnated” documentary, telling the story of Snoop’s conversion to Rastafarianism, opens in select theaters February 15.