Jay Z: Run This Town [Video]
It’s Thursday somewhere already… specifically Germany where MTV has already premiered the much talked about video for Jay Z’s second single “Run This Town” with Rihanna and Kanye West. Oops.
Very California Love 2.0.
Director Anthony Mandler describes the video as rebellious…
Despite the clip being filmed in the Big Apple, at the historic Fort Trotten Park in Queens, the director, Anthony Mandler, said he wanted to avoid any semblance of New York’s iconic imagery.
“I wanted something that didn’t fit into ‘this is New York, this is a building or a street [you know],’ ” he explained to MTV News. “I wanted it to feel more ancient. I wanted it to feel more European but on American soil. I didn’t want it to have a framework, like, ‘Oh, we’re riding in New York.’ “
Instead, the “Run This Town” video is a nihilistic, chaotic account of militia-like entities revolting, complete with Molotov-cocktail explosions, riot-like activity and the high-powered trio of Hov, Kanye West, and Rihanna performing in the midst of it all.
via Luv_DC
Tags: Jay Z, Kanye West, Rihanna
