One of the best rappers alive, featuring the lady who sang the original hook on “You Got Me.” Off Monch’s ‘W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)’ – the album has been out for more than 6 months already, but the music video is new. The subtext is Monch’s battle with asthma. Director Terence Nance has done work for Blitz The Ambassador before. Is that Jean Grae hanging around in the studio? This is your music break.
As a bonus, see also the 10-minute video for “Clap” also off “W.A.R.,” below.
This is not your usual music video. This one is really a short film. I don’t want to say more about the plot except it is about police violence.
And, even better, here is the live version of “Clap”:
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