Superstar goofs
What were the producers of KTN youth program ‘Str8 Up’ thinking when they brought Prezzo clips under the pretext that he can be an ordinary mwananchi like the rest of us?
They showed him eating with his Cash Money Brothers in a kibanda dressed in expensive suits. I mean who gives a damn! That is a very poor publicity stunt. We know he’s rich and is the Kenyan King of bling since the Arturs were deported. I hope that he will release a single worth his inherited wealth unlike his previous ones.
Calif Records is at it again with hit and miss divas like Choku. This time it’s a chic called Wamboe. Unda 18 Jimwat features in her goofy club song ‘Tunakatika’. She will at least earn props for her shapely full figure and sweet face. One can tell that given the right training she can sing but producer Clemo does no justice. The chorus sounds like she sang it in the kitchen akichonga viazi while the lyrics are shallower than a saucer with a film of water.
Calif star Flexx was recently at pains trying to explain the theme of his song ‘Amejibeba’. Even a street savvy geek like me can tell from both the lyrics and the video clip that he is expressing his views about the ‘junk in the trunk’ of a lady with all the right things in the perfect places. According to Flexx he is vibing about a lady who has monetary means and can take care of herself. Sawa basi- Flexx for M.P!
Hype Williams the music video directing guru is losing some of the creative niche that put him on top of his field in U.S Hip Hop. I am sure that you remember the video gems such as Busta Rhymes terminator-like appearance in ‘What’s it gonna be’, Missy’s balloon shaped clad in ‘Supa Dupa Fly’, Nas’ purported crucifixion scenes in ‘Hate Me Now’ and many more. These out of the box scenes had something for everyone to remember but if you check out his current vids like LL Cool J’s ‘Control myself’ ft J-Lo, Neo’s ‘So sick’, Janet Jackson’s ‘Call On Me’ ft Nelly and Lil Jon’s ‘Snap yo fingers’, there is an ingredient X missing. They just show the performers in graphically enhanced backgrounds and the two bars above and below the main clip showing alternate shoots. There is no bendy story or eye catching camera trick. Only Kanye West’s ‘Diamonds of Sierra Leone’ pastes a horrific scene in the mind. The site of a woman putting on a ring that led to the spread of a bloody coating all over her body was certainly intriguing. Back when he mesmerized me, Hype Williams said that he started directing music vids cause the ones then had one-dimensional scenes without the input of the musician being taken into consideration. He should get back to that way of thinking otherwise at the pace that modern hits are being forgotten, there will be no music vids to look forward to on T.V except Charles Luche’s local productions.
B.Nicole (Comment this)