Crazy! The
only word to qualify Macklemore’s last clip is "crazy." Being a dad for
the first time has not definitely softens him. Quite the opposite. Downtown is
the new video showing a coming hit that will be on his next album. But
especially, brace well yourself before watching
it since this is a rather unsettling experience even overall enjoying. Funky
and explosive, Downtown talks primarily about scooter and hip-hop culture in
the 70's - 80's US. To speak frankly, this clip is very elusive.
The first emerging impression is that it
is a response to the interplanetary Uptown Funk hit from Mark Ronson &
Bruno Mars. Except that the southern districts are concerned. The second
impression is that it is a hymn to the hip-hop and funky American culture. The
third impression is that it is all of these things. Deliberatly old school, you
can particularly see an Egyptian chariot where horses are replaced by
Harley-Davidsons with the head of a moose for lights. I warned you, this video
is crazy.
The lyrics
are also in full complicity with the scenes shot by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
for this clip (I got one girl, I got two wheels / She got 1988 Mariah Carey
hair / You do not need a Uber, you don ' t need a cab) .To succeed in this
highly charged mix, Macklemore surrounded himself with 70's and 80's hip hop stars
as Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel or even Grandmaster
Caz. Well-on, official Mackelmore’s
producer is also involved.
Thus, we get as a results furious choreographies, tags on the walls, scooter
races, hip-hop battles to finish on a high note on a huge rally where all the
actors will sing the refrain together in a way to keep it long in head. It
remains to see if Macklemore would manage to do as well with his Downtown as Uptown Funk.
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