When our favorite rappers release a new video, all of the email blasts and retweets make it impossible to miss. Maybe we’re following the wrong people, but somehow this creative clip for the Justice remix of Lenny Kravitz’s 1989 hit slipped under our radar. We’re not sure how that happened, especially considering Justice’s influence on some of our favorite rappers. Their work with So Me (who designed our Keri Hilson cover) inspired guys like Kanye West and Kid Cudi to get on board with the French artist.
Of course, the “cool guys” out there probably pride themselves on seeing this vid five minutes after it was uploaded online, but we’re guessing that there are others who didn’t get around to seeing it either. Well, here’s your chance. The Parisian duo’s take on cheesy ’80s movies and the concept of end credits is hilarious and right in line with the innovative visuals we’ve come to expect from them. Watch it above.
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You’ve seen the amazing art from our Keri Hilson cover story (catch up!), but do you know the artist behind the eye-popping work? Over the last few years, French artist/designer So-Me has crossed over into the U.S. market in a major way, thanks to his work on music videos for Kanye West (“The Good Life”) and Kid Cudi (“Day N’ Nite”).
When it came time to recruit an artist to help create the cover of our annual Style & Design issue, So-Me was at the top of our list. The man’s also in high-demand overseas, providing art direction for Ed Banger Records (Justice, Uffie) and designing for his clothing brand Cool Cats, so we were honored that he took the time to make Miss Keri look even better. Check out a quick interview we did with the elusive artist about his Complex collaboration …
Yesterday, we unveiled our cover collaboration between Kid Cudi and Augor (catch up!), and today we’re giving you the other side of our annual Style & Design issue (August/September): Atlanta singer Keri Hilson. In a collaboration with French artist So-Me (you may know him from videos like Kanye’s “The Good Life,” Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.” and Kid Cudi’s “Day & Nite”), we captured Miss Keri’s sexy, playful style like never before. The issue officially hits stands next week (August 11), but we’ve got more than enough to keep you busy til then…
