Say what you will about Jay Z’s new album, Bible Quran Torah Dreidel Magna Carta Holy Grail (I know I’ve said plenty), but his newest music video (referred to as a “performance art film”) is built on a pretty neat idea. The ten minute video (minus two for credits) has Jay Z performing in front of a single individual rather than a crowd. These individuals include famous names like Wale, Taraji P. Henson, and Alan Cumming, and various types of performers, artists, and children. If you dig the song, then give it a watch. It’s put together very well (as it should since it’s directed Mark Romanek, who also directed Fiona Apple’s “Criminal”).
