Never to late for a classic clip
As Nas celebrates the 20th anniversary of the seminal album Illmatic, he continues to find ways to let the music live on. Today we are blessed with a brand new original visual for track 9 off the album that many consider one of the greatest in hip hop history, “Represent”.
The video was part of a contest setup by Nas and director Jason Goldwatch in conjunction with Mass Appeal, a company that Nas is a part owner in and a very visual representative of. Out of many submissions they chose directer Brian Katz’s treatment. The concept actually drew it’s inspiration from a 1924 film called The Thief of Bagdad, which just so happens to be the place where DJ Premier (the producer of “Represent”) originally got the sample for the song.
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Spencer is tight because had the exact same idea for a music video 10 years ago, sort of . Follow him on Twitter – @Sjeezs
