Director Mark Staubach keeps close to the lyrics of "Astronaut," showcasing a metaphorical (or actual) spaceman who's grounded and in search of human contact. --> watch "Astronaut"
Like little figures on a board, MuteMath dart back and forth and to and fro in an elaborately choreographed stop-motion performance piece. A worthy follow-up to the band's 2007 viral hit "Typical," that was apparently pulled off spur-of-the-moment with drummer Darren King co-directing in the Warner Bros. Records parking lot --> watch "Blood Pressure"
No surprise for Jennifer Lopez to be the center of male attention in her own video, but the response she gets from a Spanish Fly cookie in "Papi" is purposely absurd. JLo is able to handle it in stride, figuring out a way to corral the masses at her will. And, also figuring out a way to work in some product placements, including one for Fiat that has the video running as a commercial on TV. Smart. --> watch "Papi"
Making beats so easy that a cat can do it. A track comes to life via some nifty vfx and something that looks a bit look like Microsoft's Big Ass Table. --> watch "Art Of Beat Making"
Erupt "Art Of Beat Making" Will Cyr, director | Secret Level Films, prod. co | Pat Lau, vfx
It might take a minute to realize what you're looking at, but all the off-putting angles and textural appearances are what keeps you on-edge until the video reaches its catharctic, primal scream of a climax. --> watch "Moloch"
A smooth club clip from Hot Rod, the first artist on 50 Cent and G-Unit's r&b/mainstream subsidiary, G-Note. Director Donlee Brussel starts the action with an upskirt shot from the glass dance floor, but stays classy from that point on, calling out only the red and the blue in the b&w footage. --> watch "Hot Girl"
