It's hard to think of a better way to top off a career than Jay-Z's swan song, "99 Problems." Produced by original rap/rock architect Rick Rubin and boasting a tour de force video directed by Mark Romanek, "99 Problems" was rightfully hailed as a masterpiece. Jay-Z's comeback video, "Show Me What You Got" has much more in common with the "babes and bling" clips that came before his crowning achievement. Riding the same sax line as Wreckz-N-Effect's "Rump Shaker," the video begins with Jay-Z zoom-a-zoom-zoom-zooming around the Grand Prix streets of Monaco in a fast-paced race. Of course, smart man that he is, Jay leaves the dangerous driving to NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt and Indy car racer Danica Patrick. The scene then shifts to the ocean for some speedboat follies and then an exclusive mansion party where the rap star shows the upper hand in a blackjack game and everything else he attempts. -- watch "Show Me What You Got" Real/Windows Media at Rocafella.com (registration required) or check it out at YouTube
Jay-Z "Show Me What You Got" (Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam)
F. Gary Gray, director | Gina Leonard, producer
@radical.media, production co
Pascal Lubec, DP | David Checel, Jonathan Silver, David Baum, editors
