Chris Brown "Don't Think They Know" (Chris Brown, dir.)
There is a lot going on in this new Chris Brown video, least of which is that he directed the video himself. At one point, Breezy seems to be making an anti-gang violence plea with the Boyz in the Hood 'bailing out of the drive by' scene. Then there's the ghostly Aaliyah performance which is sure to inspire calls for a duet remix with the Pac-ogram from last year's Coachella. Throughout, the ramped up red and blue colors recall Sean Penn driving around in a yellow car, and the star/director's hair and shimmering wardrobe make it look like he walked right up to the line of going full-Sisqo. In the midst of all this, we are left with the message: How bad of a guy can he be? Look at all those adorable kids!
Doug Stern also writes music video treatments and solves gang violence.
