Billed as a Short Film, "We Cry Together" goes even beyond that: It's essentially a filmed piece of live theater. Kendrick Lamar and Taylour Paige go back and forth at each other as the camera roves around them, capturing the raw conversational rap and the even more NSFW ending.
This shit may be hard, but Kendrick Lamar continues to make it look easy with another tight track and a video filled with unexpected imagery at every turn.
There's a brief tease of escape and wish-fulfillment in the limo — isn't there always? — but otherwise we remain on the street where things are sadly more complicated.
Win win, win, win, win with Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar in a succession of slick VFX scenarios that boast championship rings, Stanley Cups, and even a vision of 300 if it took place in Watts.