Kardinal Offishall isn't blinded by the dangerously hot chick he's been spending time with him — and some other people — but he's definitely not seeing the truth of the situation. Even when he spies her out on a date, or flirting with gust star Akon, he's still somehow unaware that he's being played. It's as if everything he views is reflected in a funhouse mirror, emphasizing the aspects he wants to see — and in a deviation for a rap video, the emphasis is not on her bodacious measurements, but her ability to remain faithful. Director Gil Green portrays this warped perspective by using a series of reflective convex objects — sunglasses, a cocktail shaker, a motorcycle helmet — to refract one scene and then transition to the next. It's a cool trick that's kept up through the entire video until the reggae-rapper finally realizes that it's time to brush her off. --> watch "Dangerous" plus a Behind-The-Scenes with Gil Green and crew
Kardinal Offishall f/ Akon "Dangerous" (Kon Love/Interscope)
Gil Green, director | Melissa Larsen + Judd Alison, producers | Merge @ Crossroads, production co | Labuda Management, rep | Tom Marvel, DP | Katt Brown, editor
