Collabo king DJ Khalid might be known for self-promoting catchlines like WE THE BEST, but this new album finds him evolving far beyond that. The album title redefines him as Father Of Asahd — named in tribute to his son — and this lead music video serves primarily as a tribute to and fund-raiser for the late Nipsey Hussle, whose on-camera performance with Khaled and John Legend sadly wound up being his last.
Higher started off as an ode to Classified & B.o.b's first love that makes everything better, and ended up being an homage to the classic John Hughes movie WEIRD SCIENCE via mashup references to BACK TO THE FUTURE, POETIC JUSTICE, and everything 80s & 90s.
James Barber delivers this stunning documentary style video for hot new production outfit All About She (Atlantic). Shot over two days in Brooklyn and Harlem, the two main actors are both dancers in real life – but are from very different backgrounds – the narrative captures their story using their real backgrounds and families as context in a brilliantly considered and engaging fashion. For All About James please contact us here at Nice&Polite.
How do you follow-up the Harlem Shake? First, you get Jay-Z and rap producer JustBlaze on-board. And instead of inspiring a viral dance craze, you let director NABIL follow his muse to India for a mini-movie in which students of the Viswabharath Kalari Sangam martial arts school decide to teach their elders the true way of a warrior.