For every Lady Gaga who successfully straddles (if not dry humps) that fine line between alternative sensibilities and pop stardom, there's countless others who fall well short of either mark.
Director Rik Cordero conjured up a hip-hop version of The Hangover during a video shoot at NYC's Night Hotel for Slaughterhouse, a rap supergroup consisting of Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9", Crooked I and (pictured below, hard at work on-set) Joell Ortiz.