Lupe Fiasco has never been one to shy away from political issues and controversial videos. In his new trio of music videos released yesterday (July 4), Fiasco shows how the media can affect society.
The first clip for "Lamborghini Angels" shows images of blinged out jewelry, $100 bills, Nike tennis shoes, and fried chicken. A faceless woman is also shown dancing to the song in a nearly-sheer white leotard. The essence of the video shows objectification of women and African-American stereotypes, which can additionally damage society, as Fiasco is apt to point out.
A song about worshiping objects and material possessions instead of a God (likening car doors to angel wings), the video reflects the lyrics' message by showing the very things that Fiasco is lecturing against.
The second video for "ITAL (Roses)" shows the same objects from "Lamborghini Angels" on a TV as a small black boy watches. The images are then projected onto the child himself, showing how the media can affect those watching. A cop then shows up, watches the television and eventually arrests the child, and he willingly goes with the cop.
A young white boy then walks into the room and watches TV, which then changes to a classical concert, CNN and a nature documentary, reflecting the standards that can be seen in American society.
The final video for "Audobon Ballroom" shows a con man, conservative, executive, priest, KKK member, grandmother, "goon," a teacher and more characters watching the footage of the black child and media messages and arguing over the clip's meaning in what seems to be a focus group.
Some celebrate the footage while others cry and others ignore it. The KKK member dances to the song in a separate scene, once again showing how institutional racism and society can approach the media issues.
Watch the highly political, 13-minute long clip entitled "#1234" below:
Lupe Fiasco - #1234 from Alex Nazari on Vimeo.
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