Usually, when the preface to a music video (in this case, a rap video) begins with the sentence, “…this is not a real rap video.” you are probably in for trouble. And even with the rap video hater that lives deep within my marrow, I can’t actually dis this video, if for no other reason than the joint that is attached to it.
Because The Game is clowning on highlighting “Video Vixens” and the shots they appear in, I can’t make fun of the half naked girls, the expensive vehicles-as-backdrop, the posse, extreme lighting (Dear God I want that Peacock Light Set-up!), mandatory Kanye & Pharrell (look-a-like) cameos, and fountains of Cristal (whoops! sorry this is a dry shot).
Obtusity says, “This video makes me gag. It makes me want to vomit all over my copy of The Documentary. And it hurts me.” But Barber says,
We’re just showing Game’s fans behind the scenes of what it takes to get a video together. All the models that are involved, all the props, the cars, the lights, the glitz and glamour, the makeup, the hair, the wardrobe.
Game just wants to do something different, outside the box. He typically comes with being pretty true to life, pretty hard in terms of the videos that he’s done in the past, and he wanted to do something that was a little lighter, which is kind of cool because the song is so hardcore, that adding a comedic element to it was the right way to go.
And what’s The Game worried about? Well, the cash he dropped to get “Vixen” Gloria Velez out to the set saying,
“All the way from Miami, first-class flight, and I had to pay for that. You know why? Because I’m big Game1, big money, big things, big video, big Kanye on the set.”
The Game - Wouldn’t Get Far
Directed by Bryan Barber
Via OnSmash
- I thought THIS guy said James was “Big Game”?
80% of the video was still a normal rap video and therefore 80% of the video sucked.
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Everyone else is a hater!!! i love this video and this song the game is so fine!
I just saw this video for the first time on BET and I loved it. I think the reason everyone is hating so much is because the words of the song are REAL. That’s the truth of the industry. I read the book Video Vixen by Karyn Steffans and this video just brought it to life. Good Job Game!!
Love this photo, is there anyway i can get this pic in like an 8 x10 or bigger?
HATERZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS VIDEO WAS AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY:
A CONVERSATION WITH MY CAUSIN JASON ENTERTAINMENT