When The ILLZ approached me about the “In Between Video series”, I was struck by the simple brilliance of it all. Releasing video and song simultaneously, as one piece of content, was a bold and strong move. I signed on immediately, and within a few days, we began shooting the first few videos. Simple, often low concept, but brimming with ILLZ insistence on cinematic imagery. With “Dreams of Life & Beth”, I decided to go with a very cold, morbid look. The song is introspective and haunting, and I wanted to convey that through a simplistic set of visuals. Shooting on the Manhattan bridge at 5:30 am, we got that clean ambient light, and complete desertion. Everything was shot on long lenses, creating a sense of deep space and complete loneliness. The video is a mood piece, low on concept but high on artistry and emotion. It is but the first chapter in a varied, complex and beautiful set of upcoming videos, one unlike that of any artist I’ve worked with thus far. “Dreams of Life & Beth” was produced by Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man. Download the “In Between Video Series” along with the videos and the songs on August 17th. – Kristopher Rey-Talley
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super dope, amazing, and deep. cant wait for the rest of the videos.
Man this goes much further than just hiphop… shit is crazy!
i really liked this, where can i download the song and more of his music?
DOPE REAL DOPE
excellent stuff, glad it was posted.
Wow, this is great…wassup with the DL! lol
Great? all a nigga gotta do is talk about how bad he wants to make it as an entertainer standing on a bridge and crying and now the shit is great? U niggas listen to too much waka flaka and then some half ass trying to hard video comes along and its “real hip hop”, fuck outta here.
Great? all a nigga gotta do is talk about how bad he wants to make it as an entertainer standing on a bridge and crying and now the shit is great?
^^^
right over ya head…
smh.
lmao @ Tony Soprano nigga wildin lol “Don’t get mad now…don’t get mad now” (Tracy Morgan Voice) you gotta be crazy not to recognize how dope this is smh lol
the pursuit lp is dope
well tony soprano thats what his mixtape the pursuit was about, and isnt that what hip hop was basically all about? rapping about the struggles and wanting to make it, to live a better life? yes i think so
this is very simple. the video is shot well, but it get repetitive and boring. the lyricism is quite simplistic and barebones. meka and shake need to stop frontin and putting people on their site just cuz someone cosigned them. you should actually like the song.
Both the song, the video..amazing stuff. Really deep, captures his emotions perfectly. Don’t understand what poop and Tony Soprano are talking about. Need to hear more.
Yo somebody please hook it up with a mp3 with this song!