I don’t envy the guys over at Stones Throw for having to pick the winner of their recent video contest. Some pretty incredible entries spanning their entire catalog. Here are just a few that stood out to me.
J DILLA “LAST DONUT OF THE NIGHT” directed, written and edited by Tuomas Vauhkonen and Jeremias Nieminen.
Cast: Juha Ilmari Laine, Markku Laitinen, Rami Rusinen, Petra Lumioksa / Director of Photography: Jeremias Nieminen / Camera Operator: Antti Savolainen / Camera Asst: Sofia Palillo / Sound Engineer: Tuomas Vauhkonen / Sound Recording: Ilkka Kunttu / Gaffer: Jeremias Nieminen / Best Boy: Tuomas Peltonen / Runner: Petra Lumioksa / Catering: Petra Lumioksa. J Dilla’s “Last Donut of the Night” is taken from the album Donuts (2006)
J DILLA “LIGHTWORKS” by James McMillan.
Illustration, design and animation by James McMillan / james-works.com / Music includes J Dilla’s “Lightworks” from the album Donuts (2006) as well as an excerpt of Percee P’s Throwback Rap Attack (Acapella).
QUASIMOTO “BUS RIDE” by Vincent Longhi.
Director, Editor: Vincent Longhi / Actors: Charles Nogier (Old Willie), Vincent Longhi (Quasimoto), Paul Rey (Madlib) / Decor: Vincent Longhi, Nicolas Courgeon, Yann Grolleau / Production: European School of Visual Arts (EESI) / Quasimoto “Bus Ride” produced by Madlib, from the album The Further Adventures of Lord Quas (2005).
JAYLIB “The Heist” by Rory Gamble and Demetrios Katsantonis
Jimmy Joey & Frankie Productions, Winnetka CA / Camera Operator, Animator, Editor: Rory Gamble. / Jaylib – J Dilla and Madlib – “The Heist” taken from the album Champion Sound (2003)
MADVILLAIN “STRANGE WAYS” by Jean-Yves Blanc.
Great work here from Jean-Yves, and it was a one-man show: “I did everything by myself, modeling clay figures, stage set, accesories, sketches, animations, photos and video montage.” More of his work can be seen over at hiphopsculture.com. MF DOOM & Madlib’s “Strange Ways” is from the album Madvillainy (2004).
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