Welcome to TWIB’s Weekly Top 10 Videos. This is a segment where we will be looking at some exceptional visuals from various acts from around the globe. The music video format has been around for decades and through the 90s and 2000s, it has taken flight from multi-million budget music videos, to mid to low-budget videos with exceptional features. In this section, we will not discriminate but rather highlight some of the creative visuals that pop up on our radar.
Again, we promise to bring you the best from high to low budget, to animated to DIY and first and foremost, the most creative visuals we can source.
Read on the previous editions HERE.
John Jigg$ “Flashlights”
John Jigg$ delivers his new video for the song “Flashlights” which he shot in the UK. The track is an aspiration and reflective tune that sees the rapper basking in his successes and running through his never-ending journey through this music game. Over a classic soul sample, John delivers vivid raps with his distinct flow and ramps it up with a brilliant performance-driven video that shows how he gets down in the UK.
Dax – “A Real Man”.
Dax pours out some hard truths in his latest release “A Real Man”. The track explores the dynamics of gender roles, communication, and people’s never-ending struggles. The guitar-driven track is bolstered by Dax’s heartfelt songwriting and rich melodic tone. The visuals follow the trials and tribulations of an individual putting his best foot forward as he pushes against the elements.
Moka Only – “Gang of Flowers”.
Legendary rapper/songwriter Moka Only helps close out this week’s visual list with “Gang of Flowers”. The track is a smooth lofi-soul/boombap jam that is enhanced by Moka’s poetic spoken word style and commanding vocals that take audiences through the use of literary devices to convey a story of human connection through street art. Moka’s personification of flowers, the colourful aesthetic of graffiti and its parallels with social behaviours are the icing on the cake. The track is taken from Soulful Playground‘s Bloom: Pollen Season, a hip-hop odyssey that marries the vibrancy of street art with the natural beauty of flowers in full bloom, a testament to the artist’s journey from a small town in Ohio to the heart of Atlanta’s music scene, and his honoured contributions to Chicago’s hip-hop legacy. Inspired by a transformative visit to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, the album weaves together the visual and emotional textures of urban and floral landscapes. Through its tracks, listeners are invited to explore a world where nature’s palette meets the beat of the street, highlighting the creative parallels between graffiti’s bold colors and the intricate stories of flowers.