Producer S1 recreates “Excellence”(Murder to Excellence) from Watch the Throne! (VIDEO)

Producer S1 recreates “Excellence”(Murder to Excellence) from Watch the Throne from Jeff Adair on Vimeo.

So heres the video of me recreating/explaining the “Excellence” (Murder to Excellence) joint from Kanye and Jay Z’s Watch the Throne album.  Big ups to my film crew Jeff Adair and Tony Hall!!!  S1

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“Best Thing I Never Had” (Music Video)

Check the visuals for Beyonce’s “Best Thing I Never Had”.   Yesterday the Video was #1 on 106 and Park.  S1

S1 n Caleb: In the Lab

Caleb and I in the lab doing what we do!  :)  S1

Kanye shouts me (S1) out on U-Stream!!

Forward to the 6 minute mark to hear Kanye shout out ya boy, S1.  Actually if you can watch the whole video its well worth it.  Kanye is definitely in a new space in his life/career.   S1

“The Portrait of Power” Video!

So here’s Kanye’s new video…oops…I mean the “portrait of power” visual…lol

“Power” Exclusive Video Premiere on MTV on Thursday/10pm central!

Kanye’s Back! World Premiere of “Power” 8/5
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“Power” in the new movie trailer for “A Social Network”

Check out “Power” in the New upcoming movie about the creator/owner(Mark Zuckerberg) of Facebook and his Billion dollar idea.  Movie in Theathres in Oct. 1st, 2010.

“Power” Video coming Soon!

The Power video should be released in the next week or two.  Looking at this photo, looks like he went with a Mythological Clash of the Titans type feel and look of it(which is what I imagined).  It actually reminds me of a show that I saw at Universal Studios called “Poseidon’s Fury” (Amazing show btw). Heres what the film director Marco Brambilla had to say about the Video.

Mr. Brambilla said the project – which he preferred to describe as a “video work that’s been commissioned by Kanye to accompany the music” rather than a music video – was his and Mr. West’s attempt to answer the question, “How do you visually paint a portrait of power?”

In a coming video for his single “Power” that was created by the artist Marco Brambilla, Mr. West is seen standing imposingly with a heavy chain around his neck. As Mr. West raps the camera slowly zooms out in one continuous, unedited take to reveal him in a classical structure, surrounded by female attendants who are partly or entirely nude; some kneel before him on all fours, others are suspended upside down from the ceiling. The Sword of Damocles hangs precariously over Mr. West’s head, and behind him an unseen executioner is preparing to strike him with a blade.

“It’s a moment of transition for him,” Mr. Brambilla said. “It’s like the end of an empire. It’s him becoming mortal again.”

(Not that Mr. West is supposed to be either Adam or God, Mr. Brambilla explained. “It’s not exactly the content, but it is the interpretation of the style,” he said. “He’s like a fallen icon.”)

The video is planned to be posted on Mr. West’s Web site some next week, Mr. Brambilla said, and will be provided to MTVand other music channels (though its content will probably make it difficult for some of these channels to show it).

Mr. Brambilla said he hoped viewers of his “Power” video would see the humor in it.

“It’s a very exaggerated hyper-sensational version of what the song is saying,” he said.

“But at the same time,” he added, “it has this fallibility to it. Because built into the story is that there is an ultimate fallibility, in bringing someone back down to earth at the end of the piece. That kind of contradiction, hopefully, will create the tension within it.”

And if it kicks up more controversy, as Mr. West’s artistic efforts often do, Mr. Brambilla was comfortable with that.

“I like controversy,” Mr. Brambilla said. “The more controversial it gets, the more interesting it is.”

Laws perfoms “So Nice” at the ESPY’S Award After Party!

One of my favorite upcoming emcee’s Laws performed his joint “So Nice” produced by myself and Caleb at the ESPN ESPY’s Award Show last night. He even had a live marching band on stage with him. Epic! S1

Rapper Drake loves Kanye’s “Power”. Anticipates the LP!

It really doesn’t surprise me at all that Drake loves Kanye’s new “Power” joint.  Hopefully this opens the door to us working together on his(Drake) Next LP.  The Sky is NO LONGER the limit!  Stay Tuned!!!

S1