Get a glimpse of the clip below, then head to tidal to watch the full thing. The moonlight video is a brilliant short film that brought tears to jays eyes. Aug 11, 2017 jay z s version of friends is one of the most important music videos of the year. Aug 04, 2017 jay z gathered a starstudded cast for the friendsinspired music video of moonlight. Reactions to jayzs moonlight prove people have a lot. Joey lil rel howery chandler lakeith stanfield ross jerrod carmichael rachel issa rae phoebe. Theres something pretty familiar about jayzs new music video. Shawn corey carter born december 4, 1969 in brooklyn, new york, united states, is an american rapper and former president and ceo of roc a fella records.
Starring an allblack cast, the clips begins with a remake of an episode of friends. He is regarded as one of the most prolific and successful american blend artists of the mid90s and early 2000s and is known for his use of metaphors, freestyling abilities, word play, flow, and blending of street and. The rapper and producer just released the video for his song moonlight on tidal, and it couldnt be a. In other words, youre going to need tidal or sprint to listen to it. Watch jayzs full moonlight short film yes, the black. Next up is a visual for the song moonlight and this time, hes remade the 90s sitcom friends with the help of director alan jang parks and recreation, master of none. Aug 07, 2017 jayz has released another visual from his 4. Jayz reimagines friends with starstudded black cast in moonlight music video watch issa rae, jerrod carmichael, tiffany haddish, and more star in jayzs latest music video from. Aug 04, 2017 the tidalbacked jay z content mill rolls on with the video for moonlight, the 4. Aug 04, 2017 picture an alternate reality where issa rae and tiffany haddish star on a hit network sitcom together. Jay z gathered a starstudded cast for the friendsinspired music video of moonlight. Jayzs new song moonlight features a prominent sample of the fugees fugeela, a cut off the legendary new jersey groups 1996 album the score. The hypebeast discord server is a community where conversations on cultural topics can be taken.
The tidalbacked jayz content mill rolls on with the video for moonlight, the 4. On friday, the rapper released a music video for moonlight, the eight track on the album, exclusively on tidal. He is more commonly known by a variety of stage names including jay z, s. Jayzs newest music video for moonlight enlisted the help of a few big names in hollywood when he created the music video for moonlight which was. Get the latest indiewire alerts and newsletters delivered directly to your inbox. Jayzs moonlight music video stars tiffany haddish, issa. Aug 11, 2017 the video for jayzs moonlight is an allblack friends remake until its not. Its something very refreshing from jayz and i appreciate that he is using his platform to share messages that he cares about through visuals. Jayzs new music video remixes friends with an allblack. The project comes via an exclusive partnership between tidal and sprint. Its crazy because i was watching season 2 of insecure right before i came across the music video that someone tweeted. Jayz didnt remake a black friends in the moonlight video for laughs theres a clear message about appropriation, culture and race in jayzs latest 4. Jayzs moonlight music video takes on friends collider. The stars of the video jerrod carmichael, lil rel howery.
Jayzs music video for moonlight is being viewed by some as a meta critique on the longheld view that friends was actually a white version of the 1993 show living single. Aug 06, 2017 the latest music video for a track from the 4. After star ross carmichael receives bad criticism offair, moonlight begins to play as rachael issa rae walks off him offset into a park to reflect. Read the complete moonlight lyrics by jayz and watch the music video on directlyrics. Aug 05, 2017 jay z dropped his first official video for the song moonlight from his 4. Watch jayzs subversive friends based video for moonlight here.
Jayz reimagines friends with starstudded black cast in. Kim dellara, chaka pilgrim, inga veronique, stephan mohammed, jamie rabineau, michael sagol, jasper thomlinson, bert hamelinck production company. Much like jayz other recent videos, the clip is a tidal exclusive. Jayz offers behindthescenes look at moonlight video. The head of cbs said that there should be another season of moonlight,but with the writers strike on a lot of shows next season are undecided,so that is why they ended it with the mortal cure ep just in case it did not come back on,but its ratings were good for a new show and it won the peoples choice award for best new drama,so we can only hope it will be back if you miss moonlight.
The latest mixtapes, videos, news, and anything else hiphop related from your favorite artists. Lakeith stanfield says we can expect atlanta season 2 to. Lakeith lee stanfield is an actor and rapper from victorville, california. How to stream jayzs moonlight music video, so you can. Jayz remakes friends with a black cast for new moonlight. Jayz is keeping the music videos coming from his new album, 4. He is more commonly known by a variety of stage names including jayz, s. Jayzs moonlight music video does more than simply show. Video jayz reimagines friends in video for moonlight. Jayz remakes friends with an allblack cast for the official music video to moonlight. Aug 11, 2017 jay z s moonlight music video takes on friends and stars jerrod carmichael, issa rae, tiffany haddish, lakeith stanfield, lilrey howery, and tessa thompson. Jayz addresses race issues in the new video for his song moonlight, named in honour of the triple oscar winning movie of the same name. As with all things z related, it was highly anticipated, watched by basically everyone, and. At the age of fifteen, lakeith began attending the john.
When i first read the title moonlight, i instantly thought of the film. Jayzs new music video pays homage to friends in the best way possible. Jayzs version of friends is one of the most important music videos of the year. Moonlight 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Family feud original title camila mendes, aka veronica on riverdale, thinks time jumps and college drama are in store for season 5 of her hit tv show.
Jayzs newest music video moonlight is a friends remake and we cant even handle it. Tom hanks, akiva goldsman set live action mattel adaptation major matt mason at paramount exclusive 07 september 2019 variety film news. Reactions to jayzs moonlight prove people have a lot of. Reactions to jayzs moonlight saw many fans raving that the video was a brilliant way to turn the white privileged world of the entertainment industry on its head. See who stopped by the imdb studio to chat with kevin smith at acura festival village during the 2020. Jayzs new music video is the friends remake weve been. But the video serves as a sort of metacommentary on black representation in media. Issa rae, lakeith stanfield, jerrod carmichael recreate an epsiode for hov. What makes jay zs moonlight so revolutionary old hova one of the standout tracks on the legendary rappers new album 4.
Watch jayz parody friends in the moonlight video ooh, lalala. Aug 11, 2017 watch jayzs subversive friends based video for moonlight here. Jayzs music video for moonlight features a takeoff of an old friends episode and reimagines it with an allblack cast. Music mogul jayz continues to make tidal the goto spot. Aug 06, 2017 in jay z s new music video for moonlight, he recasts friends with an allblack allstar cast. Jayz isnt done serving up visuals from his critically acclaimed 4. Insecure, westworld, carmichael show stars resurrect sitcom in video for jayzs moonlight by kimberly roots august 4 2017, 2.
Culture music news jay z remakes friends with allblack cast for moonlight music video. Last friday, jayz released a starstudded visual for moonlight in support of his new album 4. Jayz moonlight video with jerrod carmichael hypebeast. Jayz remakes friends in his new video for moonlight. Watch jayz parody friends in the moonlight video rapup. Joey lil rel howery chandler lakeith stanfield ross jerrod carmichael rachel issa rae phoebe tiffany haddish monica tessa thompson himself hannibal buress producer stephan mohammed producer chaka pilgrim.
Jay z remakes friends with allblack cast for moonlight. Jayz has dropped a new video every friday since the release of his latest album 4. Jayz continues to deliver cinematic visuals for standout songs off his recentlyreleased th studio album, 4. It debuted friday exclusively on tidal and will be available everywhere next week. Featuring an allstar black cast, the alan yang directed visual is a recreation of a season 3 episode of the incredibly popular sitcom, friends. But its about much more than remaking the iconic nbc sitcom shot for shot. Jayz black friends moonlight music video is actually a. Every movie sold so far, from dads to true history of the kelly gang updating. The video for jayzs moonlight is an allblack friends remake until its not the video stars jerrod carmichael, issa rae, tessa thompson, and more. The moonlight video is a brilliant short film that brought tears to jay s eyes.
Jay z isnt done serving up visuals from his critically acclaimed 4. Jay z brought this fantasy to life with his latest music video, moonlight, which features a. She is literally portraying the character the same way as jennifer aniston did. Jayz remakes friends in his new video for moonlight genius. Aug 07, 2017 jayzs music video for moonlight is being viewed by some as a meta critique on the longheld view that friends was actually a white version of the 1993 show living single. Jay zs new video will make you flash back to a famous 1990s. Aug 04, 2017 jayz reimagines friends with starstudded black cast in moonlight music video watch issa rae, jerrod carmichael, tiffany haddish, and more star in jayzs latest music video from. Aug 04, 2017 watch jayz parody friends in the moonlight video ooh, lalala. Sep 15, 2017 et caught up with the actress at audis preemmys party at the highlight room at the dream hotel on thursday night, where she revealed whether she had heard from any of the friends cast after. Carmichael tells him that filming this version of friends will be subversive and turn culture on its head while buress teases that he did a good job of subverting good comedy. In jayzs new music video for moonlight, he recasts friends with an allblack allstar cast.