Yung LA Feat. Young Dro & T.I. – “Ain’t I” Video
GENERAL By LC Weber on October 10, 2008 at 11:41 amI can’t decide whether this video gives ample room for self-expression, or suffers from a quarantinable case of scatterbrain.
On one hand we get three distinctive styles — Yung LA as, well, young L.A.; Young Dro as swagger; T.I. as substantive style. On the other hand, we’re dealing with a mash-up of cliches pushed into a four minute mark about as ably as chewing gum through a keyhole…
First impression:
– Makaveli-an instrumentals circa 1996
– fast tap hi-hat
– skateboards and BMX
– Fresh Prince graffiti
– Kanye-worthy sunglasses
– U-N-I / Diddy-Runs-The-City faux-hawk
– Rolls Royce
– pink sweater
– bitches
– another car
– T.I. saving the song with his verse
Alright, alright. Let me go watch it again.
Second impression:
– all of the aforementioned withstanding
– fortunately, it’s catchy enough I would raise a carafe of sangria to it
– unfortunately, it’s catchy enough I’ll have it stuck in my head for the next day or three
– it must be said again; T.I. saves the day
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carafe? didn’t know ppl spoke french here lol.
mash up on crack
maaan, this song jams man. yeah, the video has alot going on, this is true…but, man, this song jams
so, this dude gets a video rather than big kuntry king?
wow.
Dissapointed in Dro’s verse on this one, I fucks with dude because he can spit his ass off, super visual lyricals and his album and mixtapes bang hard….eh I guess since it’s a guest appearance verse it doesn’t matter.
Props to LC for being up on the carafes of Sangria, shiiiat, I’m like 3 hours away from my 3 day weekend (fuck Columbus but I’ll take the day off) so I’ma get my Sangria on
mmmmmmmmmm Sangria
So is the dude with the dreads like the official grand hustle comedian or something??
Kuntry been had one for “Da Baddest.”
@ Reese
LOL, you talkin about Lil Duval. Apparently he is. Dude been it the last 5 or 6 Grand Hustle videos.
my thoughr process:
0 – 30secs: beat is proper
30secs – 1min: Yung La < LA the Darkman
1min – 1:30mins: mandatory phantom. check
1:30mins -2mins: Lil Duval saved Dro’s verse lol
2mins – 2:30mins: really feelin the vid, song is meh
2:30 mins – 3:30 mins: T.I. kills verse as expected.
Moral of the story. AMG!!!!, white skater boys aren’t a good look, Jockin’ Diddy? shoulda jocked Jaycee.(bigups!)
2 much going on in this video… but the song is A1!!!!