One of 20 videos that Lil Weezer shot before heading to the clink, the DJ Scoob Doo directed clip for “Single” off No Ceilings. When you’re filming a mass amount of videos in a short time, there has to be inspiration from elsewhere, otherwise you get the usual rapper fare of cars, clothes and a couple of h_es. For the treatment, Martin Lawrence’s work provided the inspiration.

“[Wayne's girl was mad that] he didn’t make it home in time,” Scoob said of the story line. “He stayed out all night. That’s the idea I got with the song — it brought me back to watching the film ‘A Thin Line Between Love and Hate.’ Me growing up watching Martin [Lawrence], it was epic, it was a funny movie. I loved the cinematography in it. [Writing the script for the video], that was me being a fan of that movie and good music and putting it together.”

Now whether all of that comes across in the video, I’m not so sure. But that doesn’t detract from the song’s slow-winding pace and Wayne’s flow which hovers slightly above it, spouting off playeristic line after playeristic line.

Respect: MTV