RUN THE JEWELS FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS & ZACK DE LA ROCHA – JU$T [LYRIC VIDEO]

Stop-motion animation is front and center in Run The Jewels latest video for “Ju$t” that features Pharrell Williams and Zack de la Rocha.

Visual artist Winston Hacking took charge on the lyric video and had this to say:

“I worked closely with Run The Jewels to create a satirical time-capsule of 2020 thus far, capturing the sentiment of their song using collage animation. Drawing on the influence of Public Enemy’s classic ‘Shut ‘Em Down’ video, we combined cut up images from contemporary and historical events into a psychedelic protest vignette, a visual f**k you to systemic racism.”

 

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RUN THE JEWELS FEATURING ZACK DE LA ROCHA – CLOSE YOUR EYES (AND COUNT TO F**K)

The RTJ x Zack De La Rocha collaboration gets the visual treatment and Killer Mike explains what you are looking at.

“This video represents the futile and exhausting existence of a purgatory-like law enforcement system. There is no neat solution at the end because there is no neat solution in the real world. However, there is an opportunity to dialogue and change the way communities are policed in this country. Salutes to AG Rojas for his unique take on the subject matter and to Shea and Keith for giving us their all and bringing it to life.”