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Snap Judgment: N.E.R.D.'s all-star remix video

Aug 7, 2008, 02:26 PM | by Simon Vozick-Levinson

Categories: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Snap Judgment, Videogames

The thing that most interested me about N.E.R.D.'s "Everybody Nose" video was the weird way MTV chose to censor it. Not a bad clip — just a little boring. Luckily, the video they just dropped for the "Everybody Nose" remix (below) is far superior on every level. Let me count the ways:

  1. Hot guest verses from Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco (which makes this a semi-official CRS reunion!), plus a particularly excellent cameo from the Clipse's Pusha T. Everybody's in top form, making this poppy club track double as a serious lyrical clinic.
  2. Pharrell in Geordi La Forge wraparound shades. Dude's serious about his Star Trek fandom.
  3. Have I mentioned all the retro videogame green-screen effects? I hope some canny designers can figure out a way to rush out a hip-hop-themed Space Invaders-meets-Rock Band game to tie in to this.
  4. Perhaps best of all, that "at you!/achoo!" hook has vanished on the remix, so MTV's standards boards won't have to worry about whether suggestive sneezes are acceptable for broadcast.

So, anyone else feeling this video? All the PopWatchers standing in the line for the comments section, pipe up!

Rebel_Joo Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 02:58 PM EST

addendum:
http://www.myspace.com/flyinglotus

Rebel_Joo Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 02:57 PM EST

the track and video are great. definitely do not tire of the song.

Flying Lotus has an "Asteroids"-like game on his Myspace that can be soundtracked by some of his beats.
FL has had his stuff played during Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and kind of resembles Madlib in production style. that's the closest I could find to your hip-hop videogame.

Natalie Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 02:44 PM EST

I'm quite sure i will never get bored of this song, been loving the remix for AGES now!
Video is awesome. Love the videogameness!

EP Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 02:38 PM EST

I saw this video on BET last night and I LOVED IT! The original song is good, but the remix (the video and the song) are phenomenal. LOVE IT!

EP Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 02:35 PM EST

I saw this video on BET yesterday and I LOVED IT! The original is good, but this remix (the video and the song) are phenomenal. LOVE IT!

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