Monday, June 30, 2008

Video: TIP - No Matter What


I like the way TIP kept the video simple. It reflects the sense of solitude and introspection that the song has.

It's amazing to me to see how TIP is rebounding from his case, shaking the haters (Shawty LO and all those who are accusing him of snitching, and managing to still be true to who he really is in the midst of what has to be an extremely difficult process of trying not to say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing when you've got a year to be on your best behavior before you head to the bing. You have to assume that there's a lot of pressure on him to convey a more positive and less-violent image after all that's taken place in the courtroom. But he's managing to straddle the fence of staying true to who he is (which is a street dude) while also putting out music that can still sell without seeming to formulaic, pop, or contrived. Kudos to TIPPORD!

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