The interlude fades out about one minute in, bright colors frantically flash over the still girl, and the vocals come begin. It begins in black-and-white, following a little girl walking around a city while the interlude plays behind her. ‘Ye tapped long-time collaborator Hype Williams to direct, and he also managed to bring featured artists Rihanna (her supple breasts) and Kid Cudi into the mix. The music video for Kanye West’s All of the Lights has arrived. But just like she did in the track itself, Nicki Minaj steals the show here as she faces off against her pink alter-ego Barbie. It is an art piece and should be taken as such.”Ī chainsaw wielding Rick Ross and dapper Jay-Z join West in the gory affair. This disclaimer lingers at the start of the video, so make no mistake: “The following content is in no way to be interpreted as misogynistic or negative towards any groups of people. The clip is very graphic–dead women hang like chandeliers from the ceiling, West poses the lifeless models in bed with him, and at one point he’s holding a decapitated head by brown strands of hair.
The controversial, spooky video features Kanye West rapping among beautiful, dead models. Last Sunday, finally, the completed “Monster” music video released to much fanfare. It ended up being part of ‘Ye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. In December a preview for the music video leaked onto the ‘Net, and then a lengthier unfinished product surfaced. Friday free-song-of-the-week extravaganza in August 2010. Kanye West released the track as part of his G.O.O.D.