music videos are a big thing in the hip hop industry. many artists nowadays are constantly releasing videos. A music video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. it also attracts the viewer to watch and listen to the video/song instead of listening to the song with no visuals.he main benefit of a music video to the artist and record company is of promoting their music. When a video accompanies a song, the exposure of the single will automatically double – while the song can only be played on the radio and audio-only Internet services, such as iTunes, having an accompanying video means the song will also be played on sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, as well as music television.
i like watching music videos because i find it really interesting watching an artists creativity and it also sometimes has a meaning to the song and can have mind blowing visuals. artists also have a music video so the song can be displayed of music channels which gives it more attention to the audience.
Why Watch Music Videos?
Purposes of a music video to the audience vary wildly, from entertainment to keeping up with the crowd. People may watch a music video to see what their favorite artist is doing, or how they are displaying themselves at that time.
In “False Prophets”, Cole addresses the trials and tribulations of being a star. Though he refrains from name-dropping, Cole uses this track to fire shots at a few people, particularly Kanye West.
Quote extracted from https://genius.com/J-cole-false-prophets-lyrics
“Blue Notes” is the eighth song on the highly anticipated 4th installment of the Dreamchasers series. According to the dictionary, a Blue Note is a minor interval in a song, used especially in jazz, where a major beat drop would be expected…
Quote extracted from https://genius.com/Meek-mill-blue-notes-lyrics
music is also a good use to address political issues and problems going around in the world and in the society/community. an example of this would be a popular collab with snoop lion (recently changed his name back to snoop dogg) with drake and cori b who addressed peace for non gun violence in america.
here are some Gifs from the genre:



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