Watch: Big Boi ft. Janelle Monáe – “Be Still”

By Chris Coplan on April 22nd, 2011 in News, Watch

In my review of Big Boi‘s debut solo album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, I found the synth-heavy slow jam “Be Still”, featuring Janelle Monae, ruined by some of Boi’s antics. Sadly, the same kind of processing and planning went into the song’s music video. While there’s a lot to love from the clip’s visuals, from the purposely-cheesy comic book styling to the odd angles and color saturation, and one might even giggle as Boi plays the part of the moon for a bit, the plot is undecipherable, save for the fact that the rapper and his boys are getting girls and doing some gambling. If you can find it in a Juvenile video from 1998, then you know Lucious Left Foot has misstepped. Check out the video above (via Pitchfork TV).

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