Video “Joe Metro” by Blue Scholars
posted by on November 19 at 10:40 AM
Only Blue Scholars could elevate riding the bus to a political act and do it truthfully.
It’s a hackneyed metaphor: Public transit is where the proleteriat commingle, the great equalizer, a literal vehicle for working class progress, etc. Geo nails several key details in the song that inject fresh life into the idea, and his deceptively simple songwriting is intuitive, subtle, and smart. The color palette of the video—directed by Zia Mohajerjasbi, who directed the Scholars’ last video for “Bring ‘Em Home”—lends the whole work an air of dramatic reality.
The video is currently up on the front page of MTVU (with the dumbass caption “fanatic west coast hip hoppers, Blue Scholars, present ‘Joe Metro’.”)
Typical Zwickel drivel. Zwivel.
FINALLY my drivel has become typical. that took 10 long months. and with a clever portmanteau, too.
Ohhhhh big word. Paying homage to Carroll no doubt. Appropriate since most of your writing is jabberwocky. Now go put that dictionary back where you found it.
paying homage to nobody buy you, raven. big ups for the thoughtful criticism.
Raven!
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I think big words are stupid tooooo!!!
Stupid Zwickel and his dumb dictionary. All trying to say stuff fancy.
At the risk of staying on topic, that's a tight video. Big ups to the Massliners for getting it onto MTVU (although I don't really know what that is).
It was directed by Marty Martin as well. They are the dopest team in Seattle!
weird selection for a single. nice song and all, but it didn't do it for me.
West Coast Rappers? This isnt Tupac or Hyphy. Long live the NW. I love the Blue Scholars and I love even more what Massline strives to do. Fuck anyone who thinks Blue Scholars sold out. Its not "selling out" to prudently try and spread your message to the rest of the country.
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