Aftermath’s very own Anderson .Paak returned with a new single last week “Lockdown” the release was accompanied by a moving music video.
The video was directed by Dave Meyers who started his career shooting videos for E-40 & others as early as 1997. More recently Dave Meyers has directed Kendrick Lamars award-winning “Humble” music video. “Lockdown” fits in that same vein of being a powerful music video filled with strong imagery.
The new single finds Anderson singing and rapping about the current protests and everything we’re seeing on the news. He begins the song/chorus singing “You should’ve been Downtown, The people are rising”. This sentiment is expressed throughout the entire song. While painting the picture of the harsh realities we are facing today .Paak is able to bring light to one beautiful aspect of the situation exclaiming that “The people are rising.”
Not only is “Lockdown” incredibly catchy but the lyrics are extremely raw and honest. The verses are rapped from the perspective of a protestor. By the end of the song, Anderson addresses the rubber bullets, tear gas, looting, and everything else we’re seeing on the news.
The R&B crooner never fails to deliver and he went above & beyond on “Lockdown” embodying the voice of the frustrated youth behind a soothing jazzy instrumental. The visuals amplify the message and feature cameo’s from Jay Rock, SiR, Syd the Kid & more.
The music video features a guest verse from Jay Rock which is delivered in poetic fashion. The interesting part about this verse is it’s not featured on the song rather only in the music video.
As the protests continue we will continue to empower those protesting through our Fight The Power Radio station. We have organized 3 benefit streams and have more coming soon.
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