The Kid Daytona (press photo)
I had a chance to peep this video before it came out, and it took a lot out of me not to spill it. Bun B is a g. Daytona is on point. Some sick basketball being played and a cameo from my man 6th Sense who produced the track. Watch this video, take notes on Bun B, learn how to be a g. After the video, read some comments from the director Derek Pike who was recently added to the roster over at Three/21 Media (headed by Rik Cordero, whose ability to make great videos on small budgets had a heavy impact on the independent hip-hop scene — the fact that guys like Nas, Snoop and KRS-One serves as proof…).
Here’s the video:
Last week I shot the “Air Born” video for The Kid Daytona featuring Bun B. The beat which is produced by 6th Sense has this real mellow floaty vibe to it so I knew I wanted to shoot the majority of this video with someone or something floating in midair. Since shooting in outerspace wasn’t in the budget, I had to settle for NYC. Luckily, Daytona knew someone here on earth that could defy gravity for us, EBC star Africa. We shot the whole video at a little park downtown, no permits. Aside from having to work around screaming kids at camp, and a basketball leagues scheduled game everything went surprisingly smooth. Daytona and Bun B are two of the nicest and most laid back artists I have ever worked with. Shout outs to the Three/21 fam Rik, Nancy and Steve, Jamal, Owen, Jordan at Sneaktip, Dan, Evan, and of course Daytona, Bun B, 6th and Africa.
- Derek Pike
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