Videos of the Week June 13th

So the Dumb and Dumber To trailer has been out for less than 72 hours and it has almost 17 million views already. Ya think people are excited for the resurrection of Harry and Lloyd? I'm going to try my best to remain skeptical since sequels usually fall flat on their face, but if there were ever a duo that could pull it off, Jeff Bridges and Jim Carrey would be the ones. Speaking of resurrection, Dave Chappelle is back and getting read to perform for a week in New York. It was fascinating hearing him talk about how he abruptly quit his television show and subsequently, millions of dollars.

Just in time for the World Cup comes the Coca-Cola sponsored video for David Correy and Aloe Blacc's The World is Ours. I watches a little bit of Brazil's opening game and they seemed to poised to make a run for the cup behind Neymar. If the first trailer didn't make you laugh, have no fear, between the Psy/Snoop Dogg Hangover video and SNL's Vanessa Bayer giving dating advice to Drake, you should find at least a few laughs in this week's top 5...#Hangover
Dumb and Dumber To (Trailer)

Dave Chappelle on Letterman (Video)

David Correy & Aloe Blacc - The World is Ours (Video)

Psy feat Snoop Dogg - Hangover (Video)

Vanessa Bayer Gives Drake Dating Advice

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Videos of the Week April 19th

Going off the reservation a bit with more of a pop vibe on this week's video post. On first glance, it's great to see Macklemore and Ryan Lewis continuing their independent assault on the music industry with Can't Hold Us. The sheer fact that they went to six continents to film the seven minute video lets me know they've got their might right and understand that success isn't guaranteed forever.

Add to that a full Drake set at the Jordan Brand Classic and a couple pop videos that are getting plenty of love on the blogosphere, and you've got a wide range sounds this week. On a quick side note, it's a little ridiculous that Psy's new Gentleman video has over 167 million views in less than a week. Is the video really that interesting??...#Gentleman
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us (Video)

Drake Live at the Jordan Brand Classic

Calvin Harris feat Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (Video)

Lana Del Rey - Summer Wine (Video)

Psy - Gentleman (Video)

"I Should Be Your Choice Tonight"

The head scratching collabos continue this week with @Tyga and @2chainz on @diplo's remix of @psy_oppa's megahit Gangnam Style. It might be the first time ever I can say that a Diplo beat was confusing. At times it's slow and choppy to give the verses room to breathe, but then Diplo hits another gear when he throws his signature upbeat, trap style around the 1:16 mark.

The track below is on the new Gangnam Style [Remix Style] EP, which also features a pretty bangin', not-Gangnam-sounding-at-all remix from @djafrojack. Here's to hoping the next off the wall collabo sound more like Constant Conversations, rather than the Gangnam retread below...#Craziness

Psy feat 2 Chainz & Tyga - Gangnam Style (Diplo Remix)

Videos of the Week September 14

Somehow I feel like I'm late to the party, but literally every time I load this web page, it seems like Gangnam Style has moved up another spot in the iTunes top 10. Literally in the past 24 hours, it has skyrocketed to #1 from #7. I need to give some respect to my buddy Nic in NYC for getting me in on the story literally as it's breaking. Like anything news worthy, it hits the big markets (NY or LA usually), then word of mouth travels to every nook and cranny imaginable in the US.

In short, it's amazing what a Def Jam record deal can do for an artist. I find it fascinating that Americans can't understand a word in the song other than "Gangnam style", yet they are buying the track at a greater rate than Call Me Maybe. It's an interesting case study on marketing, branding and how lyrics don't matter as much as style, presentation and tempo of a track. #FoodForThought

In other news, @asvpxrocky is now mainstream, @G_O_O_D_Music and @LupeFiasco have new albums coming out and @swedishousemfia are still calling it quits...#ThatIsAll

Psy - Gangnam Style

How A$AP Rocky Rose to Prominence

G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer Commercial

Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor II: The Great American Album Trailer

Swedish House Mafia feat John Martin - Don't You Worry Child