what you think i rap for, to push a fuckin rav-4?

Jay-Z MTV Music

after a few video teasers, the video for "run this town" was released today. it was directed by anthony mandler. although it was filmed in new york at fort trotten park, mandler said this to mtv news, "I wanted something that didn't fit into 'this is New York, this is a building or a street [you know]', I wanted it to feel more ancient. I wanted it to feel more European but on American soil. I didn't want it to have a framework, like, 'Oh, we're riding in New York.' "

"We wanted you to feel uneasy throughout the piece," he said. "We wanted there to be a constant layer of tension through the piece. Even in the way I shot — where the camera comes by Jay, it doesn't stop on him, it goes to Rihanna — there's kind of this chaos of revealing and covering and concealing. And things happen offscreen that you don't see."

this is one of the best videos i have seen in a long time. mandler did a great job capturing the tone of the song. he made it the video chaotic and rebellious and he definitely was able to keep my eyes glued to the screen. he was able to focus on jay, kanye, and rihanna at different times and in different ways during the course of the video. can't wait till september 11th....