the gentrification rap era (wasn't just hov, jesus christ) was hella cringe and the picasso baby video typifies that. it's so pretentious i wanna throw a maltov cocktail at hov, the white hipsters, and all the shea butters in attendance. it's that bad to me son lol. but what was interesting about that era was how it coincided with hov and beyonce's buddy buddy relationship with chris martin and gwyneth paltrow. yall remember this nikka hov wearing an alan alda sweater, and horn rimmed glasses while holding hands with that white bytch and skipping down the beach like a lame? i was like wtf is this nonsense, c'mon man, not errol flynn hot like heroine. even when rich damn near wealthy, white validation is still a reality for some of our brothers and sistas
wish i could find the video, but i'm gonna say.... maybe around 2011 or so? there's a video of hov and beyonce doing white hipster cosplay. hov is sitting at a bar on a stool with super slow depressing acoustic cac music playing (perhaps a coldplay record? maybe not, i would have probably know it but anyways...) and while staring into hov's eyes, beyonce is standing & singing along with the record smiling while swaying side to side like a soul-less non-rhythm having cac chick. the head goes from side to side and the hair flops on either side as she sings, lol yall know what i'm talking about right? her hands are on hov's knees the whole time and he's looking at her like a mayosapien male with an expression of bemusement and feigned embarrassment like, "aww c'mon kirsten, not now. not here. lemme just enjoy my micro-brew in peace..." *as he chuckles and shakes head at his wacky girlfriend kirsten knowles*
doggie it was so white hipster cosplay i wanted to throw up. i immediately clicked out of the youtube video and threw on 7 day theory to cleanse and nourish my soul