Just got into experimental hip hop again but more about that in next post. Have to tell how amazing Danny Brown’s Ain’t It Funny video is. On first look it might look like one of those humorous music videos but when you start to read subtitles and listen what characters say it gets much deeper.
Video is parody of sitcom. There is annoying kid. Daughter which mind me of Kelly Bundy. Of course mon and dad. Danny lives with them as Uncle Danny. Danny wonders why everyone laughs at his pain and sickness. And then video makes jokes that make you laugh like pregnancy joke where mon says it ain’t her and Danny says he hasn’t been with anyone else. Darker undertones come up when dad say to Danny “None of us feel ok” and later when Danny is dying and annoying kid judges everyone for laughing at dying Danny.
Song is killer. This is one of those music videos where everything just works. Addition to that it has more layers than you think first time you see it. Song is from album Atrocity Exhibition. Album is experimental hip hop masterpiece. Ain’t It Funny is my favorite song in it but other songs are not far behind.