Run the Jewels is not walking in a winter wonderland to be cute this Christmas. Their new music video “Walking in the Snow”, which the hip-hop duo debuted on Tuesday (December 29), is deeper than that.
The action figures of Killer Mike and El-P transform from a mother’s Christmas presents during the day to watchmen at night, when tyrannical snow soldiers and their ice king slip out of a child’s bed and wreak havoc on the child. cardboard city and its toy residents, a symbol of police brutality against black Americans.
“It was great to work with the RTJ guys again,” said Chris Hopewell, the director of visual stop-motion, in a statement. “Everyone was very aware of the seriousness of the matter and RTJ did not want to be too obvious or get it right with the visuals, so we opted for an 80s style fantasy look with evil snow warriors and their icy king overwhelming the fourth toys. great to be involved in a project with a positive vibe to end a very f — ed-up year. “