San Jose rapper Antown’s new video “Living Every Dream” has been out for not even a week and already he’s sneaking up on 10,000 views on Youtube.
“Living Every Dream” follows Antwon’s breakout video for “Helicopter,” which has more than 90,000 views on YouTube to date. The muted colors and the occasional shaky screen give the video an eerily accurate 80s look with VHS qualities. The backup dancer’s outfits look plucked right out of season one of “A Different World.” Their synchronized moves seem taken directly from a scene from an early Spike Lee movie.
If there’s humor or even parody to Antwon’s 80s theme, it’s subtle. The video consists mostly of shots of him driving around, his backup dancers, roller coasters and of course the green neon scrolling credits at the end.
The music isn’t retro, per say, though it is a simple no nonsense funky beat reminiscent of DNA’s famous remix of Susan Vega’s song, “Tom’s Diner.” Antown’s flow is direct and natural. His genius, lyrically, is in how he always manages to find a way to weave the serious with the not-so-serious and the sample sounds like an early 90s female R & B singer swelling in and out of key to almost surreal levels.
Antwon’s new album, End of Earth, which features “Living Every Dream” will be released on August 2 on his bandcamp page.
