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In late October 2016, Snoop previewed his new song regarding police brutality on Instagram, [[sampling (music)|sampling]] the beat of BBNG's "Lavender".<ref>{{cite web |last=Dandridge-Lemco |first=Ben |url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/10/19/snoop-dogg-kaytranada-badbadnotgood-snippet |title=Listen To A Snippet Of A New Snoop Dogg Song Which Samples Kaytranada And BADBADNOTGOOD's "Lavender" |work=The Fader |date=October 19, 2016 |accessdate=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Welsh |first=April Clare |url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/10/20/snoop-dogg-samples-badbadnotgood-kaytranada-new-song/ |title=Snoop Dogg samples BadBadNotGood and Kaytranada on new anti-police brutality song |work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |date=October 20, 2016 |accessdate=March 17, 2017}}</ref> Snoop said the song was meant to be "not controversial but real – real to the voice of the people who don't have a voice."<ref name="Billboard"/>
In late October 2016, Snoop previewed his new song regarding police brutality on Instagram, [[sampling (music)|sampling]] the beat of BBNG's "Lavender".<ref>{{cite web |last=Dandridge-Lemco |first=Ben |url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/10/19/snoop-dogg-kaytranada-badbadnotgood-snippet |title=Listen To A Snippet Of A New Snoop Dogg Song Which Samples Kaytranada And BADBADNOTGOOD's "Lavender" |work=The Fader |date=October 19, 2016 |accessdate=March 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Welsh |first=April Clare |url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/10/20/snoop-dogg-samples-badbadnotgood-kaytranada-new-song/ |title=Snoop Dogg samples BadBadNotGood and Kaytranada on new anti-police brutality song |work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |date=October 20, 2016 |accessdate=March 17, 2017}}</ref> Snoop said the song was meant to be "not controversial but real – real to the voice of the people who don't have a voice."<ref name="Billboard"/>


Snoop's remix was released with a music video on March 12, 2017. It depicts a world of clowns and "doggs."<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite web |last=Kornhaber |first=Spencer |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/03/snoop-trump-lavender-remix-assassination-toy-gun-clown/519612/|title=Snoop Dogg's Anti-Trump Video Becomes a Pro-Trump Prop |date=March 15, 2017 |work=The Atlantic |accessdate=March 18, 2017}}</ref> The beginning of the video shows a clown family and follows the father (played by [[Michael Rapaport]]), who smokes weed while stressed. After the father encounters a clown policeman, he is shot dead with a glitter gun while a bystander films the incident.<ref name="Billboard"/> The video cuts to "The Clown House," where Ronald Klump, a clown parody version of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Billboard" /> holds a press conference concerning the deportation of all "doggs". In the video, Snoop Dogg sees Klump and his henchmen outside, and then grabs a gun aims it at Klump. He pulls the trigger and a flag with the word "bang" pops out. Klump is later seen in chains.<ref name="Atlantic"/>
Snoop's remix was released with a music video on March 12, 2017. It depicts a world of clowns and "doggs".<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite web |last=Kornhaber |first=Spencer |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/03/snoop-trump-lavender-remix-assassination-toy-gun-clown/519612/|title=Snoop Dogg's Anti-Trump Video Becomes a Pro-Trump Prop |date=March 15, 2017 |work=The Atlantic |accessdate=March 18, 2017}}</ref> The beginning of the video shows a clown family and follows the father (played by [[Michael Rapaport]]), who smokes weed while stressed. After the father encounters a clown policeman, he is shot dead with a glitter gun while a bystander films the incident.<ref name="Billboard"/> The video cuts to "The Clown House", where Ronald Klump, a clown parody version of [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="Billboard" /> holds a press conference concerning the deportation of all "doggs". In the video, Snoop Dogg sees Klump and his henchmen outside, and then grabs a gun aims it at Klump. He pulls the trigger and a flag with the word "bang" pops out. Klump is later seen in chains.<ref name="Atlantic"/>


===Reception===
===Reception===

Revision as of 19:37, 11 April 2017

"Lavender"
Song

"Lavender" is a song by Canadian jazz instrumental hip hop band BadBadNotGood (BBNG) released as part of its 2016 album IV. The song was adapted into two music videos: the first official video was released by BBNG in November 2016, and the second was a remix with lyrics by American rapper Snoop Dogg. Snoop's video was controversial because of a scene depicting the mock assassination of a clown parody version of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Background and release

BBNG told The Fader that they made the song with Kaytranada in their home studio in Toronto. They described the process of making the song in an email to The Fader: "Kay started the idea as a beat with our drum breaks and some synth melodies. Then we recut the drums and synth to formulate a song with more sections."[1] In an interview with PopMatters in August 2016, Chester Hansen of BBNG said that the band liked Kay's drum breaks and synth idea and that the band "thought it would sound cool in context with the Ghost stuff we were working on so we took that and reworked it and then next time Kay was in town we worked on it again. It took about three or four different stages, and it was really this winter [when we completed it]."[2]

The song was released on with the album IV on July 8, 2016.[3] On December 9, 2016, BBNG performed a rendition of "Lavender" on the Australian radio station Triple J during a Like a Version segment.[4]

Reception

Michelle Geslani, writing in Consequence of Sound described the song, writing, "Like a true hybrid of both BadBadNotGood and Kaytranada, it's highlighted by woozy, jazzy bits and synths that tend to growl and glow."[5] Jamieson Cox of The Verge praised Kaytranada's performance in the song writing, "It's tough to discern Kay's presence on this one, and that's a compliment — he seamlessly slots into the band's spacey, roiling jazz-funk."[6]

Three student reviewers gave the song mixed reviews in The Peak. One reviewer said, "Great job on creating a mood, but not so much on creating an enjoyable song." Another reviewer said, "I love that this has no vocals. It's upbeat, but also chill enough to be good relaxation music." A third reviewer called it "almost three and a half minutes of conflicting music styles and no vocals."[7]

Official music video

BBNG released their official music video for "Lavender" on November 16, 2016. The video was directed by Fantavious Fritz and features the BBNG band members playing a realistic game of Dungeons & Dragons. Kaytranada appears in the video as a holographic game piece.[8] In the video, the Dungeon Master forces the players to play a game of Russian roulette. The players end up poisoning the Dungeon Master, and the video ends with an advertisement for a Dungeon Master in the Greater Toronto Area.[9] The video was one of the top ten finalists for the 2017 Prism Prize.[10]

"Lavender (Nightfall Remix)"

"Lavender"
Song

During a video game event in October 2016, the American rapper Snoop Dogg and American YouTuber Jesse Wellens paused for a smoking session. During this time, Wellens proposed a music video with clowns, inspired by the shooting of Philando Castile. Three days later, Snoop sent Wellens his own version of "Lavender" with lyrics referencing police brutality. Wellens later told Billboard, "When I originally wrote the idea of the video, the video of [Philando Castile] getting shot came out online and it was causing riots. We just kind of wanted to bring the clowns out, because it's clownery."[11] In late October 2016, Snoop previewed his new song regarding police brutality on Instagram, sampling the beat of BBNG's "Lavender".[12][13] Snoop said the song was meant to be "not controversial but real – real to the voice of the people who don't have a voice."[11]

Snoop's remix was released with a music video on March 12, 2017. It depicts a world of clowns and "doggs".[14] The beginning of the video shows a clown family and follows the father (played by Michael Rapaport), who smokes weed while stressed. After the father encounters a clown policeman, he is shot dead with a glitter gun while a bystander films the incident.[11] The video cuts to "The Clown House", where Ronald Klump, a clown parody version of Donald Trump,[11] holds a press conference concerning the deportation of all "doggs". In the video, Snoop Dogg sees Klump and his henchmen outside, and then grabs a gun aims it at Klump. He pulls the trigger and a flag with the word "bang" pops out. Klump is later seen in chains.[14]

Reception

Conservative politicians and commentators criticized the video's mock assassination of Ronald Klump, a parody of Donald Trump. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) said, "We've had presidents assassinated before in this country, so anything like that, people should really be careful about that kind of thing."[15] Senator Ted Cruz said "I think it really is in poor taste to be making fun of murdering someone. Particularly assassinating the president."[16] On March 15, 2017, President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter, "Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time!".[17] Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen called the video "totally disgraceful" and called for Snoop to apologize.[18]

On March 16, Snoop posted a video responding to the controversy, saying, "Now they wanna ask me questions and interview me, but guess what? I've got nothing to say, mate."[19] Some artists, including T.I. and Talib Kweli, defended Snoop's video. Common compared it to political statements made by Public Enemy and KRS-One.[20] Bow Wow tweeted, "Ayo @realDonaldTrump shut your punk ass up talking shit about my uncle @SnoopDogg before we pimp your wife and make her work for us," and deleted the tweet within 24 hours.[21][22] While discussing his reaction to the video's ending, Ice-T said, "I was nervous. He's messing with the line. We'll see how this weighs out, but I roll with Snoop. I thought it was a good video." Treach called the video "artistic" and compared its comedy to Saturday Night Live skits.[23]

Spencer Kornhaber compared the reactions to the video to remarks made by Madonna at the Women's March on Washington about bombing the White House, arguing that they both show how strong political statements are used by one's political enemies to "portray Trump’s critics as wackos."[14] Matthew Dessem, writing for Slate, called the video's execution "not bad" and said the clown gags gave the video, "a lurid effect that actually feels about right for this moment in time."[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ Golden, Zara (June 15, 2016). "BADBADNOTGOOD Connect With Kaytranada On "Lavender"". The Fader. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Elone, Emmanuel (August 11, 2016). "Speaking Gently: An Interview with BADBADNOTGOOD". PopMatters. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Persaud, Navi (July 8, 2016). "Toronto Jazz Quartet BADBADNOTGOOD Release Their 'IV' Album". Empty Lighthouse Magazine. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Wilson, Zanda (December 9, 2016). "Watch BADBADNOTGOOD Cover A Beach Boys Classic For 'Like A Version'". Music Feeds. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  5. ^ Geslani, Michelle (June 15, 2016). "BadBadNotGood and Kaytranada work magic on new song "Lavender" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  6. ^ Cox, Jamieson (June 18, 2016). "This is your next jam: Danny Brown, Phantogram, and more". The Verge. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  7. ^ Whitesel, Jessica; Miller, Courtney; Pickering, Jessica (June 18, 2016). "NEW MUSIC FRIDAY". The Peak. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  8. ^ Geslani, Michelle (November 16, 2016). "BadBadNotGood and Kaytranada share awesomely nerdy video for "Lavender" — watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  9. ^ Grosinger, Matt (November 16, 2016). "A Game of Dungeons & Dragons Goes VERY Wrong in this Music Video (Premiere)". Nerdist. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "Prism Prize Reveals 2017's Top 10 Finalists". Exclaim!. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d Platon, Adelle (March 12, 2017). "Snoop Dogg on 'Lavender' Video Parodying Trump: 'Nobody's Dealing With the Real Issue With This F—king Clown as President'". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  12. ^ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (October 19, 2016). "Listen To A Snippet Of A New Snoop Dogg Song Which Samples Kaytranada And BADBADNOTGOOD's "Lavender"". The Fader. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  13. ^ Welsh, April Clare (October 20, 2016). "Snoop Dogg samples BadBadNotGood and Kaytranada on new anti-police brutality song". Fact. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  14. ^ a b c Kornhaber, Spencer (March 15, 2017). "Snoop Dogg's Anti-Trump Video Becomes a Pro-Trump Prop". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  15. ^ Hensch, Mark (March 13, 2017). "Rubio: 'Snoop shouldn't have done that'". The Hill. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  16. ^ Mene, Reid (March 15, 2017). "Ted Cruz Just Weighed in on Snoop Dogg's 'Trump Shooting' Video—Says Goes to Bigger Problem in America Right Now". Independent Journal Review. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  17. ^ Coscarelli, Joe (March 15, 2017). "Donald Trump Condemns Snoop Dogg on Twitter for Satirical Video". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  18. ^ Kraw, Victoria (March 16, 2017). "President Trump lashes rapper Snoop Dogg over controversial video". news.com.au. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  19. ^ Matsyszczyk, Christ (March 16, 2017). "Snoop Dogg: 'Nothing to say' to Trump after mock shooting video". CNET. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  20. ^ Whaley, Natelegé (March 16, 2017). "Hip hop comes to Snoop Dogg's defense in Donald Trump feud". Mic.com. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  21. ^ Chasmar, Jessica (March 16, 2017). "Bow Wow deletes tweet threatening to 'pimp' Melania Trump". The Washington Times. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  22. ^ Platon, Adelle (March 16, 2017). "Here's Every Artist Who Has Defended Snoop Dogg's Trump-Referencing 'Lavender' Video". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  23. ^ Platon, Adelle (March 14, 2017). "Ice-T & Treach Call Snoop Dogg's Trump-Mocking Video 'Artistic,' Not Threatening". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  24. ^ Dessem, Matthew (March 13, 2017). "Snoop Dogg Gets a Load of These Clowns in Washington in His New Video". Slate. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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