Calculated and poignant without truly attempting to do so, “Moonlight” appeals to exactly what Jay spoke of in regards to record labels. Howery was the unofficial hero in the year’s most surprising hit film and Haddish the unsung star of Girl’s Trip. Thompson and Issa Rae have challenged authority in regards to black women in lead roles Stanfield proving to be the glue on last year’s most acclaimed new comedy. JAY-Z brings some comedic relief in the video Moonlight, the latest visual in support of his new album 4:44.After last week’s Adnis, the Roc Nation mogul drops a black version of the hit television show, Friends. With all parties involved, each of them have managed to add their own spin and work on Hollywood norms. Buress smartly reminds him, “They’ll have you doing Family Ties next.” Instead, they’ve pigeonholed him into doing a Friends remake.
Doing the kind of comedy he wants to pull off, subversive and smart isn’t enough for execs. Similar to his own exit from NBC, Carmichael realizes exactly what he’s signed up for.
However, once Hannibal Buress arrives on screen do things take a turn. Playing near exact versions of Joey, Chandler, Ross, Phoebe, Monica and Rachel, it descends into a light-hearted play on the long running NBC show. Directed by Alan Yang (Masters Of None), Hov grabs Jerrod Carmichael (The Carmichael Show), Tiffany Haddish (Carmichael Show,Girls Trip) and Lil Rel Howrey (Get Out, Carmichael Show) only to pair them with Tessa Thompson, Lakeith Stanfield (Atlanta) and Issa Rae for the black version of Friends. The video offers a bit of fun surreality to it. Centered around the “Moonlight” / “La La Land” snafu at this year’s Academy Awards, “Moonlight” from Hov is a call to wonder why people are still signing with labels and entities knowing that they may get screwed over in the end. JAY-Z intoning that they're all "stuck in La La Land, even when we win, we gon' lose.Jay-Z has released the latest video from his 4:44 album. JAY-Z Enlists Jerrod Carmichael & Other Stars to Create a 'Friends' Parody For 'Moonlight' Video: The latest star-studded '4:44' visual. The disillusioned cast leaves the set, and "Moonlight" begins.
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Comedian Hannibal Burrell takes them to task for what he sees as " Seinfeld episodes with black people," and asks them if they're planning on doing a " Full House with black people next." It seemed like a straight remake of one particular episode, "The One Where No One's Ready," when the video (which was directed by Master Of None's co-creator Alan Young) cut to the actors supposedly on break. Jerrod Carmichael, Tiffany Haddish, Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, and Lil Rey Howery rounded out the cast, playing the original roles of Ross, Phoebe, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, and Joey respectively. Complete with the original couch, Monica and Rachel's apartment, all of it. The video, which aired on JAY-Z's music streaming service Tidal at (naturally) 4:44 on Friday, saw an all-star cast of black actors taking over the set of Friends in what appeared to be a remake of the famed sitcom. But not everyone necessarily made the same connection. Reactions to JAY-Z's "Moonlight" saw many fans raving that the video was a brilliant way to turn the white privileged world of the entertainment industry on its head. As with all things Z-related, it was highly anticipated, watched by basically everyone, and hotly debated on social media within moments of its release. JAY-Z dropped his first official video for the song "Moonlight" from his 4:44 album on Friday night.
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