O. J On Tidal: A Video Analysis

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On June 30th, 2017 JAY-Z released the music video for his song The Story of O.J. on Tidal as a soft of teaser trailer to his latest album 4:44. In lieu of shooting a traditional music video, JAY-Z opted instead to create an animated video that employs a style that calls back to flagrantly racist portrayals of African Americans in classic animated short films such as All This and Rabbit Stew and Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land. After its release, the music video was met with both universal acclaim and extreme controversy primarily due to its striking visuals and explicit lyrics. Visually speaking this music video contains multiple visual elements and devices such as symbolism, metaphor, and allusion in order to portray its message. Overall,

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