Jean Grae & Quelle Chris - ZERO | Official Music Video
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- čas přidán 15. 03. 2018
- from the album Jean Grae & Quelle Chris "Everything's Fine"
smarturl.it/EverythingsFineMMG
music produced by Quelle Chris
video directed & animated by Quelle Chris
Debuted @ WIRED: www.wired.com/story/jean-grae...
Quelle on making ZERO:
Mostly a camera, Adobe Photoshop and After Effects. I've been animating since my early teens so I know the basics but whenever I was at a loss for how to do something good ol CZcams would be the 4th man as far as equipment goes. Actually CZcams is probably the most important part. From tutorials (the best tutorials always have the worst music) to watching hours and hours and hours of game playthroughs and speedruns to get the authenticity and pace of the video just right. I wanted watchers to have a phantom joystick moment. I used games I played a lot as a kid along with ones I discovered as an adult as inspiration and also canvas at times. Which brings me to another important tool in making this video. I couldn't have done it (in the given window of time) without the world of kick ass designers and programmers who share their old sprite sheets and codes and without the community of die hard rippers who share and archive their ripped, cleaned and edited sprites and background art from games across many different forums and websites. When i couldn't get something to look, feel of move authentically I'd use parts of or modified sprite designs from a wide variety of games. So a super shout out and credit is due to the gaming, sprite and archiving community especially those whose rips were used in the video. I initially wanted it to be more of an 8 bit game (think NES) for the sake of time but I've always been into the early 90's Amiga, SEGA and PC art style of games. Specifically point and click adventures and the more tactical, slower paced cinematic platformers like Another World, BlackThorne, Flashback, Prince of Persia, etc.
I was really loose with the story once I decided the visual era and style of game it was going to be. I knew it was going to start with a long story cutscene with the main villain overlooking the city and I knew I wanted it to end with someone getting kicked off a rooftop or through a window. The rest pretty much wrote itself. Jean has always had her assassin storty running through all of her albums so I decided to go with that as a base and squeeze in as many references to may favorite type of games as I could (I had to cut the RPG, 2D fighter Point and click to keep the video cohesive and the story moving).
The last part was making the 8 bit versions of the instrumentals for Zero and OhSh. I did those using Ableton and an Alesis controller. Pretty straight forward stuff. By the time I was wrapping up the video I got so into the world of design and programming and how games were made that I started getting the software and learning how to program myself. I plan on having at least 3 fully playable levels done by the end of 2018.
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Quelle Chris and Jean Grae put more into their creative endeavors than almost any artists we've ever worked with. Quelle made sprite sheets of the Jean Grae character, known as Zero, and other objects he wanted the game-within-the-video to have. Quelle built the visuals in Photoshop and animated in After Effects. Jean worked just as hard throughout the process for"Everything"s Fine (check the video Gold, Purple Orange). Polymath has never been more apt. Q even gave me a cameo around 4:50 for which I'll be eternally grateful. Nothing but respect for the opportunity to watch creativity in full force.
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Funtaztic❗️
That's actually some of the most impressive shit I've ever heard. Inspiring.
Wow! That's absolutely incredible 😁
Much Appreciations.
Respect
This is where we realize how much love people like Quelle, Jean Grae, MMG and the rest of the team behind, have for the music, for the culture as a whole. Their creative souls don't allow them to put out an average piece of work and put in everything just for the sake of their own satisfaction, preserving the art and giving us pieces to enjoy and appreciate. Respect!
If this ever becomes a real game, its pretty obvious everyone would lose their shit
KING GEEDRA quelle said 3 playable levels by the end of 2018
These cats are taking rap in new directions but still keeping it nothing but hip-hop and that's a hard thing to pull off. Absolutely dope
This is for the culture.
Continuing the whole "elite group of assassins" theme from the Pharoahe Monch song that Jean also appeared on, I see. Can't wait for the album, this is dope.
This album is gonna be one of the best of 2018, mark my words!
It is, isn't it?
Brilliant! I revisit this video often. A true classic. Ultimate props to Quelle.
Literally one of the best music videos ever made. Thank you.
7 days and counting down to my most anticipated album of the year. Love and respect
Jean Grae is so underrated, she could body anybody in the mainstream
I've slept on her all these years. I know about her from the "Assassins" song with Monch and Royce, a few Immortal Tech songs from way back in the day, and some collabs with Talib Kweli, but never listened to any of her projects. What's the best place to start, anyone?
Facts...
Gotham Down, maybe? if you want older stuff, Attack of the Attacking Things and Jeanius. The Evil Jeanius is also amazing, even though it was produced and released completely without her consent (so don't pay for it)
Louis Gregoire Agreed
yop!!!!
A video based off mostly Rolling Thunder, Doom and Streets of Rage? Beautiful.
SICK production on this one
As a nineties kid who grew up on nintendo and hip hop, this is a gift.
This is VERY impressive, Jean Grae is always on top of her game and Quelle is one of the most eclectic and creative rappers in the game right now.
also the cutest hip-hop couple ever!
Excellent video. Great song by Jean. Love the visuals and game references.
That was the coolest thing I could watch all year
Immediate thought: Top 10 videos I've ever seen! Wow.. Sooo creative. And nostalgic.
Dopest track on the album with a dope ass video.
I pulled my old nintendo, plugged it up, threw in NARC and muted it, then played this. Downloaded it, put it in my playlist, grabbed my aux wire and bumped the shit in the wipe , sparked a loosie, noddin my head while sippin on a cup of jack Daniel's mixed with a lil O.J. (full bottle on deck tho) in the dark back blocks of south Jamaica queens wit a few of my slimball friends that see and hear things when high. The car was silent throughout the whole song and maybe about 5mins after. My dude said " lets go to the liquor spot, and while you at it ... bump that shit Again my nigga!! Who is that!?" When i told him who it was he said " jean grae aint no rapper, shes a X-MEN!" Everybody laughs at him. Thats what i get for playin a joint like this with weed headz smh.😂😂
Unbelievable video for an unbelievable track. Fantastic work!
Dope af, enjoyed it all. Already preordered the album
My early days as a kid on the NES! Man this is amazing! Can’t wait to hear the album
Dope Retro style video and the song is cool too
love the concept
One of illest videos I've seen this year, easily. Dope track as well.
That was so dope. I love what the both of you bring to Hip Hop and individually.
Absolutely dope....
what!!! this is absolutely incredible
The fact that Quelle Chris made this song and video by himself should speak volumes...goodness...20/10
Jean did the song by herself, Quelle Chris did the video though.
I meant he produced the song and directed the video
Jean Grae produced the song. She did the beat, the lyrics, the vocals, etc. I thought Q produced it too, but he doesn't have any credits on that particular track.
Treal!!!!!!!
Phenomenal spitmode and excellent video, grade A work end to end
Damn. This took me back to them NES days. The song is super dope. That cat driving the car was funny as hell!
Buy the catalog!! Love
*Claps* The creativity in these 2 is unparalleled. Clearly not for everyone but godamn does it bump!
Jean is still in my top 5 all time Lady Emcees!
This album is gonna be dope
Like always, Dope AF
luv the beat
Stillllll such a dope song and video
Hooked up from Wired mag email blast. Fantastic!!
Jean grace still got it! Love the bootleg of the bootleg though she’s so underrated !!
this beat goes hard!
Much Love
This is crazy!!! Quelle Chris!!!!
Dopeness👀
Insanely creative
A+ love it.
No words to describe the coolness
Incredible
Tiiiight 💜
Good stuff!!!
Always been a Huge Fan of Jean!
Lots of memories of late 80s and early 90s those 16-bit graphics
Damn!,a pharoe monch verse on this would be epic!!!🌡
this is nutty I love it
Dope
how many rappers you know that are also pixel artists? jean & quelle chris are hard as fuck. renaissance people out here.
Nice!
DOPE.
Crazy.
glad she is back spitting!
I honestly can't choose which one is my favorite, they're both so on the fucking level, Quelle was one of my favorite rappers then Jean started dropping consistently and now she's near the top of my ranks
I would love to play this game
damn i wish i was born at that video game era so i could get even more feelings out of it :D
albapor1 It was dope growing up with games like that!😀
This reminds me of those years in the late 80's/early 90's where I played aton of NES games, and when I slept (especially if I had the flu or some shit) I'd have dreams about playing fucked up, semicoherent games like this.
Got a vibe of uncanny familiarity when I first watched this.
Fire🔥
That was dope
Wish there was footage of them in the studio making this album.
very cool.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Dope video
I need this game.
Oh shit this is dope!!
Jean a GOAT!
wow
I used to play this game so fucking hard back in the 90s at the arcades. I would pull a razer blade out my mouth and put it next to the stack of quarters put there by gamers waiting for a chance to get on this, to let them know, I dont wait on no fucking lines. I always played as Jean Grae, my favorite character in this game. PLAY HARD!
This is so fucking good
this is way ahead of it times 2 years ago, in a good way. Its sill ahead of its time....
I love how Littles the cat has 9 lives.
This reminds me of that throwback game Rolling thunder, this shit yoga Flames! 🔥🔥🔥 Dope ass concept rite here! ✊
Proof positive that #BarGame is timeless.
Good rap skill never gets played out.
Hey Mello Music, what's with the bug face symbolism hidden in your crown logo? Amazing Music video btw. Shout out to Jean Grae and Quelle Chris, this whole project is brilliant.
This is Mega X's 1000! Dopeness!
damn!!!!!!! bueniisismoooooo!
I'm fucking with the song and the video
How!?and wow!
This is dope as fuck reminds me of double dragon and kung fu rolled into one Jean Grae is my love
God level
Thank You for sharing your works of art.
Ps Rad Racer, Robo Cop and Streets of Rage are classics.
Wow, nice art piece, 1 cool @ss vid. Thank u
Super fresh. The Xanax and lean ain't get these 2 brains lol. Dope shit y'all. Peace.
So fucking goood
Yo a remix with Monch would be epic.
Geeeeeeebus! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I didn't think they'd go in a more hardcore direction
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So dope...Jean's vocals can be just a little higher...waiting for the seqel.
I fuck with this.
Almost as much as I fux with myself.
Concept reminds me of the Assassins track off of W.A.R. that Jean was on with Pharoahe and Royce
Jean Grae never lets me down would love to see her feat. on a Run the Jewels Joint or a Deltron3030
this game should be reviewed by the angry video game nerd LOL