clipping. - Work Work (feat. Cocc Pistol Cree)

What this video is

Released May 13, 2014 as the lead single for clipping.'s Sub Pop debut CLPPNG, 'Work Work' arrives at the intersection of noise-rap provocation and politically charged LA street realism. The video's single unbroken shot — depicting a body pinned to a curb — literalizes the song's lyrical meditation on coercion, survival economics, and police violence in a post-Trayvon Martin, pre-Ferguson cultural moment. The…

Why it matters

A landmark artifact of 2010s noise-rap and experimental hip-hop video practice. The single-shot, long-duration format is formally radical within the rap video tradition, aligning more with durational performance art than conventional music video grammar. Alongside the broader CLPPNG campaign…

The director

Academy Award-nominated Mexican-American filmmaker born September 12, 1988 in Mexico City. Studied at Chapman University. Won a Latin Grammy in 2012 for Best Short Form Music Video (Jesse & Joy). Directed clipping.'s CLPPNG video campaign (2014). Feature…