clipping. - Inside Out

What this video is

Released September 2014 as a promotional video for 'Inside Out,' track 10 from CLPPNG — clipping.'s major-label debut on Sub Pop Records. The video arrived during a fertile moment for experimental hip-hop visual culture, when artists like Kendrick Lamar, Shabazz Palaces, and clipping. were pushing the boundaries of what rap could look, sound, and mean. The 'headless body' concept literalizes the song's meditation…

Why it matters

A landmark entry in the noise-rap / experimental hip-hop video canon. The lyric-literal surrealist VFX approach — objects emerging from a headless figure in sync with rhymes — became one of the most discussed independent music videos of 2014. It demonstrates how conceptually ambitious video work…

The director

Mexican-American filmmaker born September 12, 1988 in Mexico City; enrolled at Chapman University. Began career directing music videos before transitioning to features. Won a Latin Grammy in 2012 for Jesse & Joy's 'Me Voy.' Directed five videos for…