Snoop Lion - Ashtrays and Heartbreaks ft. Miley Cyrus

What this video is

Released May 30, 2013, this video is a product of Snoop Dogg's temporary but high-profile reinvention as Snoop Lion, his reggae-identified alter ego launched via the album Reincarnated (April 23, 2013) and its companion documentary. The collaboration with Miley Cyrus — then transitioning from her Disney-era image into a more adult pop identity — made the pairing a significant early-2013 cultural moment,…

Why it matters

A rare mainstream hip-hop/reggae-fusion crossover music video from 2013, notable for its conceptual restraint: neither artist appears in conventional performance mode, instead rendered as reflections and projections. The video represents a high-profile but atypical moment in early-2010s…

The director

Paul R. Brown (P.R. Brown) is an American graphic designer, photographer, and music video and commercial director based in Los Angeles. His early career in graphic design began at Pentagram in London, followed by Frankfurt Balkind in Los Angeles, then…