Fredo Bang - Second Line

What this video is

Released September 18, 2020, 'Second Line' arrived as Fredo Bang — a Baton Rouge rapper signed to Def Jam — was building toward his mixtape 'In The Name of Gee.' The video's New Orleans setting directly invokes the second line parade tradition, a cornerstone of Black New Orleans culture rooted in jazz funerals and community celebration. By filming with a live brass band in the streets of New Orleans, the video…

Why it matters

Represents the 2020 Southern rap moment in which Def Jam-era Louisiana artists merged street-rap realism with rich local cultural iconography. The use of an authentic second line band distinguishes this video from generic trap aesthetics, positioning Fredo Bang's work within a lineage of New…

The director

Jolo, operating professionally as Shotbyjolo, is a Louisiana-based music video director and cinematographer known as Fredo Bang's go-to visual collaborator. His IMDB-credited work includes Fredo Bang: Don't Miss (2021), NLE Choppa feat. 2Rare: Do It Again…