MC 900 Ft. Jesus ＂If I Only Had A Brain＂ - MC 900 Ft. Jesus ＂If I Only Had A Brain＂

What this video is

Released in 1994 on Rick Rubin's American Recordings label as the lead single from One Step Ahead of the Spider, 'If I Only Had a Brain' represents a specific crossroads in 1990s American music: the moment when postmodern genre-blending rap acts briefly penetrated mainstream MTV consciousness alongside Beck, Soul Coughing, and other slacker-era experimenters. The video's exposure on Beavis and Butt-Head amplified…

Why it matters

A key artifact of mid-90s alternative hip-hop, demonstrating the genre's capacity for comedic self-awareness and postmodern absurdism. The Spike Jonze collaboration elevates it as a document of the golden age of music video auteurship, when directors like Jonze, Gondry, and Cunningham were…

The director

Born Adam Spiegel on October 22, 1969, in Rockville, Maryland. Began career photographing BMX and skateboarding for Freestylin' Magazine and Transworld Skateboarding. Transitioned into filmmaking via influential skate videos including Video Days (1991).…