Gang Starr - Ex Girl To The Next Girl

What this video is

Released in 1992 on Chrysalis Records, 'Ex Girl To The Next Girl' appeared during the creative apex of New York's Golden Age hip-hop movement. Gang Starr — comprising MC Guru and producer DJ Premier — were central architects of the boom-bap aesthetic, blending jazz-influenced sampling with hard-edged lyricism. The single was drawn from 'Daily Operation,' an album widely regarded as a high-water mark of the era. The…

Why it matters

This video is a primary document of Golden Age East Coast hip-hop visual grammar: fast-cut performance montage, street-location realism, and minimal artifice. Gang Starr's aesthetic refusal of flashy production values in favour of raw urban environments helped codify a visual template for…

The director

Seattle-born American film, television, and music video director. Educated at Cal State Northridge (BA, Film). Directed over 130 music videos across hip-hop, R&B, and pop genres. Won MTV VMA (Destiny's Child 'Survivor'), 2 Billboard Music Video Awards, NAACP…