Kokayi (feat) The Rock-afire Explosion - Roxtar

What this video is

Released January 19, 2011, 'RoxTar' sits at the intersection of several converging cultural forces: the post-2008 documentary-fueled Rock-afire Explosion revival, the rise of independent hip-hop internet distribution via QN5 Music and Bandcamp, and a broader early-2010s trend of artists reclaiming 80s-era Americana through ironic or affectionate recontextualization. The Rock-afire Explosion — an animatronic band…

Why it matters

A rare document of afropunk/hip-hop/funk genre fusion in the independent rap underground, 'RoxTar' is notable for deploying The Rock-afire Explosion as both aesthetic prop and conceptual collaborator, embedding indie hip-hop into an 80s animatronic Americana context. It represents the QN5 Music…

The director

Donlee Brussel (b. May 9, 1985, Los Angeles, CA) is an American music video director and producer. His credits include Farruko: 'Obsesionado' (2016), BJ the Chicago Kid: 'The New Cupid' (2016), and Jon Z & Enrique Iglesias: 'Después Que Te Perdí' (2019). He…