Amerie - Talkin' To Me (Edit)

What this video is

Released in late 2002 as the second single from Amerie's debut album 'All I Have,' this video arrived at a pivotal transitional moment in mainstream R&B — between the late-1990s Bad Boy/Death Row visual opulence era and the mid-2000s neo-soul/crunk crossover. Rich Harrison's production style, rooted in live instrumentation and soul samples, distinguished Amerie's debut from the prevailing hip-hop-pop template. Dave…

Why it matters

As a document of early-2000s contemporary R&B visual aesthetics, this video represents the transitional moment when neo-soul production values began to be packaged within the rapid-cut, choreography-forward grammar of mainstream MTV R&B videos. It is an early example of Dave Meyers applying his…

The director

David Charles Meyers (born October 19, 1972, Berkeley, California) studied Film Production and Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University. He has directed more than 200 music videos and holds 12 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year in 2003,…