Basehead ＂Not Over You＂ ‌‌ - Bohemia Afterdark

What this video is

Released in 1992 as a single from Basehead's debut album Play With Toys, 'Not Over You' arrived at the apex of the alternative hip-hop moment, when critics were searching for a Black counterpart to the white slacker-rock aesthetic. Michael Ivey, a film student at Howard University, recorded the album largely on a 4-track at home—a DIY ethic that placed him outside both mainstream rap and rock radio. The song's…

Why it matters

Basehead's 'Not Over You' is a canonical artifact of early-1990s alternative hip-hop and 'slacker rap'—a short-lived but critically celebrated subgenre that fused funk grooves, hip-hop cadences, rock guitar, and introspective suburban lyricism. The song and its video represent a rare early-90s…