N.A.S.A. - Gifted (feat. Kanye West, Santogold, & Lykke Li)

What this video is

Released in March 2009 alongside N.A.S.A.'s debut album 'The Spirit of Apollo' on ANTI- Records, 'Gifted' represents a high-water mark of late-2000s cross-genre supergroup culture — pairing hip-hop (Kanye West), Afro-punk/indie (Santigold), and Swedish indie-pop (Lykke Li) under a Brazilian funk-influenced production umbrella by Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon. The video's fully animated treatment, produced by Three…

Why it matters

A landmark in late-2000s alternative hip-hop and art-pop video production, 'Gifted' demonstrates the viability of fully animated, non-performance music videos for supergroup tracks. It marks a pivotal moment when motion design studios like Three Legged Legs entered music video auteurship…

The director

Three Legged Legs is a Los Angeles-based animation and motion design collective formed in 2005 by Greg Gunn, Casey Hunt, and Reza Rasoli. Known for their immersive, detail-rich production process, the studio built a commercial roster including AT&T,…