Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff

What this video is

Released in early 2000 at the commercial peak of nu metal, 'Break Stuff' arrived in the immediate aftermath of Woodstock '99 — an event where Limp Bizkit's performance became a flashpoint for youth aggression and media controversy. The video's skatepark setting, celebrity cameo density, and crowd participation model reflects the late-1990s MTV ecosystem in which hip-hop, extreme sports, and rap-metal fused into a…

Why it matters

A canonical artifact of the nu metal genre's commercial apex, 'Break Stuff' represents the moment when rap-metal fully absorbed MTV celebrity spectacle logic. Its MTV VMA Best Rock Video win in 2000 and its enduring chart resurgences confirm its status as a genre-defining document. The video's…

The director

William Frederick Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American rapper, singer, actor, and filmmaker, best known as frontman of Limp Bizkit (formed 1994). After serving in the US Navy and working as a tattoo artist, he built Limp Bizkit into a nu-metal…