Redman - Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get In Da Club)

What this video is

Released May 1, 2001 as the lead single from Redman's fifth studio album Malpractice on Def Jam Recordings, 'Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get In Da Club)' arrived at a peak moment for East Coast rap's mainstream crossover. The track, produced by Rockwilder and featuring DJ Kool, sampled DJ Kool's 1996 party anthem 'Let Me Clear My Throat,' embedding a lineage of Black party-music tradition. Malpractice debuted at…

Why it matters

A defining example of early-2000s East Coast hip-hop party rap, the track exemplifies Def Jam's dominant aesthetic: aggressive production, boastful performance, and club-centric visual presentation. As the lead single from Redman's most commercially successful album, it bridges hardcore street rap…

The director

Dave Meyers is a Berkeley, California-born director who studied Film Production and Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University. He entered music video directing in 1997 and became one of hip-hop and R&B's most prolific visual architects, with a filmography…