Young Thug - Surf ft. Gunna

What this video is

Released in August 2019 on the heels of Young Thug's landmark debut solo album So Much Fun, 'Surf' ft. Gunna arrived at a moment of peak mainstream visibility for Atlanta trap and the YSL Records collective. The video encapsulates the aspirational, hedonistic, and fashion-forward ethos of late-2010s trap stardom—beach setting, ATV riding, water gun fights, and designer clothing that deliberately subverts…

Why it matters

Exemplifies the peak visual language of late-2010s commercial trap: fast-cut editing, warm outdoor lifestyle cinematography, entourage-centric framing, and conspicuous fashion. As a Be El Be-directed Young Thug video, it sits within a documented collaborative body of work that helped codify the…

The director

Be El Be is a music video director with a career spanning from at least 2014, known as a frequent collaborator with Young Thug. His documented credits include Rich Gang feat. Young Thug & Rich Homie Quan: Lifestyle (2014), Young Thug feat. Birdman:…