Danny Brown - Tantor

What this video is

Released October 17, 2023, 'Tantor' arrived as the lead single for Danny Brown's long-anticipated sixth solo album 'Quaranta' (Warp Records), described as a spiritual bookend to his 2011 breakthrough 'XXX' — the title translating to '40' in Italian, marking Brown's age. The release followed years of label delays and Brown's publicized journey into sobriety, framing the video's anarchic energy as a reclamation of…

Why it matters

A landmark entry in 2020s experimental hip-hop visual culture, 'Tantor' exemplifies the underground rap video tradition of high-concept, low-budget surrealism — prioritizing aesthetic conviction over production scale. As the lead single for one of 2023's most critically anticipated hip-hop albums,…

The director

UNCANNY is a UK-based experimental director duo comprising George Muncey and Elliott Elder, signed to Pulse Films. Known for a boundary-pushing, process-driven approach rich in technical trickery, they rose to prominence with an animated visual album for…