Mobb Deep - Get Away

What this video is

Released in late 2001 / early 2002 as the third single from Mobb Deep's Infamy, 'Get Away' arrived at a pivot point for East Coast hardcore rap — the genre was navigating post-9/11 New York's emotional register while competing commercially with Southern rap's rising dominance. The choice to film in Tijuana, Mexico, rather than the group's native Queensbridge, New York, introduced a transnational border-town visual…

Why it matters

Represents the late LOUD Records era of East Coast hardcore hip-hop, a label and sound that had defined the genre since the mid-1990s. The video's dark, sepia-toned visual palette and rapid editing style are emblematic of early 2000s hip-hop video production — a transitional moment between VHS-era…

The director

Diane Martel (May 7, 1962 – September 18, 2025) was a Brooklyn-born music video director who began her career as a street artist and choreographer. Her directorial debut was the 1992 PBS documentary Reckin' Shop: Live From Brooklyn, followed by her first…