EPMD - Symphony 2000 ft. Redman, Method Man, Lady Luck

What this video is

Released in 1999 as the lead single from EPMD's sixth and final Def Jam album Out of Business, 'Symphony 2000' represents a summation of the label's late-golden-age collective ethos. Def Jam leveraged its in-house roster — Erick Sermon protégé Redman, Wu-Tang's Method Man (a frequent Redman collaborator), and emerging teenager Lady Luck — to maximize the track's commercial and critical reach. The video's…

Why it matters

A canonical late-golden-age East Coast posse cut that synthesizes hardcore lyricism, cinematic horror aesthetics, and Def Jam collective branding. Represents the convergence of horrorcore visual language with mainstream hip-hop video production, directed at a moment when hip-hop video directors…

The director

Steven Harold Carr (b. April 7, 1965) is an American film director, music video director, and producer from Brooklyn, NY. After studying fine arts at Manhattan's School of Visual Arts, he co-founded design firm The Drawing Board with Cey Adams, creating…