KIMON VIDEO - YAY! SESAN DIRECTS A DECENT VIDEO

Just when i was about to lump Mo Hits in the Styl=plus category, you know, wonderful songs and kak videos, the widely panned (well most people I've met panned his initial offerings) Sesan (with no last name) comes up with half a decent video for the up tempo D'banj song - Kimon.

The video is no stretch of the imagination- D'banj, mic, speakers, fine, fair girl molesting D'banj in the way every man should be molested (hehehe!). Costumes are great, video is in high quality, shot well, well lit and that's about it. The video is basic enough that he couldn't possibly screw it up like his previous offereings. As i know from firsthand knowledge that directing a video isn't like peeing (show up, aim and shoot), therefore simple or not, he makes sure the video is seamless albeit rudimentary at best (Sesan would argue otherwise).

The video is simple enough and Sesan gets plenty of help from the stunning Bianca Simmone, a Jamaica born, US international model and creative artist (She is the babe in Jay Sean's 'down' and Birdman n Lil Wayne's 'always strapped') who has an interesting chemistry with D'banj. It was nice trying to see her say the 'Wa Gba' and i must add that they looked comfortable with one another therefore, we couldn't really see Sesan's imprint.

I like most warm blooded Nigerian males was too transfixed on Miss Bianca, even to the detriment of the Kokomaster (as there were time i forgot he was in the video)

All in all, a very good video, but whilst i did a jig and screamed 'YAY!', cause Sesan finally came through, turns out it was just a one off. He then directed Wande Coal's 'U Bad'....and the story continues.

We reward the effort with a 6.57....

Agree with us?

Adios!

WANDE COAL - YOU BAD

The argument is that there are some videos that a bad video cannot ruin - iconic and well known songs that despite the short comings of the video director, the popularity of the song will trump whatever mistakes abound in the video. This year however, the theory has been disproved so many times (Hi 9ice!). The latest culprit of the unbelievably good song turned bad video is Wande Coal's 'U bad' featuring D'banj.

Directed by Sesan (who else?), the video was shot on location at Oniru beach. The video has a refreshing change of scenery, being that it was shot outdoors and at a real location, as opposed to the green screen, effect laden offerings that are shot on location in other countries and fill up our screen nowadays.

The video in itself is not abysmally bad, it just underwhelms terribly. Whilst the song is rife with frentic energy and all over the place attitude that just forces you to get up and dance, the video turns it into a mellow RnB song. As my brother said, 'it was like they slowed down the song for the video'. None of the energy from one of the best songs on the album translated to the video.

Yes, there were women (both 'orobo' n 'lepa'), yes, there was alcohol and yes, there was opulence (which has now become a trademark of the Mo-hit crew). It felt tedious and forced, totally unlike the song. Not that people in the video cared, they obviously had fun and wanted more and i guess that should be enough, but it isn't for such an exciting song.

E411 rates this a 5.5.....got a better rating?

Adios!

Olanbiwonninu