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The music video for Nigerian-American
rapper Ikey‘s “When We Were Kings” is a redemptive elegy for home. The
Xaivia-directed clip shows Ikey standing over a mountain of rubble as he
starkly and sensitively details Nigeria’s war-torn history, as well his
own story. Interspersed with archival clips of the Biafra War, as well
as footage that references the slain Nigerian writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and
the activists group Ogoni Nine, the video is steeped in the past yet has
its own urgency. Speaking about the music video, Ikey says, “‘Most of
the people in the clips and people I referenced in the song, I felt they
represented the essence of the story of the song… ‘When We Were Kings’
is a very descriptive song with deep messages, and I felt the best way
to bring the song to life was to use real clips almost in a documentary
style to help tell the story.” Showing the operatic moves of a solitary
masked dancer over soft strums and ending with her still pose, the
visuals convey the final resilience of the song. Check out the video for
Ikey’s “When We Were Kings” off his forthcoming Green Card EP, due
April 7. Enjoy!
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#CITYHITZ VIDEO: Ikey [@IkeDaKid] – When We Were Kings
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