BEHIND THE STITCH: ALANI
June 21, 2024
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On Friday the 26th of December, stellar artist and Prince of Afrobeats, Rema, released the music video for “Ozeba,” a standout track off his sophomore album, “HEIS.” Praised and loved for its wild and energetic vibe, Ozeba quickly stood out as a fan favorite amongst the album’s songs becoming a must-play song for DJs at the club and a necessary part and a definite highlight of every one of Rema’s shows and concerts since then. At a concert this December, the song was performed five times in a row! Ravers at the show just couldn’t get enough of it. Since the song’s debut in July, fans have been clamoring for a video and now, finally, it is here.
RAW. INTENSE. GRITTY. ECCENTRIC. That’s how I’d describe the music video for Ozeba. The intro immediately piques the viewers attention with intriguing scenes featuring characters that look like they were pulled straight out of a horror movie. The abrupt switch from color to black and white is so disruptive and it definitely achieves its purpose, effortlessly drawing and holding the attention of any and all viewers.
The video editor clearly had a field day, turning up creativity to its peak. From depictions of multiple versions of Rema all performing the track, to rapidly moving images of him coupled with amazing color and theme switches–the video perfectly matches up to the insane vibe and extremely intense and fast paced energy of the song.
In terms of steeze, Rema killed it. His fit, consisted of an OVERLAND Sheepskin Beanie Hat, a Marine Serre Sweater, a BB SIMON siobhan bell Belt, a Yasuyuki Ishii Jacket and Lil bastard boy ‘Hyper Studded Wax Denim pants coupled with solid black Rick Owens Python-skin boots and finished up with his custom made HEIS neck piece. This is besides other streetwear, slick fits and iced out (diamond ingrained) necklaces he appeared in during the course of the video. His styling was perfect, effortlessly enhancing his star-like aura and his bad boy persona.
Ultimately, the video stands out as a masterpiece. In just an hour of it’s release it already had 28,000 views! It’s been just three hours now since its release and the video is already at 89,000 views!! That clearly depicts just how much the video is appreciated.
Fans are already taking the Internet by storm with appreciative comments about the video’s stellar quality, though of course, it would be impossible to watch the video and not feel…chills. That too was well noted and is certainly part of the video’s overall appeal.
Ultimately, genius was showcased in the creation of this video and it’s distinguished uniqueness as well as it’s stellar production are the very reasons why it will continue to stand out.
