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- Rihanna's 'We Found Love' Video Sets Tone For <i>Talk That Talk</i>
- 'Walking Dead' Star Jon Bernthal Explains Shane's 'Trek'
- 2 Chainz Gets Real On New Mixtape
| Rihanna's 'We Found Love' Video Sets Tone For <i>Talk That Talk</i> Posted: 24 Oct 2011 03:53 AM PDT Clip 'sets up the imagery for the album and [is] in line with what they're doing,' director Melina Matsoukas tells MTV News.
Rihanna always seems willing to try something new from album to album when it comes to her image, vision and style. She's been urban chic, pop-star light and dark and edgy. It seems that her Talk That Talk phase will see the singer looking more natural while also trying her hand at punk couture.
The video for "We Found Love" certainly launches a whole new stage for the chameleonlike performer. In it, Rihanna plays a gutter punk addicted to her beau and to drugs. The clip is a montage of the darkness that results when two people, possessed by one another and their personal demons, come together, eventually having to separate or fall apart. The story also comes to life with a specific aesthetic and color scheme: lots of high-end punk and rockabilly looks done up in denim and Americana hues. The clip serves as the lead image for the November 21 album, and its director, Melina Matsoukas, says that she's excited she got to help set the tone for the highly-anticipated release and hopes that the two will work a bit more on it. "I mean, we'll see. There's definitely some more music coming out and I'm sure we'll do some more collaborating. I definitely would love to," she told MTV News. "I'm excited that I got to do the first one off her new album, the first single. I've never done that, so that was good." Matsoukas tells us that from her understanding, the vibe of the video fits in with the Talk That Talk packaging. "I think it sets up definitely the imagery for the album and it's in line with what they're doing," she said. "So that's good, and I'm sure there's plenty more, hopefully. I'm not sure, but [we'll see]. She called me after, and she loves it and I love it." |
| 'Walking Dead' Star Jon Bernthal Explains Shane's 'Trek' Posted: 24 Oct 2011 03:53 AM PDT 'You're not doing it to be the hero but because you love him,' actor tells MTV News of his character's dangerous choices.
"Walking Dead" character Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal) cannot catch a break. Once the alpha dog in this ragtag group of survivors, Shane is now at the bottom of the totem pole with everything stripped away from him: Former lover Lori has returned to his best friend Rick's open arms, everyone's following Rick's lead, and Shane wants nothing more than to get the heck out of Dodge and kiss a bad situation goodbye.
But all that changed the moment that Carl Grimes, Rick and Lori's young son, took a bullet to the gut. In an instant, Shane changed his tune and set out to help his best friend get through a desperate situation by risking life and limb to secure medical supplies for Carl's surgery. But as is so often the case on "The Walking Dead," things did not go as planned, and Shane now finds himself cornered by a pack of flesh-hungry walkers with no apparent way out. It's an especially scary situation considering that the smash-hit AMC series — now two episodes into its second season — has already passed the point in which Shane died in the "Walking Dead" comic books, leaving one to wonder whether or not this is the final hoorah for Rick's best pal. You might think that Shane, who was a split second from leaving this group just one episode ago, is currently regretting his decision to go out and help Carl. But actor Jon Bernthal has a different explanation for his character's choice. "One of the things I love about this show is that the situations and circumstances give these characters an opportunity to redeem themselves," Bernthal told MTV News about Shane's current mind-set. "You can be completely on the outs with everyone in the group, but then here's this wonderful opportunity to redeem yourself. Save the kid, the kid you love. Save the woman you love's child. Save your best friend that your relationship is dead and gone. You're doing it not to be the hero but because you love him." Doing great, brave things in the name of love is a noble idea, but it's a dangerous one as well, Bernthal warned. "With Shane, I think he really figures out, he adopts this new world order in this new world they're living in. Things like guilt, shame and trying to do things that are morally right are far less important and really have no place in this new world compared to surviving and doing what you have to do to stay alive and protect the people you love," he said. "If you take that a step further, it gets very dangerous very fast: If you're with a group of people and you're trying to survive and one person is holding you back or slowing you down, in this world, the right thing to do is to help that person and bring them along," he continued. "In [the world of 'The Walking Dead'], the right thing to do is to kill that person and send them away. I think Shane, that whole kind of mission you're referring to, I think it starts Shane off on a trek that will change him forever." Either Shane's "trek" is going to be a short one, or he'll find some way to survive his current situation. Regardless of what happens next, Bernthal teased that Shane's episode three future is all about "going on that mission, man. Going on that mission and making hard choices." What did you think of this week's "Walking Dead"? Tell us in the comments. |
| 2 Chainz Gets Real On New Mixtape Posted: 24 Oct 2011 03:53 AM PDT 'A lot of people don't know what it's like to be real,' 2 Chainz tells Mixtape Daily about his T.R.U. REALigion.
Main Pick Representing: Atlanta Mixtape: T.R.U. REALigion
Real Spit: It's hard to find a hotter rapper out of Atlanta than 2 Chainz right now. His current single "Spend It" remains one of the hottest songs in rap and even got a T.I. makeover when the King of the South hopped on the remix after he was released from prison in September. Still, that isn't enough for the MC formerly known as Tity Boi. On November 1, 2 Chainz will be releasing his T.R.U. REALigion mixtape, while most fans are still clamoring over his last one, Codeine Cowboy 2. 2 Chainz utilized some pretty clever wordplay for the title. "I spell it R-E-A-L because I feel like most people understand and know what religion is — it's the study and belief — [but] a lot of people don't know what it's like to be real," he explained to Mixtape Daily. And I'm here to kinda lead that campaign on why I feel like being real is a minority." On the Jadakiss-assisted "One Day at a Time," 2 Chainz slows his roll and raps about his everyday problems. After Chainz spills his feelings onto the track, Kiss jumps in with a scene-stealing verse. It is no secret that 2 Chainz's star is on the rise. The DJ Drama-helmed T.R.U. REALigion will only cement what real hip-hop fans have known for some time now — 2 Chainz got next! Joints to Check For » "One Day at a Time" - "It's not necessarily a song that I would perform to do a show, it's more or less like a vibe record. I felt like it just showed kinda how I move and kinda how I process my data. Kinda how I felt about everything — I just take it one day at a time." » "Undastatement" - "I think the next track I really like is one of the solo tracks that I did, produced by Lex Luger and South Side, it's called 'Undastatement.' Basically the title is self-explanatory." For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines. Related Artists |
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