Chanelle Gibson

5 Awesome Trippy Music Videos We LOVE a solid visual for our favorite songs, but some take things above and beyond to make us experience music in ways we couldn’t have dreamed of. Putting sounds to images is an entirely different sensory experience compared to bopping in our headphones while we go on about our daily business. The following particular videos give us some especially fun sensations and cool connections between music and video. Check out these five awesomely trippy visuals from some of your favorite women rappers: 1. “Watch Out” - Flohio Flohio is a really high-energy artist in lyricism, production, and performance. This video definitely falls in line with her usual quick-paced flow. Her own persona in the video switches back and forth from real to holographic. The lighting, images, and movement often make things hard to follow, keeping us guessing all the way through. The video almost feels like a nightmare, as if Flohio herself is some sort of monster and we can’t tell how much of her is our imagination. We just know we ought to “watch out” for her, whether she’s real or not. 2. “Bloody Mary” - Bali Baby Ever since I first heard “Iggady,” I knew Bali Baby was a little twisted. So, in a nutshell, the point of this video is beauties and blood. She leads as a Bloody Mary queen controlling her subjects, a group of dangerous women willing to fight for her entertainment and kill at her whim. The special effects feature some demonic adjustments to Bali’s face and lots and lots of red. We also just love a good bathtub in any video, and even though we can’t tell for sure we’d like to think this one is full of the blood of Bali’s enemies. 3. “Mercedes” / “Call Security” - Kelow Latesha Okay, honestly, we just couldn’t pick one since they’re trippy in different ways. “Call Security” features an awesomely dramatic wedding scene that is just TOO good. The special day is interjected with image stills plastered in groups of three as if it’s a photo album, but even the images move to jump out at us like the drama itself. Some slight visual effects give things a twinge of fantasy. And who doesn’t love a good wedding fight! “Mercedes” fits in Kelow’s usual catalog of swag. Set in the desert with her signature dreads pointed toward the cloudy blue sky, the video’s lighting, coloring, and imagery round out its smooth vibes. Kelow’s carefree cool translates to the style of the video and she seamlessly fits in with the visual effects. 4. “Guap (La La La)” by Rico Nasty Okay, we been knowing Rico is a little crazy with her music and videos, but this one really takes it to the next level. Rico’s main “character” is a sort of mental patient and we see images that are presumably from her mind, many of them quite tripped out and involving her “singing to the guap.” This video is honestly just weird and we absolutely love it. 5. Whack World” by Tierra Whack Okay, is this technically one music video? We’re going to just say it is. “Whack World” is the visual for the album of the same name that features 15 one-minute tracks. The whole video is an experience, a collection of different messages and visuals that somehow flow together extremely well. It follows no rules or particular story line, just a talented, versatile artist expressing herself through music. It’s difficult to even describe this video because, honestly, you just have to watch it. What other videos do you guys find totally trippy or just dope? Leave them in the comments and we’ll shout you out if we feature that video in our next post!