Watch Old Money's 'Mothership'
Watch Old Money's shape-shifting black-and-white music video for "Mothership."
<p>New York rap duo <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/okayafrica-artists/old-money/" target="_blank"><strong>Old Money</strong></a> recently dropped the video for “Mothership," the title track off their electronic grit-meets-afrofuture<a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2014/03/28/old-money-mothership-chief-boima-dj-spoko/" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2014/03/28/old-money-mothership-chief-boima-dj-spoko/" target="_blank">EP on </a><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2014/03/28/old-money-mothership-chief-boima-dj-spoko/" target="_blank">Dutty Artz</a></strong>.<strong> </strong>Echoing the duo’s black liberationist philosophy, the title <em>Mothership</em> speaks to liberation movements such as Marcus Garvey’s Black Star Liner; these movements saw the ship as a fundamental site where, as <a href="http://www.duttyartz.com/blog/label/old-moneys-mothership-ep-out-now/" target="_blank">Dutty Artz explains</a>, “an enlightened creative community nurtures its brightest future stars.”</p><p>Themes of enlightenment and exploration are present in Old Money’s Nathan Chojnacki-directed music video. Crisp black-and-white silhouettes give it classic feel while the duo’s sharp wordplay and modern style convince us that <em>Mothership</em> is not a depiction of the past but a reimagining of previous ideas for the production of a more informed future. Shots cut between Old Money's <strong>Ahmed Julian</strong> and <strong>Andre Oswald</strong> whispering wisdoms gathered from their visit to the metaphorical 'Mothership,' and kaleidoscopic images of shifting cityscapes.</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>The rhythmic drum machine beat and funky kwaito-esque vibe of the track place viewers in a trance as scenes of NYC’s skyline transform from cityscapes to starry skies. Julian and Oswald appear individually throughout the video with shadows of the city floating over their figures; their bodies move freely and fluidly to the pulsating beat of the track inviting us to join them on a journey back to the mothership, or, as described by Dutty Artz, “ the Zion in the sky that is both the beginning and the destiny for all this planet’s righteous sufferers.”</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Watch Old Money's video for "Mothership" below. The EP, which is <a href="https://duttyartz.bandcamp.com/album/mothership-ep" target="_blank">available now</a>, features remixes from </span><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/okayafrica-artists/chief-boima/" style="line-height: 1.5em;" target="_blank"><strong>Chief Boima</strong></a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> and </span><strong style="line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/03/11/african-dance-kwaito-dj-spoko-azange/" target="_blank">DJ Spoko</a>. </strong></p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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