Filmmaker Ty Brueilly (known as Ty Bru) continues to blur the line between cinema and music with the release of the music video “95’ Goodie Mob” rapped by O.C. Taylor (also known as OC FROM NC) and Raheem Williams (also known as Jooselord).
The video highlights his storytelling instincts, as both writer and director, as strongly as his earlier cinematic works. For readers who’ve been following along with Brueilly’s works, we’ve already explored projects like “SHUCKS”, “GRIEVING PROCESS”, and, most recently, covered “Meng Hua Lu”.
Alongside his filmmaking, Ty Brueilly has built a rich catalog of music, including “A Night in Charlotte with Sweeney Ty” and “I Lost An Angel in L.A. Or The Complexity Of Human Emotions”, which equips him to help other artists with music video creative direction, too. “95’ Goodie Mob” sits at the intersection of those dual pursuits, a music-driven project infused with cinematic influence in his essential monochrome, gritty aesthetic. The music video even hosts some of the key characters from the SHUCKS cinematic universe. However, the initial focus is on OC FROM NC and Jooselord.
In this review, we’ll dive into the layers of “95’ Goodie Mob”, exploring how it carves its own identity among the colorless hip-hop scene of today.
As a single from the “Black Phillip Project” by OC FROM NC, ‘95’ Goodie Mob’ stands out. First things first, and it’s not something we would typically say in a review, but this song is straight fire. The flow is sick, and the beat is the kind that you don’t get fatigue from listening to, even if you had it on an endless loop. It is the type of underground sound that the cookie-cutter artists of today can’t emulate.
The line, “Who’s that peepin’ in my window?” has an addictive quality that rings in your mind for the rest of your day until you find yourself wanting to listen to it again.
True to hip-hop culture, their lyricism is not only fresh but pulls notes from timeless tracks that strike the heart of true hip-hop fans. For example, there are tributes paid to other classic '90s hip-hop songs through lines like, “Insane in the membrane,” sung by Cypress Hill in their hit song “Insane in the Brain.”
The final minute of the song plays out like an extension of the film series, with a panicked narrative foreshadowing the emergence of an eerily familiar protagonist.
You can watch “95’ Goodie Mob” music video below.
For fans of raw, uncompromising hip-hop visuals, this is a must-watch and must-listen.
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