There were so many amazing videos this year that we decided to commemorate our fave three by doing a mini Buzzworthy Countdown. (Sorta like MTV's Best of 2008 lists, except shorter!) Read on to find out my #2 pick for 2008, and stay tuned for #1 coming atcha later on this week!
I'm not gonna lie: I put an insane, almost-embarrassing amount of thought into choosing my second most-favorite video of 2008. But here's the thing: although I knew I wanted hip-hop, the more I carefully weighed my options, the more it started to seem as though I had an ulterior motive behind every single pick.
Take, for instance, Kanye West's "Stronger," which very nearly made the cut -- until I started being honest with myself, and admitted that my favoritism had less to do with 'Ye's powerful cinematography and more to do with the fact that I worship the line "Since O.J. had Isotoners." Genius!
Then I went through a brief Ludacris "What Them Girls Like" phase (before deciding my objectivity was compromised by my Chris Brown obsession), duly dismissed T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" (in retrospect, it was sorta hokey), and then, feeling equal parts decisive/mad with power, rejected Estelle's "American Boy" (too jet lag-inducing), Lil Wayne's "A Milli" (too venereal disease-y) and N.E.R.D.'s "Everyone Nose" (it makes me have to pee) in quick, rapid-fire succession.
Which left me ... right back where I started ... at which point, I decided 'Screw the whole moral superiority thing,' and picked Flo Rida's "Low" because it reminded me of the bald, fat-suit-wearing Tom Cruise dancing scene from Tropic Thunder. Enjoy the flashback.
+ Missed my #3 pick? Get up to speed now, plus find out which video my editor/partner-in-crime Tamar Anitai chose as her third fave.
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