The World of Hip-Hop/RnB Pt. II (FIRE MUSIC VIDEOS)

Arguably one of the dopest, best-directed music videos this year so far is Kendrick Lamar's Humble. Sitting at just over 133 million views in just one month, it's rich with new videography techniques, from the uncontrollable shaking of the background around Kendrick to creative sets that shock and amaze you. Check it out below.


Also, worth a look is his recently released DNA. music video, with close to 40 million views. Kendrick Lamar's DAMN album is definitely his best-selling album ever. With every song on his album simultaneously making the Billboard Hot 100.


Another artist doing great things in 2017 is the rap artist Post Malone. As a white man in the trap industry, it's already hard to make it in the game, but not for him, His 2017 album Stoney is doing great things, with his song "Congratulations feat. Quavo" going platinum, selling 1 million copies just two months after it's January release. Check out the video which reached 135 million views.



Released just 3 days ago, the music video for DJ Khaled's "I'm the One" has to take the cake for best music video this year so far. The people have spoken, with the video reaching close to 33 million views, that's more than 120 views a second! Check it out below. What do you think?




Content Used:
Kendrick Lamar 'Humble' Video - https://youtu.be/tvTRZJ-4EyI
Kendrick Lamar 'DNA' Video - https://youtu.be/NLZRYQMLDW4
Post Malone 'Congratulations' Video - https://youtu.be/SC4xMk98Pdc
DJ Khaled 'I'm The One' Video - https://youtu.be/weeI1G46q0o

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