"Okie Doke" - Henry Canyons

A clever setup makes for dope results, even if it does wind up being a one-trick pony continuous shot. Chest-mounted steadicam rig x high-energy delivery = "Okie Doke," and Mr. Canyons sells it. Hard to beat the Zen minimalism of making a compelling music video with a single take in less than three minutes and Lo; slap some titles on that puppy and upload thy vision to the Youtubes. It's a beautiful thing.

Henry Canyons has juice, hype, buzz, hustle, which is just to say that I'd heard of him for months now prior to actually hearing him rap. Unlike most of what 2014 has percolating, Mr. Canyons was better than expected. His flow and tone both strike an excellent balance between familiar and distinctive. He also has the good sense to bite Deleuze & Guattari, so that's encouraging.