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Music Video Monday: “Yup!” by Marco Alexander

Memphis’ own Marco Alexander is up to big things.

When he released his debut album Kulture Friction in 2021, it was during the height of the Covid pandemic, so his plans for visual accompaniment would have to wait. Now, he’s realizing his Kulture Friction dreams with a series of music videos, filmed in Los Angeles, New York, and Africa.

“Yup!” is a standout from Kulture Friction. Produced by CMajor (who is Marco’s younger brother), the song is a bouncy ode to getting blocked. The video was filmed in New York City on the one of the coldest weekends of the year (doesn’t that sound nice about now) by Peach Pig Productions. Alison LoPresti directed, produced, and edited, and Kenneth Martell lensed the elaborate production. The video stars Marco, CMajor, and dancers Larry Curry and Robin Sanders as they flee the fans through the streets of Brooklyn. Take a look

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Music Video Monday: “Hysteria” by A Weirdo From Memphis ft. RXK Nephew

Unapologetic artist A Weirdo From Memphis is hitting the road this summer with label mates PreauXX, Kid Maestro, and CMajor. They’ll be appearing at Offbeat in Jackson, Mississippi on June 15, at the California Clipper in Chicago on June 22, at Seasick Records in Birmingham, Alabama on June 28, at the Platypus in St. Louis on July 13, and then two nights in NYC at Heaven Can Wait on July 27 and the Bed-Stuy Art House on the 28th.

AWFM’s got a new single and music video to wow the crowds. “Hysteria” is a horrorcore-style grinder which features a guest verse from prolific New Yorker RXK Nephew. “Its an unexpected blending of universes between two unhinged artist that both value being themselves over more traditional approaches,” says AWFM.

For the video, AWFM and crew traveled to Los Angeles to work with filmmaker filo5ofi, with whom the rapper had collaborated early in his career. Instead of some some California sun-and-fun street footage for the video, AWFM says “it was filmed in an L.A. hotel in the middle of one of the most unprecedented rain storms in 20 years.”

Stay dry, stay fly, and take a look:

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Music Video Monday: “Limelight Honey” by Lawrence Matthews

Multi-hyphenate hype man Lawrence Matthews is back with a new sound and a new music video. He’s shed his Don Lifted musical persona after three albums of ambient-infused angst (and many Music Video Monday appearances over the years).

Matthews’ new music has a harder edge, thanks to blues and R&B samples courtesy of the Fat Possum Records catalog that have been expertly reworked by producer C Major.

The video for Limelight Honey was created by Lawrence and his brother Martin Matthews. It expands on the austere style of his earlier videos, and promises a bold new direction for the artist. Take a look:

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Music Video Monday: “Lemon Pepper Wet” by PreauXX

On today’s Music Video Monday, we have an ode to the wing. Memphis is famous for barbecue, of course, but I’ll put our hot wing culture up against any other city in the nation. Yeah, that’s right Buffalo, I’m throwing down the gauntlet!

PreauXX knows wings. His new song is a tribute to his favorite flavor, lemon pepper. Producer CmaJor is so inspired by the flavor onslaught he is composing a beat right there at the table! Better wipe that drum machine down when you’re done, because these wings are “Lemon Pepper Wet.”

Cooking up these tasty visuals is prolific genius 35Miles. Take a look, but be warned: You will get hungry.

If you’d like to see your music video featured on Music Video Monday, email cmccoy@memphisflyer.com.

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Music Video Monday: “Breath of Fire” by AWFM and Slimeroni

You might have heard about A Weirdo From Memphis’ (AWFM) great new album Sellmore from Alex Greene’s recent profile in the Memphis Flyer. If you haven’t checked it out yet, Music Video Monday has just the thing to convince you.

“Breath of Fire,” the first single from Sellmore, is a breathlessly urgent banger produced by C Major, who shared duties on the album with longtime AWFM collaborator Kid Maestro. Even though the hook celebrates “me all by myself,” AWFM brought in an electrifying new talent, Slimeroni, to trade verses. “It’s pure Memphis energy,” says AWFM. “I’ve always loved the back and forth between men and women rappers from Memphis, and thought nobody could provide a more dope contrast than Slime. Us on a track feels like carrying the torch correctly in that art style.”

The video, which is a lo-fi throwback to the days when the only way you could see Memphis rap was on bootleg VHS tapes, was produced and directed by Bell Toll Media. Strap in — and if you’re at work, I hope you’re wearing headphones.

If you would like to see your music video featured on Music Video Monday, email cmccoy@memphisflyer.com.