JAY-Z Reimagines 'Friends' in the "Moonlight" Video
Source: TIDAL
Source: TIDAL
What happens when you take Friendsquite possibly the whitest show ever and remake it with black people?
You get a JAY-Z video.
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JAY has just released the latest video from his 4:44 album; the video is for "Moonlight," and it features a reimagined version of Friends where everyone is black. The video stars some of the hottest names in entertainment right now: Issa Rae, Tiffany Haddish, Tessa Thompson, Jerrod Carmichael, Lil Rel Howery, Lakeith Stanfield, and Hannibal Buress (who's not playing a Friends character, but himself.)
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The actors actually recreate a real Friends episode one where Ross is trying to convince all his friends to get dressed for a fancy party. They also recreate the opening scene where they're all dancing in the fountain, but insteadof playing Rembrandts Ill Be There For You." they use Whodinis iconic single Friends.
The video was directed by Master of None director Alan Yang, who took to Twitter to announce that the video would be available everywhere (meaning YouTube) next week.
Until then, watch it on TIDAL here.
