Nas, a rap powerhouse who has a reputation for rapping with intellect, and keeps it classy and cool vibe in his recently released visual for his posthumous duet with Amy Winehouse, "Cherry Wine," from "Life is Good," which lends itself to a narrative starring Nas as a bartender at a dimly lit bar. He wins over the lady's affections and we're graced with some footage of Winehouse performing live.
Life truly is good to Nas right now. After the 39-year-old rapper's critically-acclaimed 2012 album, "Life Is Good" debuted at No.1 back in July. "It's a bittersweet feeling to do something with her now that she's not here," the Queensbridge native spoke about his friendship with the late soulstress. "I'm happy and the sweet part is that we do have the music, fans have new music from her. The bitter part is that she's no longer here to really give it to us and to really live her music and for us to see her smile and hear her voice."
The song was titled after Winehouse's guitar, which she called "cherry," is the second duet for the duo, following the release of "Like Smoke" on Winehouse's own posthumous album "Lioness: Hidden Treasures" last year. "Cherry Wine" gallops along on a smooth and melancholic melody, as Nas laments his lack of love and how he wants someone who will be there for him even at rock bottom with his smooth rhymes run the soulful arrangement, while Winehouse's brassy vocals haunting the dimly-lit space with a narrative between ill-fated lovers. Work together flawlessly to convey the longing and sadness infused in this song that is only surreptitiously about an alcoholic drink. It's really rather beautiful.
Directed by Jay Martin, the handsomely-mounted video features Nas as a snazzy-looking bartender with eyes for a beautiful patron who is seduced by a married man. While she notices him noticing her, she plays him in order to get chosen by a baller. As the narrative progresses, the old footage of the spectral Winehouse are projected in black-and-white onto a brick wall in a swanky nightclub. And in the end, the beauty actually leaves the bar with Nas. Not the most intricate of plots, it still has the underdog winning the prize.
Life truly is good to Nas right now. After the 39-year-old rapper's critically-acclaimed 2012 album, "Life Is Good" debuted at No.1 back in July. "It's a bittersweet feeling to do something with her now that she's not here," the Queensbridge native spoke about his friendship with the late soulstress. "I'm happy and the sweet part is that we do have the music, fans have new music from her. The bitter part is that she's no longer here to really give it to us and to really live her music and for us to see her smile and hear her voice."
The song was titled after Winehouse's guitar, which she called "cherry," is the second duet for the duo, following the release of "Like Smoke" on Winehouse's own posthumous album "Lioness: Hidden Treasures" last year. "Cherry Wine" gallops along on a smooth and melancholic melody, as Nas laments his lack of love and how he wants someone who will be there for him even at rock bottom with his smooth rhymes run the soulful arrangement, while Winehouse's brassy vocals haunting the dimly-lit space with a narrative between ill-fated lovers. Work together flawlessly to convey the longing and sadness infused in this song that is only surreptitiously about an alcoholic drink. It's really rather beautiful.
Directed by Jay Martin, the handsomely-mounted video features Nas as a snazzy-looking bartender with eyes for a beautiful patron who is seduced by a married man. While she notices him noticing her, she plays him in order to get chosen by a baller. As the narrative progresses, the old footage of the spectral Winehouse are projected in black-and-white onto a brick wall in a swanky nightclub. And in the end, the beauty actually leaves the bar with Nas. Not the most intricate of plots, it still has the underdog winning the prize.
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