This year has been a great year for music videos and with only one day left in the 2013, we have put together a top 10 list featuring our favorite videos that have been featured on the website over the course of the year. With millions of combined hits on YouTube, these visuals have captivated fans all year! Make sure you hit the jump to see our full list! Did your favorite make it? Find out below![more…]
10. Tyga “Molly” feat. Wiz Khalifa & Mally Mal
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The best visual that Tyga dropped this year was “Molly” featuring Wiz Khalifa & Mally Mal! This Colin Tilley directed video perfectly fit what the visual should look like because we all know what the track stands for. Tyga wanted to have iRobot meet Alice and Wonderland and he definitely succeeded in that aspect. Enjoy it again above!
9. K. Roosevelt “Do Me Now” feat. Hit-Boy
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A video and track that was perfectly fit for summer was K. Roosevelt’s “Do Me Now” featuring Hits Since ’87 label owner Hit-Boy. Not only was this the best track he put out this year, but in the visual the two perform at a gorgeous bay surrounded by beautiful women! What more can you ask for?
8. Sage The Gemini “Red Nose”
[youtube]http://youtu.be/-I-YY5p0uq8[/youtube]
Sage The Gemini not only had two of the biggest hits of this year, but also two of the biggest videos as wll! One of those videos that took over was “Red Nose.” As stated previously, “the social media spread was ridiculous! You couldn’t scroll down your Instagram, Vine or Twitter feed without seeing someone dancing to this track or talking about the catchy visual.” He also premiered this on BET’s 106 & Park!
7. Kid Ink “Show Me” feat. Chris Brown
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Even though this video dropped last month, it is easily one of the top videos of the year. Kid Ink’s visual for “Show Me” featuring Chris Brown put together the DJ Mustard produced track with Ink waking up at a giant house party with women & liquor everywhere. Even more, the visual was directed by Chris Brown himself!
6. Drop City “Crickets” feat. Jeremih
[youtube]http://youtu.be/N_0L905nRiY[/youtube]
Drop City Yacht Club dropped a little track this year entitled “Crickets” featuring Jeremih! Then, as summer started to get closer and closer the track began to takeover and it was easily one of the biggest summer tracks of the year. After that was said and done the visual dropped for it which perfectly depicts the summer feel that everyone fell into this year! Enjoy it again above!
5. Kendrick Lamar “Poetic Justice” feat. Drake
[youtube]http://youtu.be/yyr2gEouEMM[/youtube]
Closer to the beginning of the year Kendrick Lamar dropped the highly anticipated video to his 3rd single of his critically acclaimed debut album. The video was perfect, it was a haunting cinematic experience that showed the deep affection for his girlfriend mixed in with slow-motion effects. In the end gunshots send everyone ducking and K-Dot running to protect her.. Did he get there in time? Re-live it again above!
4. Ty Dolla Sign “Paranoid” feat. B.o.B
[youtube]http://youtu.be/cC2ZgCEaLWs[/youtube]
Another huge video this year was released with Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Beach House 2’ mixtape entitled ‘Paranoid.’ The original version that caught all the attention featured Joe Moses, but a few months later another version arrived with B.o.B. and that’s where the visual came into play. The DJ Mustard produced track was turned into a dark visual directed by Ethan Lader which had Ty half dead on the kitchen floor while we learn the story about his girl killing him…. Paranoid for sure!
3. Problem “Like Whaaat” feat. Bad Lucc
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One of the biggest tracks and videos of the year of course includes Problem’s “Like Whaat” featuring Bad Lucc. In terms of California this track was and still is HUGE, not only was it produced by the League of Starz but it took over Los Angeles like a plague. When the visual finally dropped you got to join the gang and travel all over Los Angeles, Compton & Inglewood! Throughout the visual you can see cameos from too many heads to name. Enjoy this visual again! Whaaaaat!!
2. Wiz Khalifa “Bout Me” feat. Problem & IAMSU!
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One of the biggest #YoungCalifornia related visuals was when the HBK Gang and the Diamond Lane Gang joined in with Wiz’s Taylor Gang to create the “Bout Me” video! The track brought that Bay to LA sound to Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Cabin Fever 2′ project and somehow the video is as thrilling and high definition as the track! Turn up again with the coolest gangs in the game above!
1. Sage The Gemini “Gas Pedal” feat. IAMSU!
[youtube]http://youtu.be/X8LUd51IuiA[/youtube]
You already know me S.A.G.E had the biggest track and video of the year entitled “Gas Pedal” featuring IAMSU! I know you all imagined what the video would look like and when this dropped your imagination came to life with the help of director Suj. This viral hit poured in millions and millions of hits everywhere and with the year coming to the close the official remix was just released with Justin Bieber, can you get any bigger than that? What we want to see next is a visual for the remix!
