Nas held a competition for fans to submit their music video ideas for “Represent” to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Illmatic. The rapper is now making the visuals come to life. Brian Katz, a filmmaker who won the contest, gives us a glimpse of what happens on set while working with Nas. Katz says that the concept of the video is influenced by the 1924 movie, The Thief Of Baghdad, since the track is a sample from the movie’s soundtrack. Watch below.
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