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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 17028" data-attributes="member: 81"><a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-lebron-james-best-rap-hooper/" target="_blank">Lil Durk</a> and <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/gunna-pushin-p-explanation-meaning/" target="_blank">Gunna</a> pay homage to <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/virgil-abloh-dead-41/" target="_blank">late designer Virgil Abloh</a> in the Cole Bennett-directed video for their new single, “What Happened To Virgil.” <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/summer-smash-2021-review/" target="_blank">Lyrical Lemonade</a>, Bennett’s production company, is well-known for its <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-kanye-krazy-video/" target="_blank">colorful, surreal, and whimsical videos</a>, which are a far cry from Durk and Gunna’s grittier visuals. This dynamic turns out to actually be a perfect tribute to Abloh’s high-low aesthetic, which saw him bringing streetwear virtues to high-fashion venues such as <a href="https://uproxx.com/style/virgil-abloh-louis-vuitton-2021/" target="_blank">Louis Vuitton</a>, where he was the artistic director until his recent passing.Other nods to Virgil throughout the video include references to his background in architecture; in one scene, Gunna and Durk rap atop the roof of a model house inside a warehouse. Also, Vigirl’s tendency to play with gender tropes makes an appearance as Gunna delivers his verse dressed like Michael Jackson in the “Thriller” video (complete with one sparkle-covered glove), holding a bouquet of flowers as he raps to the camera. Meanwhile, “Air Drake,” the <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/drake-private-plane-air-drake/" target="_blank">private plane co-owned by the Toronto rapper</a> makes an appearance in its Abloh-designed cloud-patterned paint job. The video concludes with a dedication to Alboh and a description of some of the other tributes he received from Louis Vuitton, and his own brand, Off-White.Watch Lil Durk and Gunna’s “What Happened To Virgil” video above.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-gunna-what-happened-to-virgil-video/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 17028, member: 81"] [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-lebron-james-best-rap-hooper/']Lil Durk[/URL] and [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/gunna-pushin-p-explanation-meaning/']Gunna[/URL] pay homage to [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/virgil-abloh-dead-41/']late designer Virgil Abloh[/URL] in the Cole Bennett-directed video for their new single, “What Happened To Virgil.” [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/summer-smash-2021-review/']Lyrical Lemonade[/URL], Bennett’s production company, is well-known for its [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-kanye-krazy-video/']colorful, surreal, and whimsical videos[/URL], which are a far cry from Durk and Gunna’s grittier visuals. This dynamic turns out to actually be a perfect tribute to Abloh’s high-low aesthetic, which saw him bringing streetwear virtues to high-fashion venues such as [URL='https://uproxx.com/style/virgil-abloh-louis-vuitton-2021/']Louis Vuitton[/URL], where he was the artistic director until his recent passing. Other nods to Virgil throughout the video include references to his background in architecture; in one scene, Gunna and Durk rap atop the roof of a model house inside a warehouse. Also, Vigirl’s tendency to play with gender tropes makes an appearance as Gunna delivers his verse dressed like Michael Jackson in the “Thriller” video (complete with one sparkle-covered glove), holding a bouquet of flowers as he raps to the camera. Meanwhile, “Air Drake,” the [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/drake-private-plane-air-drake/']private plane co-owned by the Toronto rapper[/URL] makes an appearance in its Abloh-designed cloud-patterned paint job. The video concludes with a dedication to Alboh and a description of some of the other tributes he received from Louis Vuitton, and his own brand, Off-White. Watch Lil Durk and Gunna’s “What Happened To Virgil” video above. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-gunna-what-happened-to-virgil-video/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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