Common Testify (9 Minute Short Film)
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Testify” was the fourth single from rapper Common ’s 2005 album Be. The original song clocked in at just above two and a half minutes, it was the second shortest track on Be (after the albums intro). It is produced by Kanye West, whose beat heavily utilizes vocal samples from “Innocent Until Proven Guilty” by Honey Cone. A short film was directed by Anthony Mandler and produced by Boxfresh Pictures. It stars Taraji Henson, Wood Harris, Steve Harris, Kenny Burns and Kevin Black. The full length video premiered during a Making The Video segment and all subsequent airings were a scaled down to a three minute version. The song’s story is about a woman who manipulates a judge and jury to find her partner guilty of a crime she committed. After the case is settled, she starts laughing and reveals that she is the criminal. 2] The song was a critical hit garnering a nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 48th Grammy Awards.
December 14th, 2007 at 11:27 am
1st ……..she was trife!
December 14th, 2007 at 11:30 am
common “be” album was the hottest album in like 10 years… classic material
December 14th, 2007 at 11:44 am
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December 14th, 2007 at 11:50 am
common in the building
December 14th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
I miss videos with substance.
December 14th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
that was hot
December 14th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
that’s why I love hip hop! give me an interesting story.. tell me something that makes me wanna listen to it til the end.. and if you also know how to put words together, like Common does, then I ma buy that album. Still bumpin BE
December 14th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
shit. Now I gotta listen to Hurricane Chris to even shit out. LOL!