New Justice Video, "Stress"

nik.mercer — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:27:22 -0700

Ever since Kanye crashed and burned at the MTV EMA's a few years back, calling out Justice for stealing the Best Music Video award away from the mega-celebrity, the rapper has fostered a bizarre love/hate relationship with the Parisian duo. He professes his love for their music every chance he gets, snatches So-Me away for a music video with friggin' T-Pain whenever possible, and now... leaks their music videos?

That's right, Mr. West exclusively dropped Justice's new music video for "Stress." Not sure how he bartered that deal, but good job, Kanye!

Vendettas and bitter sentiments aside, though, the music video is phenomenal! Ed Banger hooked some pissy French hooligans up with a box of cross-emblazoned leather jackets, a couple retractable batons, a few cans of spray paint, and a Molotov cocktail and let 'em run buck wild in a slummy apartment complex. Some serious white boy ass was kicked, a couple cars scratched, a few old ladies jumped, some innocents shanked, and, finally, a car lit on fire (that's where the Molotov came in). We've no clue as to how the hell Justice tamed these kids, but we're impressed... maybe they're starting up a gang of their own, the stars of "Stress" being their first batch of minions. (More likely, they just tempted the gangs with a supply of Brie cheese and promised them Vespas.)

After checking out the film, we're convinced: gangsta rap and Grand Theft Auto don't turn kids into hoodlums; Justice is the root of that evil.