New Kanye West "Flashing Lights" Video

The video for Kanye West's fourth Graduation single is fascinating; it leaves me with so many questions: Why does the video end with a minute left to go on the track? Is this a To Be Continued? What's being blurred out in lingerie girl's hand right before she burns her clothes? And what did Kanye ever do to deserve this kind of treatment?

Kanye premiered the "Flashing Lights" video after the Grammys, saying "every piece of the video is me, what I represent now."

Watch the Spike Jonze-directed video after the jump...

Comments

[that dude]

kanye you could have done better than that. the model was sexy gotta give you that. i was thinking more of a club vibe type video with sexy dancers and flashy lights!!!!!!!!

[C M]

i completely disagree!

what.. you really wanted to see him shoot a video in the club with flashing lights? wtf is that. thats every other video that comes out.
music videos - like songs - like paintings - are art. this is so dope.
love this shit.

the pixalated object in her hand is obviously lighter fluid. Don't know what point that makes tho. Maybe they we're told to by MTV censors to cover it up as it promotes arson but you can have all the naked bitches you want

what the heck is the video supposed to mean anyway? I just don't get it...

what does it mean is a common question people have been asking?

"i know you love to show out, but i never thought that you would take it this far"

that's what she does, she takes it real far. too far. going off the lyrics in his song, the video fits perfectly with the chorus. he cheats on her in the song, she is getting vengeance in teh video.

[yeah i said it]

WHF!? Kanye...what the hell is your problem. You're promoting the same "Big booty Big Boobs" ideology that is partly responsible for your mothers death. Yeah its sad, and my condolenses go out, but think about it.

I though you would have been classy and tried to raise the bar for women's empowerment...but I see you've learned nada!

Thanks for nothing you sell out.

[yeah I said it]

SELL OUT = LOSS OF RESPECT

WTF!? Kanye...what the hell is your problem?! You're promoting the same "Big booty Big Boobs" ideology that is partly responsible for your mothers death.

Yeah its sad, and my condolenses go out, but think about it.

And come on...you think its okay to blur out a can of gasoline, but not a woman's bare ass? Don't even get me started on how her face is cleaverly hidden behind a large wig.

And to think...you want the Grammy's to show your punk ass some respect...with this stunt do you really think you deserve respect?

I thought you would have been classy and tried to raise the bar for women's empowerment...but I see you've learned nada!

Thanks for nothing you sell out.

[Frank]

I think everyone is missing the point....He is not being a sell out...I think he is displaying what common hip hop videos are and what they are doing to the kids....they are killing the kids minds....They promote Sex, drugs, alcohol and killing people...(all represented in the video)...I think Kanye is making a statement like this is ridiculous....it is a really interesting video.

[Tina]

I think everyone is taking things a little too serious. This is just an expression of Kanye. (Think art) If you really listen to the lyrics, the video fits perfectly.

[Sherett]

i agree because yall really are taking things too seriously. Remember all those songs that were really degrading too women, like wipe me down? but i bet yall still vibed 2 that rite? his song is very creative and just because your simple minds dont understand what morals hes tryna teach us through the video dnt mean u need 2 hate, get over it. shit.

[Tony Billz]

Flashing Lights is a work of art. It is both appealing to the intelligent and the ignorant. In Shakespearean times, a mime show also known as a Dumb Show, was shown to audience members who could not read or understand as well as the royals in the crowd. It would just be the whole plot acted without words or the true meaning of the play. I believe Kanye is a genius for doing something like this. The ignorant really can't see past the big boobs. He is trying to feed the ignorant so that the intelligent can be allowed to take something from it.

[roman]

you guys are seriously stupid if u don't actually see the meaning behind this video... kanye is a genious.... maybe if other videos weren't soo dumbed down for you guys, maybe then u would actually understand this video