Video: "City of God's Son" Trailer - Kenzo Digital - www.CityofGodSon.com

Kenzo Digital have made a 60-minute narrative they're calling City Of God's Son , that is comprised entirely of video samples from crime movies starring Laurence Fishburne, Delroy Lindo and Samuel L. Jackson, and vocal samples from Nas, Jay-Z, Ghostface, Notorious B.I.G., and Raekwon. The trailer is above, and judging by that, the thing is pulled off pretty well. You can download the whole thing here . [via NahRight ]

This is a fucking ill idea, and it comes off dope, at least via the trailer: "City of God's Son" is an experimental hip-hop opera starring Nas, Jay Z, Ghostface, Biggie Smalls, Raekwon, Samuel Jackson, Delroy Lindo, and Laurence Fishburne. It is a crime drama/coming of age tale of three fictitious characters growing up in a crime ridden mythical city in a jungle. This project explores the icon of the gangster in modern media, and weaves musical history and gangster film history into an operatic music based story of brotherhood and survival. An homage to [...]

I agree with the godfather blogger , this is definitely looking dope. This > Notorious *edit - listening now...sounds dope. Add it to your rotation now .