Sometimes you want money. Sometimes you want cheese. Sometimes you need both. For Shad Da God and Young Thug on “Pesos Queso,” that time is now.
Directed by Philly Fly Boy, the video — which premiered on shaddagod.mtv.com on Saturday (October 11) — drips with fame and luxury. Shad Da God is a rising Hustle Gang signee, and several of his influential friends drop by to show support.
Birdman and Rich Homie Quan join their Rich Gang compatriot Thugger onstage at a packed concert, inscrutably pouring vodka on their watches. T.I. strides down a hallway sipping a styrofoam cup and laughs it up with his protégé in a studio. We’re treated to several close-up shots of substantial bank rolls, Maseratis and Maybachs. Thug wears Yves Saint Laurent.
He kicks off the track with a verse of immeasurably sticky sing-song hooks: “Therefore I gave her $2500 for a quaaaaaarterrrr,” he warbles, transforming a prosaic line into a melodious shard of sound. Planet Thug long ago kicked off the shackles of gravity and traditional song structure, setting off into the uncharted void. He’s never seemed more like a star.
“Life’s good,” intones Shad. Judging from the lifestyle on display here, he’s telling the truth.
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