Kid Cudi "Pursuit of Happiness" director

bodysong, December 8, 2009 at 5:21:33 PM CET

Kid Cudi "Pursuit of Happiness" director - Brody Baker

http://datnewcudi.com/2009/12/08/video-pursuit-of-happiness-ft-mgmt-ratatat/ Cameos by Drake and Consequence.

daisyp, December 8, 2009 at 5:25:11 PM CET

video doesnt play :(

fluffer, December 8, 2009 at 5:33:59 PM CET

they are right! this does not play. how can i watch a video if it doesn't play. maybe i had sat down and made time just to watch this video? and now what happen? i am dissappointed. in France we like to make times to sit and watch videos. so sad now i cannot.

captainmarc22, December 8, 2009 at 5:44:57 PM CET

sync is off.

I can't believe they canned a Megaforce video for this.

tommy514, December 8, 2009 at 9:24:31 PM CET

Brody Baker is the director.

taradict 4 KDBZ, December 9, 2009 at 2:36:32 AM CET

Watch the video here : www.kdbuzz.com

kansas, December 9, 2009 at 4:52:18 AM CET

Couldn't watch it all. Boring and sync is totally off which is a big fuck up for a hip hop video.

Megaforce video was probably 'too creative' and thus scared the general public.

true_fiction, December 9, 2009 at 7:27:05 AM CET

director is credited as Josh Hartnett

captainmarc22, December 9, 2009 at 11:34:43 PM CET

seems like Hartnett is the producer. What does that mean? Why would a successful actor want to produce music videos? I can see wanting to produce features, or direct music videos - but who wants to produce music videos? Is he line producing? Executive producing? So odd.

bryanmatic, December 10, 2009 at 5:12:36 AM CET

I'm sure it's executive producing...I doubt he did anything too intense on the project.

I've got no doubt that the megaforce one is better, but I bet Kid Cudi and the label (more emphasis on the label) wanted this video more to gain more press. I doubt it has anything to do with the actual quality of either video.

Maybe Hartnett just wants some indie cred. Maybe he wants his name out there again? Who knows...that's the real mystery.

The real waiting game is waiting to see what megaforce does. It sounds like they haven't been given the post end of the budget for the video yet (from the angry tweets, etc). If they "leak" the video, they can most likely kiss that money goodbye as well, because it violates the contract.

I've worked on a few shelved videos for popular indie artists before, one eventually got released months later, and one I've only seen one cut of and never heard or saw anything from it again (it's now two years plus since that edit).

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