Open Mike Eagle has enlisted the legendary MF DOOM for his new track “Police Myself,” which arrives with a music video (directed by Lance Bangs). The visual, which is taken from the second episode of Open Mike Eagle and Baron Vaughn’s new Comedy Central series “The New Negroes,” features Mike navigating daily life and coping with racial-profiling while heeding the advice of the police alter-ego inhabiting his mind. Check out “Police Myself,” produced by Nedarb, below.
Of the new video, Open Mike Eagle said in a press release: “The theme of the episode is criminality and we made a song and video outlining the idea of ‘double consciousness’ where one has to be aware of their own internal experience but also aware of how others perceive them. For black Americans and other marginalized people around the world that perception can be the difference between life and death.”
“Police Myself” follows “Unfiltered,” which received a Danny Brown-starring visual, and aired during the first episode of “The New Negroes.” Episode 2 of the show airs this Friday, April 26 on Comedy Central.
Read Pitchfork’s interview “Open Mike Eagle and Baron Vaughn on Their Vital New Comedy Central Show ‘The New Negroes’“ on Levels.
https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-open-mike-eagle-and-mf-doom-new-video-for-police-myself
