Problem shares a poignant music video for “Janet Freestyle (Remix)” dedicated to his late friend Nipsey Hussle.
The Joshy Gonz directed visual brings Problem to a clear open space, both figuratively and literally, as he comes to terms with the tragic passing of his close friend.
Problem says, “I just want to say with this song that I hope we start loving our people while they are here instead of waiting for a tragedy to happen before we give out flowers. I hate that we are learning the hard way that you truly don’t know what you got till it’s gone.”
He continues, “I originally recorded the song alone on my balcony to the beat from Janet Jackson’s ‘Got ‘till It’s Gone’, explains Problem. “Then I played it for Mike & Keys and it immediately struck a nerve in them. So they added their magic to flip it for this tribute. Producer E. Dan came with the keys, then my brother Terrace Martin blessed it with saxophone and vocoder to tie it all together.For the video, Joshy Gonz found that perfect location. He co-directed my film A Compton Story, so he knew right away what I needed visually for this special song.”