Video: Bun B [ft. Sean Kingston]: "That's Gangsta"
"That's Gangsta", directed by Mr. Boomtown, is a clear tribute to the late Pimp C and to the neighborhoods, the people, and the city that made UGK famous. The tune is good, the lyrics and images about giving back are great-- it's wicked to hear "I'm a gangsta and I'm a always love my city, make money but don't act like I'm above my city, cause gangstas will always give back to the ghetto, and gangstas will never turn their back to the ghetto" while everything from tricycles to t-shirts is doled out from a UGK truck. Bun B commands respect here and folks look like they're enjoying themselves-- behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot confirms both the good time and Bun B's commitment to where he's from.
But then there's the Sean Kingston problem. He sure isn't in the video. Could they not have chosen someone from H-town? It just seems incongrous that Kingston was chosen to sing the hook on a track that's so locally-oriented. And then he's absent from the block party. His vocals kill it, yes, but even if he is gangsta (a fact that is, if internet chatter is to be believed, somewhat debatable), he's most certainly not a gangsta from Texas.
[from Il Trill; due 05/20/08 on Rap-A-Lot]