Video Breakdown: Big Boi & Janelle Monae Want You To “Be Still” Posted by Danielle Harling on 04/23/11 | Filed under Video Breakdown, Big Boi, Janelle Monae

It’s been almost a year since Big Boi released his debut solo album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty and the Atlanta rapper is still putting out music videos for tracks off the album. But hey we’re not complaining at all. Big Boi has quite the stellar record when it comes to putting out creative and innovative music videos. His latest video is for the track “Be Still” featuring singer Janelle Monae and you know we of course had to break it on down.



0:10 – Janelle Monae is looking very Count Dracula-esque with that cape.

0:32 - Wow, the Daddy Fat Saxxx cheerleaders…really?

0:43 – Rooftop jam session, I can dig it.

0:55 – I’m a huge fan of Big Boi…Outkast is the greatest, but that mustache is very creepy old dude trying to hit on high school girls meets Cuban drug lord.

1:00 – Dear Daddy Fat Saxxx cheerleaders, don’t quit your day job. Those three could probably benefit greatly from a coaching lesson or two from Sue Sylvester.

1:03 – Ladies and gentleman, we have Damian Marley on the drums!

1:20 – Wait, is that a Louis Vuitton letterman jacket? They sell those?

1:32 – Did a Daddy Fat Saxxx cheerleader just fly past my screen? Yes, yes she did.

1:40 – Okay, we see you with the product placement Big Boi! Thank God it’s not Ciroc.

1:50 – Count Dracula!

2:14 – I wonder if Janelle Monae will ever get rid of the pompadour. My guess is no.

2:24 – I keep expecting a superhero to pop up out of nowhere. I think it’s because of the comic book theme they’re going for.

2:25 – Speaking of superhero’s who show up out of nowhere when they’re needed the most, where’s Andre 3000?

3:01 – Oh yes, it’s not a Hip Hop video without an impromptu craps game.

3:24 – Big Boi is in the moon. And it kinda looks like Janelle Monae is howling at the moon…which is Big Boi. There’s got to be some kind of symbolize or hidden meaning behind that.

3:41 – I’m still trying to figure out how this video relates to the song. I still like it regardless though.

3:58 – Get these cheerleaders outta here!