In this installment of Rediscovering the Video I want to bring to light videos that all have one thing in common: redefining the genre.

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I think we can all agree that the impact The Dogs had on music cannot be understated. Bringing to light the issues of addiction, The Dogs foreshadowed songs like Tupacs “Changes” as well as LFO’s “Summergirls.” When the nation needs something to turn to in hard times, look no further than this brilliantly directed video. As the rappers move in an out of a scene so real and vital the viewer is forced to suspend his or her own belief, the tension increases. The video ends with the somber statement of a young girl begging her mother to lay off the crack because it makes the other kids pick on her… I think we can all relate.

On April fools day or any other day… the Dogs prove: The joke’s on The Dogs.