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Belly (1998) dir. Hype Williams Exploring the aesthetics and visual legacy of Hype Williams' 1998 debut. A thread. 🧵

Hype Williams' ‘Belly' is a visual masterpiece that revolutionized the art of cinematography in hip-hop cinema. Released in 1998, the film marked Williams' directorial debut and instantly captivated audiences with its unique and dynamic visual style.

Fantasia is actually about to murk this movie. I genuinely hope there’s some kind of hold in the movie after this number, or some kind of slow transition into the next scene cause it will be needed to regain composure in that theater.

Back in NY. So many good things to love.

When an actual Scholar meets a Twitter monkey.

Don’t hate the player, hate the game. Secure your seat to #TheBlackening - Early shows with bonus content on 6/14 & playing everywhere 6/16.

There is nothing like NY summertime subway love.

Bring back $25 Full Sets

Me and my girl Ebony Marshall Oliver turnt out The Tony Awards boiiiiii!!!!!! ✊🏽💛✈️

she said we were better as friends…

More of Ayo for Backstage Magazine.

The Thing Is to love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you've held dear crumbles like burnt paper in your hands, your throat filled with the silt of it. —Ellen Bass

Just think, somewhere, right now, Beyonce is rehearsing Cowboy Carter.

No matter what happens, it saddens me deeply that rape, felonies, trying to overthrow our democracy, misogyny, racism and transphobia are somehow not deal breaks for 10’s of millions of Americans.

White people in America should never again talk about criminal behavior, amongst Black people, immigrants, or anyone else when they are literally casting ballots for a convicted felon to be president of the United States.

The common enemy here is White supremacy. Period.

People keep saying that being afraid of Trump wasn’t enough of a motivator. I feel like I’m in the twilight zone. But I have no speeches left. If he does even a fraction of what he said he’ll do, they’ll learn the hard way. This is going to be brutal.