British Rapper Bossman Birdie Co-Opts a Newsstand's Worth of Magazine Covers

Grime Out London, Rollin' Stoned and more

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This is a lot of fun. For his latest music video “Walk the Walk,” Tottenham’s Bossman Birdie starts out as if he is doing a cover shoot for a magazine. Only, that magazine turns out to be a whole bunch of different magazines, with playfully re-imagined titles and some winks as well to famous cover photos featuring the likes of Jay Z and Kanye West.

Esquire becomes Aspire, Vogue Hommes is Rogue Hommes, Time turns into Grime, and so on.

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