Snoop Lion and Miley Cyrus have put together some slow-motion and preside over the various ongoings of a crowded city in the new visuals for their collaboration "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks," which is the lead single appears on the 41-year-old rapper-turned-rasta's latest reggae effort, "Reincarnated," the twelfth studio album by Snoop Dogg, and the first under his new, reggae-fied moniker Snoop Lion, and he certainly tells one hypnotic, hazy story! His new reggae sound is evidently turning Snoop into a poet as the song about love and loss tells a visual story that features a toked up Snoop on the streets of a slowed down LA and glass reflections of a spiritual Cyrus.
"Reincarnated's highlight is "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks," with, yes, 20-year-old Cyrus, still in her first flush of post-teen stonerdom, sounding every bit like the sort of suburban teen was led not-quite-astray by Snoop's previous incarnation. Produced by Major Lazer, Ariel Rechtshaid and Dre Skull, the Reggae-flavored summery track finds Snoop proclaiming, "Tonight there's gonna be a lot of smoke in the air." A heartbroken Cyrus then reminisces about losing those close to her, whether it's the passing away of a family member or a breakup. "Is there any possibility that everyone feels like me," she sings, "You're gone, but you're never missed."
Snoop told MTV News that he feels Cyrus is often criticized by the press unfairly. "She loves what I do and I really love what she does, so for us to come together, it's bold and courageous," he said. "People just expect so much from her because they've been watching her whole life, from being a kid. She's just ready to be a grown up and express herself, and I support it." Asked how this duet came about, Snoop recalled: "It's basically what we are both going through right now. We're both going through transformation, we both love making music and doing what we do and speaking from our hearts, and it's just a great collaboration."
Rapper and singer find power in pain in the PR Brown-directed cool-toned video. In which the two artists are look positively chill and only seen as projections on a variety of reflective surfaces, including car windows, store fronts, and a heart-shaped pair of sunglasses, and so many mirrored surfaces. The video reflects the feel-good nature of the song, which encourages to the listener to "raise a glass to the memories [and] set them free," not surprisingly, Snoop puffs some celebratory smoke in slow-motion as well.
"Reincarnated's highlight is "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks," with, yes, 20-year-old Cyrus, still in her first flush of post-teen stonerdom, sounding every bit like the sort of suburban teen was led not-quite-astray by Snoop's previous incarnation. Produced by Major Lazer, Ariel Rechtshaid and Dre Skull, the Reggae-flavored summery track finds Snoop proclaiming, "Tonight there's gonna be a lot of smoke in the air." A heartbroken Cyrus then reminisces about losing those close to her, whether it's the passing away of a family member or a breakup. "Is there any possibility that everyone feels like me," she sings, "You're gone, but you're never missed."
Snoop told MTV News that he feels Cyrus is often criticized by the press unfairly. "She loves what I do and I really love what she does, so for us to come together, it's bold and courageous," he said. "People just expect so much from her because they've been watching her whole life, from being a kid. She's just ready to be a grown up and express herself, and I support it." Asked how this duet came about, Snoop recalled: "It's basically what we are both going through right now. We're both going through transformation, we both love making music and doing what we do and speaking from our hearts, and it's just a great collaboration."
Rapper and singer find power in pain in the PR Brown-directed cool-toned video. In which the two artists are look positively chill and only seen as projections on a variety of reflective surfaces, including car windows, store fronts, and a heart-shaped pair of sunglasses, and so many mirrored surfaces. The video reflects the feel-good nature of the song, which encourages to the listener to "raise a glass to the memories [and] set them free," not surprisingly, Snoop puffs some celebratory smoke in slow-motion as well.
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