Synopsis
Baishe Kings' "Like" is a loose, eccentric hip-hop visual built around the group's off-kilter energy rather than a conventional storyline. The video places the London collective's performance alongside an unexpected yo-yo interlude, giving the clip a playful, homemade quality that matches the track's irreverent tone. The brief appearance of a person working a wooden yo-yo becomes the video's most distinctive visual detail, while the music and imagery retain the mischievous, left-field spirit associated with the group.
Factoids & Trivia
- "Like" was circulating as a Big Dada release in 2013, placing Baishe Kings within the Ninja Tune label family.
- Baishe Kings were a seven-member London hip-hop collective made up of Shin Tesh, F.King Taisho, T.Funk, King Toe Knee, Geekus, Herdavim? and Squint Eastwood.
- Ninja Tune described the group as a meeting point between Odd Future and A Tribe Called Quest, with an extra dose of British eccentricity.
- A yo-yo enthusiast's site singled out the video because someone plays with a yo-yo during the clip. The instrument appears to be wooden, although its brand was not identified.
- The video was noted as containing NSFW lyrics, consistent with the group's deliberately unruly and irreverent presentation.
- "Like" appears on the Baishe Kings track listing for *E.O.M.*, an album associated with the group in 2013.