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Immature - Give Up The Ghost

Music Video
ArtistImmature
SongGive Up The Ghost
DirectorChris B. Stokes
DirectorBizzy
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Immature and Bizzy Bone perform "Give Up the Ghost" across a series of Los Angeles locations, combining group shots with solo appearances and atmospheric outdoor footage. The video matches the song's somber, socially conscious mood with a serious visual tone rather than a conventional romantic storyline. Immature deliver the melodic passages as a unit, while Bizzy Bone steps forward for his rap section, giving the clip a collaborative feel that reflects the song's blend of contemporary R&B harmonies and Bone Thugs-influenced hip-hop.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was filmed on November 10, 1997, at various locations in Los Angeles, including Hollywood and Malibu.
  • Bizzy Bone appears as the featured rapper and was also closely involved in the video's production. The collaboration connected Immature's teen-oriented R&B sound with the Cleveland rap style of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
  • "Give Up the Ghost" opens The Journey, Immature's fourth album, released by MCA Records in 1997.
  • The song was co-written by Immature's longtime creative force Chris Stokes and Bizzy Bone. Its lyrics focus on violence, hardship, and the troubled state of urban America, making it one of the darker and more socially aware tracks in Immature's catalog.
  • The clip was receiving music-video programming exposure by late 1997 and early 1998, when the song was being promoted as a single from The Journey.
  • The track later resurfaced on Bizzy Bone-related releases, often presented as "Bizzy Bone feat. Immature," reflecting the song's two-way importance to both artists.

Lyrics

Bizzy Bone: Rap 1
Verse 1:
As I walk across the road (across the road)
I just think about my life...how I grow up (how I grow up)
And I think about the things that people do
And I guess they can't go to public school
And I see how this world has been ruined (has been ruined)
But what can we do, what can we do? (What can we do?)
But what can we do, what can we do? (What can we do?)
Peace at the end of the road is where we are
Chorus:
From coast to coast give up the ghost, ghost
(repeat 8 times)
...
© Immature - Give Up The Ghost. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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