"Nobody Speak" is a song by American hip hop producer DJ Shadow,featuring rap verses from American rap duo Run the Jewels. The song was first a part of Run the Jewels' Record Store Day release,which was a virtual reality cardboard viewer that included a digital download code for the song. It also acted as the lead single from Shadow's fifth studio album,The Mountain Will Fall (2016). A music video for the song was released on August 24,2016.
The instrumental features a funk-like bass and drum groove,brass horns,as well as guitar loops. Shadow chose El-P and Killer Mike as collaborators due to their vocal style fitting the song's instrumental the most.[2][3]
Release
"Nobody Speak" was first made available through the Run the Jewels Record Store Day release. It consisted of a special virtual reality cardboard viewer,which held a code that granted the purchaser to a free digital download of the song.[2] The song was eventually made available for a paid download through Mass Appeal Records.[4] The song was later released as a limited edition 12" vinyl single on August 24,2016,through Mass Appeal and Liquid Amber.[5]
Music video
A music video for "Nobody Speak" was released on August 24,2016. The video,which has been described as "brutal [and] politically charged",[6] features political representatives in a meeting. The leaders of the groups begin a rap battle against each other,staged as a political debate,which after around 90 seconds turns into an all-out brawl involving virtually everyone in the meeting room in a form of legislative violence. The video finishes with one leader preparing to impale his counterpart with an American flag.[6][7]
The leaders of the groups are played by Igor Tsyshkevych and Ian Bailey.[7] Shadow commented on the video,saying that they wanted to make a "positive,life-affirming video that captures politicians at their election-year best. We got this instead."[8] Killer Mike also commented on the video,saying that "It's such a dope video ... it's what I really wish Trump and Hillary would just do and get it over with."[9]
The video was directed by Sam Pilling and features cameo appearances of Shadow,El-P,and Killer Mike.[10] It was filmed at the "Ukrainian Dim" (Ukrainian House) exhibition center in Kyiv,Ukraine.[11]
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