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Far East Movement & Riff Raff on "The Illest" Music Video Set

Far East Movement & Riff Raff on "The Illest" Music Video Set

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Electropop group teams with Riff Raff for music video

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Young Hollywood

Hi. Pro Lumberg over here. I'm the boss of this zany little place we call an office. Let me take you for a little tour.

Far East Movement

Hey guys, welcome. I think we're missing someone. I'm Kevnish. What up, Jay Spliff. I'm DJ Vermont. Verlion over there.

Young Hollywood

Hey, uh Is this, is this where the interview's at? I'm gonna need you guys to go back to work though. Thanks. This is our, this is our ass boss right here.

Far East Movement

Yeah, but anyways, uh we the Far East Movement on set for the Illest Shoot, uh with the one and only Jody Highroller, AKA Riff Raff.

Young Hollywood

Riff Raff. Yeah. How you doing?

Riff Raff

Good. Good. Feeling real fresh today.

Young Hollywood

So, tell me, how is it that you got connected on this project with Far East Movement?

Riff Raff

Well, besides the fact that I'm the Illest and they're the Illest.

Young Hollywood

Besides the obvious.

Riff Raff

Right, we just we just gravitationally pulled towards each other in an ill way and just came up with the best song of the year. We sell the best song of the year.

Young Hollywood

The attire is amazing. I absolutely love it. I got the pleasure of talking to Riff Raff a little bit before you guys came strolling in from little lunch. Riff Raff? Jody Highroller? He's probably the coolest, craziest, um, he's actually a genius.

Far East Movement

2 + 2 = 4. 10,000 + 10,000 equals?

Riff Raff

20,000.

Far East Movement

Infinity times infinity equals?

Riff Raff

A lot.

Far East Movement

A lot. So we had infinity illness and then times multiplied divided by the subtractions of But no, he's fun, he's fun to work with. Everybody's real cool. We're excited because the people that do the show, The Office, actually gave us their set, which was really cool. Um, Dunder Mifflin, you know what I mean? I I just thought that that was amazing. This is my corner office right here. It's where I sit down and I put my feet up. These are my comfy work shoes. Slipper gang.

Young Hollywood

Where did this concept come from for this video?

Far East Movement

Well, when we made the song, we thought about that movie The Office Space. That like badass moment where they take the copy machine out to the field. Do you remember that? And just smash it, and completely get rid of it? And that's that's kind of like the feeling that we wanted people to get from this song. We're not saying we're the illest, we just saying we feel like it. Like that's a moment where you can just feel like the illest, you know.

Young Hollywood

What's next for you?

Riff Raff

You tell me. I don't know. I got like over 80 songs, hit songs that haven't even been put out yet. My album hasn't even came out yet with so many features. You know what I mean? So this is just a taste. The only thing you I mean, the only person I could compare me to, maybe the male version of Lady Gaga. Or maybe I'm the white Nicki Minaj. I don't know. I mean, do you see which direction I'm going? We're talking mega superstars.

Young Hollywood

Do you have different colored wigs if you're the white Nicki Minaj?

Riff Raff

touch my hair. That's good. All right, bye.

Young Hollywood

Is there an illest dance?

Far East Movement

Yes. Ver man. What? What? What? This is one of our uh, new employees. How you doing, baby?

Guest

Doing well. How are you?

Far East Movement

All right, you're looking for a raise?

Guest

Always.

Far East Movement

Me too. Okay, what's what's your all your favorite craft services? What do you have to have? We had Taco House Number One yesterday. Can you smell the

Guest

No, but I only wish that I did because I love the way that tacos smell.

Far East Movement

We had King Taco today. So, yeah, it's all about the al pastor tacos, um, the tortas, burritos, that's just, yeah. I mean, we grew up around here and that, you know, that's like your go-to.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so word on set is you the undisputed king of what, of Vine. Is that what they say?

Riff Raff

Uh-huh. I mean, some call me Tarzan, the way I stand on Vine.

Young Hollywood

Why are why are your videos so great?

Riff Raff

Yeah. Hey, I don't know. Why is why is the sky blue? Why are these Versace? Why am I wearing 80,000 in jewelry? Why? Because it's just the illest. I think that's what it is.

Young Hollywood

You're asking your own questions. Why are you asking? You ask them and answer them. Excuse me, sir. Is this uh, is that your desk?

Far East Movement

It is. It's my desk.

Young Hollywood

I'm gonna need you to uh, turn down the Jody Highroller just a little, just a tad bit. Cool, maybe just like one, two pictures. Maybe I'll just line them up in one row.

Far East Movement

No, I'm not. I don't think so. Well, this is me hanging out. The greatest day of my life. So, when I look at this it's like I'm not at work, you know. I kind of.

Young Hollywood

Why wouldn't you want to be at work?

Far East Movement

It's my like break from work, you know. Some people smoke or take lunch to I just look at this picture.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, we don't do breaks. You're going to need to get back to work. Thanks. A while ago, you guys ran into Dr. Dre and he just looked at you guys and said

Far East Movement

He doesn't remember though. He won't remember. He won't remember.

Young Hollywood

Okay, have you had another run-in like that with somebody else that's just been, wow, thank you guys so much.

Far East Movement

The president of the United States. Yeah, President Barack Obama. He chose our song, "Turn Up the Love," on his presidential playlist and then invited us to sing at the inauguration.

Young Hollywood

Wow. What was that like?

Far East Movement

Uh, mind-blowing. We were waiting to meet him and in the line to meet the president was next to us, literally like shoulder-to-shoulder, was like Katy Perry, Usher, Smokey Robinson. Smokey Robinson was just chillin'. We're like, it's Smokey. Everybody was starstruck over Smokey. It's like, Smokey Robinson. Like, we just got to get our true fan moment on. And then right after that, we got the fan moment with the President, so.

Young Hollywood

Looking forward to this music video. What what's next in the evolution of Far East Movement?

Far East Movement

Next, uh, we're working on our third official album with Cherry Tree. Uh, we can't wait. So this song will definitely be on the new album. We just dropped a mix tape though, so until we're done with the album, uh, you can check out Grizzly. It's a remix tape where we did all these crazy remixes. We put illest on there and we put a sneak preview to the new album on there. So it's called G R Z Z L Y. Um, that's for free download online. And uh, we'll be touring. Going to Australia and just keeping that tour going.

Young Hollywood

Pretty smile. Pretty everything. I see why you're working for these people. You own this company?

Guest

No, I do not.

Young Hollywood

You should own it. Somebody get her a sports coat. Somebody get her a sports coat. I'm keeping this mic. I'm keeping it.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Kevnish

    Member of Far East Movement

  • Jay Spliff

    Member of Far East Movement

  • DJ Vermont

    Member of Far East Movement

  • Verlion

    Member of Far East Movement

  • Far East Movement

    Electropop group featured in the video

  • Riff Raff

    Rapper collaborating on 'The Illest' music video

  • Jody Highroller

    AKA Riff Raff

  • Lady Gaga

    Riff Raff compares himself to her

  • Nicki Minaj

    Riff Raff compares himself to her

  • Dr. Dre

    Artist Far East Movement met

  • Barack Obama

    President who invited Far East Movement to perform

  • Katy Perry

    Artist who was at the Presidential inauguration

FAQ

Who is featured in Far East Movement's music video for 'The Illest'?+
The music video for Far East Movement's song 'The Illest' features rapper Riff Raff, also known as Jody Highroller.
What inspired the concept for 'The Illest' music video?+
The concept for 'The Illest' music video was inspired by the movie 'Office Space', specifically the scene where a copy machine is destroyed.
Who does Riff Raff compare himself to as an artist?+
Riff Raff compares himself to a male version of Lady Gaga or a white Nicki Minaj, referring to mega superstars.
Did Far East Movement perform for a U.S. President?+
Yes, Far East Movement was invited by President Barack Obama to sing at his presidential inauguration after he chose their song 'Turn Up the Love' for his playlist.
What is Far East Movement's next project after 'The Illest'?+
Far East Movement is working on their third official album with Cherry Tree and has released a remix mixtape called 'Grizzly' in the meantime.

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