Jay Z video analysis

The cutting of the video is fast pace and it cuts to the beat. The video is stylish and it expresses power and money. The video has typical rap video motifs such as women acting sexy and dancing. Another typical object used in the video that you find in most rap video is a luxurious car and also a stash of money. Jay Z himself lip syncs mostly the rap bits in the video as he is selling his music and he is dressed in a leather jacket which looks expensive in order to represent his image in a rich and powerful way.