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Nickelus F's New Video for "Tanqueray" Is Skeezy in All the Right Ways

The whole effect is seedy, like your eyes might get Chlamydia from watching it. But in, like, a good way.

Raspy-voiced Virginia rapper/R&B dude Nickelus F is one of rap's best kept secrets. Dude was featured in the Source's Unsigned Hype column at the age of 17 and was an early influence on Drake, but he seems content to just make his art how he sees fit instead of make a play for the big time. That's not to say his grind is anything but relentless, though: his record Vices from last year was one of the deepest, most well-rounded rap records in recent memory, and followed it up with two more stellar records within a matter of months.

So! What do we have here, exactly? A Jackass homage with BBW strippers that lowkey kinda look like Divine, dudes BMXing on Citi Bikes, and Nickelus F attacking the video's co-director The Bald God as he's taking a shit. The whole effect is seedy, like your eyes might get Chlamydia from watching it. But in, like, a good way.

@drewmillard