JAY-Z’s ‘Moonlight’ Music Video Is The Only ‘Friends’ Reboot We Need

JAY-Z is a big fan of “Friends” and his new music video is proof of it!

On Thursday, Alan Yang announced that he directed JAY-Z’s “Moonlight” music video, which is already available on Tidal and will be released in other channels next week. He shared a short snippet from the music video on Twitter and wrote, “I directed a music video for Jay-Z. It’s called ‘Moonlight.’ Available on Tidal now and everywhere in a week.”

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According to Entertainment Tonight, the six-minute video pays tribute to the classic sitcom, “Friends.” The NBC hit series starred Jennifer Aniston (Rachel), Courteney Cox (Monica), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe), Matt LeBlanc (Joey), Matthew Perry (Chandler) and David Schwimmer (Ross). The “Moonlight” recast the iconic characters with Issa Rae, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, Lakeith Stanfield, Jerrod Carmichael and Tessa Thompson. Hannibal Burress made a cameo appearance in the video as himself.

According to Billboard, the video opens with Chandler (Stanfield) and Joey (Howery) hanging out in Monica’s (Thompson) apartment. Ross arrives and urges the two, as well as Rachel (Rae), to prepare for a formal event. The video cuts to the opening credits of “Friends,” replacing its original theme song, “I’ll Be There For You” by The Rembrandts, with Whodini’s “Friends.”

Howard and Haddish make an appearance in the video before the scene cuts and the cast takes a breather. Meanwhile, Carmichael approaches and asks Burress about his opinion on the scene, which the former describes as “garbage.” Rae and Carmichael later leave the sitcom set and walk into an empty studio with JAY-Z’s “Moonlight” playing in the background. He walks alone and opens a door that leads him to a grassy field. He sits on a bench and gazes up at the moon shining down on him.

“Moonlight” is a “direct jab at the industry itself,” according to RollingStone. The 2017 Oscars were marred with controversy when the presenters mistakenly announced that “La La Land” had won best picture instead of the actual winner, which was “Moonlight.” “It’s like a subtle nod to ‘La La Land’ winning the Oscar, and then having to give it to ‘Moonlight’,” JAY-Z said of his single. “It’s really a commentary on the culture and where we’re going.”

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