Jay-Z and Kanye West have dropped the official video for their hit single, “Niggas in Paris,” but not before the visuals were hijacked by a group of street artists that made blogosphere headlines the night before the official release. In case you didn’t hear, just a few hours before the official drop of the video, a digital culture magazine, STARK, ‘videojacked’ the song, instead turning it into a romp through the world of street art.

It was cool for a couple reasons:
1: It showed that the idea of street art can cross the digital boundaries.
2: It stuck it to the man.
3: It was something that was unexpected and had never been done before.

Since the release of the official video, the videojacked version has been removed. Unfortunate, but you can always watch the official version below. Enjoy.

“Videojacking: Action of stealing a music video, an audiovisual work, even before the artist asked for itself, ordered, undertook, realized, and even thought about it.”

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