Yalies Drop Some Beats, Many Of Which Are Historically Accurate, All Of Which Are Awesome
Oh, God, this is almost too awesome to bear:
“If you havin’ Church problems then don’t blame God, son…
I got ninety-five theses but the Pope ain’t one.”
It’s not a new joke, taking Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” and using it to reference Martin Luther, but Writer-Director Alexander Dominitz, Yale ‘09, creates such a flawless music video from the concept that I don’t effing care. For real, Yale’s student run Bulldog Productions has rolled out one of the most hilarious YouTube videos that I’ve seen in a long time. Except for the opening sequence, “95 Theses” was shot on Yale’s campus, mostly in Saybrook, Branford and Davenport Colleges. The costumes were courtesy of the Yale Theater Department. And yes, those old guys are professors.
Oh, and just in case the talent and vision it took to pull off this amazing little video aren’t already making you sick with jealousy, Yale actually paid for the production, which received the Peter Schtack Fund for Filmmaking (granted by the Master and Dean of Saybrook College). So next time you’re using school funding to conduct research that involves way too many hours of Excel spreadsheets and SPSS, remember that the cool kids at Yale are getting funding to make badass historically-accurate rap videos. Damn you, cool kids, damn you.
You can also check out their website for cast bios and more information: 95ThesesRap.com.
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October 23rd, 2008 at 10:21 pm
The spelling of “accurate” is almost as hilarious as the video. I apologize for the snark.
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Thanks Penn ‘09. Fixed it. For everyone wondering WTF, I did not “acurately” spell the title, because I am a lamer who goes through like five titles per post before finally picking one. Usually the one I pick is spelled correctly, though.
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Not funny, just well done. Imagine if some Dartmouth kids were given the same funding…
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Dartmouth kids would probably make another video about how much cooler they think they are than every other Ivy.
October 24th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Yeah, I agree–high production quality, but not funny. I didn’t laugh at all.
October 24th, 2008 at 2:42 am
Alexander Dominitz should have my babies.
October 24th, 2008 at 4:51 am
i agree with quakeshow.
October 24th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Dartmouth kids would probably use the money to make another video about wanting to go to Yale. Fine by us- give ‘em the money.
October 24th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Dartmouth kids are able to laugh at themselves. You do get that the video was ironic, or did one of your gargoyles fall on your head?
October 24th, 2008 at 11:15 am
yale kids grow up and get a life after college–and stop commenting on ivygate boards.
October 24th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
hey… :(
October 24th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
I agree. I normally love nerdy things like this… but it just wasn’t funny. Pretty, though.
October 24th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
y09: i wouldn’t be so sure…
October 25th, 2008 at 1:19 am
this plus darq knight proves yale is the most awesome ivy.
October 25th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Wanna know where they got their “original” title? Ivygate’s very first blog post:
http://www.ivygateblog.com/2006/07/i-got-95-theses-and-a-bitch-aint-one/
October 28th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Amazing!
October 31st, 2008 at 10:38 pm
OMG Alexander Dominitz is the most awful human being on the planet. I don’t care if this is funny, he is gross. Ask anyone at Yale.
December 8th, 2008 at 1:37 am
Those lesser peasants are pretty sweet
December 8th, 2008 at 1:42 am
good call somebody should get those peasants an agent!
December 8th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
they look like really cute
December 12th, 2008 at 12:25 am
definitely the blonde one is adorable!
December 12th, 2008 at 12:34 am
I prefer the one with the whip…