Tiffany Haddish, Issa Rae star in 'Friends'-inspired Jay-Z

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Last Updated : Aug 06 2017 | 12:57 PM IST
Hip-hop star Jay-Z has gathered a star-studded cast for a "Friends"-inspired music video of "Moonlight."
The latest video off Jay-Z's "4:44" album re-imagined the original "Friends" actors with Lil Rel Howery as Joey, Lakeith Stanfield as Chandler, Jerrod Carmichael as Ross, Issa Rae as Rachel, Tiffany Haddish as Phoebe, Tessa Thompson as Monica, and Hannibal Buress as himself, reported Variety.
"Master of None" co-creator Alan Yang has directed the video.
The song's title is a nod to the Oscars gaffe where the musical "La La Land" was incorrectly announced as best picture before "Moonlight" was given the top prize.
In the song, Jay-Z raps, "We stuck in La La Land/ Even when we win, we gon' lose," and later in the track, "'Cause their grass is greener/ 'Cause they always rakin' in mo.

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First Published: Aug 06 2017 | 12:57 PM IST

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