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Lana Del Rey, Skylar Grey & More Best Music Videos of the Week (VIDEO) by Jean Trinh

May 19, 2013 7:45 AM EDT

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In this week’s top music-video picks, we take a journey through old Hollywood, romance novels, and some ghastly murders. From hip-hop to electronic and indie rock, and featuring artists like Dizzee Rascal and Keys N Krates, see which music videos are becoming viral this week.

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Kendrick Lamar: “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” Molly, the MDMA drug, might just be what is killing Kendrick Lamar’s vibe. In the rapper’s long-awaited clip for “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe,” he and his buddies, all clad in white, make their way to a funeral, and in waves go from looking somber to having a raucous limo party, double-fisting bottles of champagne. Lamar also gets baptized by actor Mike Epps (The Hangover) with a bottle of booze (see 2:39) before the video

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1995: “Bla Bla Bla” It’s always fascinating to hear people rap in languages other than English. In the visuals for 1995’s track “Bla Bla Bla,” the six-member French rap group depicts a suburban life not too dissimilar to one of the average American. The boys skateboard in empty swimming pools, sell lemonade at stands, and have a circle of bikini-clad women shaking their booties around them.

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Lana Del Rey: “Young and Beautiful” Lana Del Rey provides one of the main tracks, “Young and Beautiful,” for The Great Gatsby soundtrack, and it’s a bit refreshing that it’s completely different from Baz Luhrmann’s visually explosive rendition of the beloved classic. This video matches the song’s subdued and melancholic tone with a nod to old Hollywood. Del Rey is captivating with her new dark tresses and crimson-tinted lips, and a full orchestra plays as her backup band.

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