Trey Songz - Bottoms Up Video

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Posted Aug 26 2010 by Arthur Jay | 14368 views | 3 comments

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"Bottoms Up" Video Review

The lead single from Trey Songz’s next studio album, "Passion, Pain & Pleasure", has debuted. Songz broke down the concept of the upcoming "Bottoms Up" video which, despite the song's club-friendly appeal, resembles a surreal circus versus a crowded bar.

The clip was directed by Anthony Mandler (Jay-Z, Rihanna, Drake) and shows the singer clad in all black, from his suit to his dark sunglasses, surrounded by women dancing seductively behind glass walls. Themes of bondage and voyeurism are teased throughout the clip as the singer makes his way around the space, while quick edits and lighting changes create a frenetic vibe.

Songz described the video as a tool that "heightens" the energy of the track. " 'Bottoms Up,' I feel, is a very creative video," he told MTV News earlier this month from the set. "[It's] different from me or what's expected from me and anything I've shot for that matter. Anthony used a lot of different shooting techniques. I think it heightens whatever it is that the song has already — the drive, the vigor, the club anthem, the energy in the record is definitely heightened in the video."

The crooner added that Mandler works some visual magic to get the carnival-esque theme just right. "There's a two-way mirror that's a dope effect that he uses. And the lighting shows, and then you see women and then you don't and then you see them and then you don't."

Nicki Minaj guests both on the song and in the clip, and Songz said the femcee did an "excellent job" contributing to "Bottoms Up." Minaj spits, "Yelling, all around the world, do you hear me/ Do you like my body, Anna Nicki?/ Rest in peace to Anna Nicole Smith."

"Nicki Minaj does an excellent job. She comes in and does exactly what I got her on the record for. She comes in and she kills it," he gushed. "I wanted her to make the record different. I wanted her to take it to a different place and that's exactly what she did. Even in the video, she made a major contribution ... from her hair to her outfits to the way she raps and how theatrical she is in her delivery." Minaj sports a blond wig and snug black bustier. "She definitely comes in and spazzes," the singer laughed.

Songz’s new LP hits stores on September 14th.