In the video for “Vacation,” Bas, the 27-year-old Queens rapper best known for his affiliation with childhood friend and labelmate J. Cole is standing in a subway car departing First Avenue and 14th Street. Underneath the L’s clinical, fluorescent lighting, his eyelids grow heavy. Bas is daydreaming. The vision: crashing waves, two sunbathing models wearing little more than lingerie and sunglasses, bottomless champagne bottles, dollar bills raining from the heavens, a boat ride across the Hudson. The camera, lingering on Bas, provides the illusion of an emcee walking on water. Read more at Interview Magazine

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