Teezo and Carey stare blankly into the camera, as the cigarette smoke transcends from the outlines of the oval - a subtle Bennett editing play in the otherwise elusive trailer. Rarely are we aware of what that essence is…” Rubin opens his monologue. The things we create hold within them some essence of our experience in the world. The two stand in front of a green velvet curtain, passing a cigarette (acquired directly from Teezo’s hair) back and forth, as Rubin spits existential bars. Immediately, the frame of reference slowly shrinks to an oval in the middle of the screen, only to reveal the pair’s upper bodies. The almost two-minute trailer features rapper Teezo Touchdown alongside model Alexis Carey. The Lyrical Lemonade aficionado took to his socials to drop the official Rick Rubin-narrated trailer for his first-ever short film, whyrush?, set for release Saturday, June 17. A post shared by Cordae’ Bennett is leveling up in the video production space.
