Berlin based artist Oliver Laric scoured YouTube for uploaded amateur videos of people singing, mugging, and dancing along to the music of rapper 50 Cent. He then edited fifty of those clips into a seamless medley of the hits "In Da Club," "Candy Shop" and "How We Do." The end result is a sublime mash-up of pop music fandom, from starry-eyed posing in suburban bedrooms and basements to jubilant sing-alongs at karaoke clubs and car stereos. Laric has done two versions of this project, using different clips for each.
50 50 - Original 2007 Version (2:06) / All-new 2008 Version (2:05)
He employed a similar technique to an installation piece on the Red Hot Chili Peppers song, "Under the Bridge." A note-for-note reconstruction of the radio hit was meticulously edited together from amateur instrumental versions found on video-sharing websites. An excerpt of the video piece can be seen at Laric's own website.
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