SiR has channeled D’Angelo in the music video for his new single “No Evil.”
The song, which according to SiR “is for the misunderstood,” arrives with a video that pays homage to the neo-soul legend’s iconic “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” video.
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The Loris Russier-directed visual reveals the California-bred crooner’s rather remarkable fitness transformation. Translation: he’s ripped.
While showcasing his new physique, SiR sings: “What’s your superpower?/ Show me what you’re made of/ I been lonely for days and days/ But we’re one and the same.”
Check out the clip below.
“No Evils” marks SiR’s first solo offering since 2022, although he did link up with his brother D Smoke for the feel-good summertime jam, “Work Hard, Play Hard.”
The song’s accompanying video captured the duo having a ball in Costa Rica, where they unwound and experienced their natural surroundings. The video was directed by Sergio and produced by Undaunted.
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“My prayin’ momma proud of her little black boys,” D Smoke rapped on the track. “We headlining clubs, owning sneakers and back doors/ Walk through the kitchen, got plenty ink on our passports/ And not to mention, our queens, they pushing the RAV4s.”
Though it hasn’t been revealed how exactly SiR got in such great shape for the “No Evil” video, D’Angelo relied on celebrity trainer Mark Jenkins.
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In an interview with HipHopDX in 2022, the fitness guru explained: “[D’Angelo] had a vision about how he wanted to look with the music…We got together and I heard the music. I said, ‘Man, it’d be crazy if you could do that shit with no shirt on and just tell the story and be in shape.’
“When D’s on, he’s 100 percent on and he really trained hard for that. But there was a lot of waiting because he’s never on time. Everybody knows that. And it’s a lot of nighttime — he doesn’t start till 5 or 6 p.m. That’s the morning for him. If we he had an eight o’clock session, you might get to him by 10 p.m. or 11 p.m.”
According to Jenkins, D’Angelo committed to a grueling regime for three months under the trainer’s watchful eye.
“We did a twice a day, did road work and then weights in the evening or boxing, some type of cardio,” he recalled. “Or sometimes we’d do sprints in the morning and then some type of weight training in the evening.
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“Two days on one day off, three days on and two days off to focus on recovery as well as strict dieting. We did that transformation in the dead of winter in Central Park. So we were doing below zero runs.”
He added: “He’s a tough guy, man. We trained hard for that so I definitely give him credit. What was so great about it was that it inspired so many people to get into shape. That was what’s cool about it.”
