“Monument” had been an entirely different song. It was called “Raisin Bread.” All different verses entirely different hook. It was about making money. Cliché and useless. Once my eyes opened back up I realized the tragedy it would be to waste such an extraordinary beat being so vapid. I started from scratch. The production sounds like triumph. It sounds anthemic. It sounds like stadium rock. So I had an opportunity to not only capture a vision for the album as a whole but for my entire career. Building. Sacrificing. Community. Lasting. Remaining. Pavel and his crew were a gift from God his vision for the video was so powerful. We’d been talking about collaborating for years but the timing was never right but now it was absolutely perfect. The result transcends being monumental, it is a monument unto itself. – Homeboy Sandman

Song produced by Quelle Chris
from the album “Don’t Feed The Monster”
https://smarturl.it/DFTM

director______________PAVEL BURYAK @pableneu
cinematographer____ ANDREA GAVAZZI @andgavazzi
producer____________ GRETTA WILSON @grettawilson.psd
art coordinator______ GABBY GOLDBERG @gabrielazarus
1st AC______________ BRYAN BONILLA
2nd AC______________KEVIN ESNAULT @kesnault
2nd AC______________BEN SCOFIELD @benscofield_
production assistant_EDAN ASHKENAZI
stedicam____________KYLE DERRY @asmarterwarholic
vfx supervisor_______ROMAN ONUFRIYCHUK @romafx
3d sculptor__________ALEX BILIAK
colorist_____________PARKER JARVIE & COMPANY 3 @parkerjarvie @company_3
color producer______ BLAKE RICE @blakerice
editor______________. PAVEL BURYAK

starring_____________ANGEL DEL VILLAR, STEVE McMILLIAN, URIEL WINFREE, VICTORIA DEL VILLAR, FRESH & JEN, KATHRYN LEIGHTON, APPOLONIA VARGAS, MIA & RICO

film lab______________METROPOLIS POST NEW YORK
shot on______________ARRI FLEX 416 / KODAK @kodak_shootfilm
production company______________RAFESTHETIC.TV @rafesthetic.tv

Director’s Statement:
“The story of Homeboy Sandman’s «Monument» is following philosophy, ideas and believing in ourselves, where we are erecting the biggest monument in life. All that remains after a person is a legacy, the most important achievement of the life. We see the world where people who surround us every day, who create something small and big and go unnoticed. Each of them believes in something and everyone has a hope. A monument is a result, a tribute to something from the past, unshakable, but with a message to the future.

It was a long way doing this video, but I loved the energy of the song and vibe from the very beginning. The idea came up to me during 2 days of listening the song and I immediately wrote it down. I believe this is a great new chapter for Homeboy Sandman, who creates entire worlds in his songs and audience can feel it. ”