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New Hot Video Drop: CORBYN - "BLACKWHITE" MV

By Nefertiti Jenkins

With a cinematic-like visual, 28-year-old Korean-American artist CORBYN dropped his latest music video with 28 LABORATORY on April 12. "BLACKWHITE" includes a red carpet braggadocious fire flow with popular movie references.

The music video for the self-produced track, is the second uploaded to YouTube under 28 LABORATORY since his departure from South Korean kpop group 24K, back in January.

CORBYN, also known as Cory, was once the leader and main vocalist of the boy band group. He was born in South Korea, but grew up in Portland, Oregon. Check out his new music below.




Lyrics:
"This movie black white Casablanca we movin' Frank White We buildin' castles on them heads right? Ya'll look the same to me I blink twice Credits rollin' I see my name twice My passion's got the hater's seeing Christ Hallelujah they all buckling under pressure tight Godfather to these haters shaking dice Brando muggin' leavin' headless horses, Poltergeist Ya'll don't amaze me Ya'll don't amaze me Stuck in a Matrix We usual suspects Will smith a new one don't play with my success Dance with the devil He wearin' them Pradas And burning a milly blunts Scars on my face so I'm hustlin' husltin' Seekin' a milions We killin' them killin' them mockingbirds they outta sight I'm keepin' em keepin' em Swazye they lookin' real light All the neighbors checkin' if we really might Go noir, deuce ocho rep I say This movie black white Casablanca we movin' Frank White We buildin' castles on them heads right? Ya'll look the same to me I blink twice Credits rollin' I see my name twice Raging bull I got some shit to prove I gotta shake the tool before I shoot My word is my word I go harder than any you suckas I'm takin' the loot Here in my room been caged in a Nicholas suit They gone with the wind Fuck you just pretend Just stick to the plan 10 outta 10 How you gon' disrespect are you insane Whiplash* from the haters don't you take my name in vein City of Gods we takin' different lanes I put the work in so it's growing pains They talkin' hard but lookin' soft like Charlie's Angels Die hard artist vigils for fakes I'm lighting candles Hooligans lookin' green from future lookin' late night My motion pictures' gon' be timeless shit because This movie black white Casablanca we movin' Frank White We buildin' castles on them heads right? Ya'll look the same to me I blink twice Credits rollin' I see my name twice."
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