Vid-DaVinci: “What You Finna Do” from his album The Day The Turf Stood Still Dropping March 9th

Chasen Paper, 2 March, 2010

DaVinci’s rocky raspy voice and low key flow is one of my favorites in hip hop right now. I’ve known about DaVinci for years and it’s great to see him finally getting some of the recognition he deserves. The Bay Area needs a face lift when it comes to the perception of it around the country and I’m glad he’s one of the folks doing it big for Frisco. GET UP ON MAGIC!


As the March 9th release date for DaVinci’s debut album, The Day The Turf Stood Still, approaches, the rising Fillmore District emcee is proud to release the video for the lead single from the album for the song, “What You Finna Do.” Shot in black and white and featuring powerful visuals throughout, DaVinci uses the video as a means to drive home the song’s message as he speaks on the powerful and hotly debated topic of gentrification, an issue not only affecting his own neighborhood but urban areas across the country. Speaking on his inspirations for penning the song, DaVinci explains, “I was inspired to write this song to address an open ended question to the neglected inner-city communities world wide.” The video’s chilling depiction follows DaVinci through his home city, or at least the city that used to feel like home.

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