Babygirl

It is difficult to think of Aotearoa hip hop without thinking of Scribe (aka Malo Luafutu or Jeshua Ioane Luafutu). Debut album The Crusader turned him into a star in New Zealand and Australia in the early 2000s. 'Babygirl', from Scribe's second album Rhyme Book, shows a softer side to the Christchurch-born and raised Samoan rapper. An ode to his daughter, the Oscar Kightley-directed video was shot in Samoa while Scribe was on tour. Rhyme Book reached number four on the Kiwi charts, and features famed conscious rapper Talib Kweli. Scribe was influenced by conscious rap to create a more relatable album.

I really put a lot of thought into [Rhyme Book] and because I'd come from Scribe the rap star, I really wanted this album to be Scribe the dude next door. The real me rather than the guy on TV.

– Scribe on creating his second album, The NZ Herald, 4 October 2007

Key Cast & Crew

Oscar Kightley

Director