Spike Lee’s controversial film Chi-Raq is in theaters today and like many of his past films he has lead the marketing with two music videos, “WGDB” and “Prey For My City.” While our reaction to those was less than enthusiastic, we remember when a Spike Lee movie-related music video was an event to behold. Here are eight that we’ll hold dear no matter how many suspect clips Spike puts out moving forward. RELATED: 18 Things Only Spike Lee Fans Can Relate To 1. Tisha Campbell – “Be Alone Tonight” (1988) Tisha Campbell as Jane Toussaint is the only role where the size of her head wasn’t an issue because her hair was bigger. But let’s not digress. When Toussiant and her Gamma Rays hit the talent show at Mission College it was the highlight of Spike’s ambitious colorism musical, School Daze. Their sultry performance of “Be Alone Tonight” was Campbell’s musical intro to the world and won the crowd with a deft display of sensual choreography in painted on dresses. But beyond being mere eye candy, it was a really catchy song with lyrics that were the ’80s equivalent of a subtweet to her man Julian: “I wanna let you know, I’m not ...
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