Conceptual Video Way Ahead Of Its Time

Skates is one woman's claim on the fem-electro rap world made about three years too early. When Lord of the Rinks came out in 2004, MIA and Santogold hadn't yet laid the groundwork for a subversively earnest chick laying down rhymes and layering neon. Here's the Skates song "Green Vans," which'll break down the taxonomy of cool shoes from four years ago if you're into that kind of thing.