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THE VIDEO: High off the overwhelmingly positive reviews for their new collaborative album _Watch the Throne_, Kanye West and Jay-Z released the album's first music video Thursday night
on MTV. (Watch it below.) Legendary music video director Spike Jonze (Beastie Boys' "Sabotage," Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice") helmed the "jovial"
clip for the duo's popular single "Otis." Alternating between footage of West and Jay stripping down (then joyriding in) a Maybach and the rappers spitting lyrics in front of
an American flag, the sparse video also boasts brief cameos from a group of models and comedian Aziz Ansari. THE REACTION: Given the "silly high-concept music videos" that Jonze is
known for directing, not to mention the typical bombastic behavior that accompanies anything Jay-Z and Kanye West do, the "Otis" video is "remarkably straightforward,"
says Matthew Perpetua at _Rolling Stone_. Yes, it's refreshing, says Spencer Kornhaber at _The Atlantic_, to see the high-profile rappers simply "bro-ing out, trading lines and
noogies," and joyfully palling around. But is it too simple? asks Matt Preira at the _Miami New Times_. For all the pomp and circumstance leading up to its premiere, the video is
underwhelming. "Remember when an MTV Music Video World Premiere meant, like, Michael Jackson presenting a half-hour saga?" Two friends hanging out doesn't cut it. Judge for
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