November 1, 2012 | 3:50 PM | By John Vettese
Travel to distant destinations and get Fiona Apple hooks stuck in your head with Philly rapper Gilbere Forte
FILED UNDER: Artists, Recordings, Fiona Apple, Gilbere Forte
We’ve been following up-and-coming Philly-via-Michigan rapper Gilbere Forte for a bit now, so we were psyched to see his latest video pop up on Okayplayer.com yesterday. It’s called “Pray,” it’s based around a total earworm of a vocal hook from Fiona Apple’s “Every Single Night” and features a stunning video shot in verdant locations in some picturesque corner of the world. Check it out below.
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