Britt Hayes is a writer, movie lover, and sensible sweater enthusiast living in Austin, Texas. She watches too much TV and never eats her vegetables.
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1. Maroon 5 Feat. Wiz Khalifa, ‘Payphone’
Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine plays a seemingly innocuous banker in this video for 'Payphone.' When a group of violent criminals attempt to rob the bank where he's working, he does what any sensible man would do: he grabs the gun from his desk and the lady he's crushing on and the pair run off...
2. Beastie Boys, ‘Body Movin”
Directed by rapper the late great Adam Yauch under the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér, 'Body Movin'' features the Beasties acting out a heist that takes the term "old school" all the way back to the days of sword fights and powdered wigs...
3. Skrillex, ‘Bangarang’
Skrillex's 'Bangarang,' is, of course, a nod to the lost boys from Steven Spielberg's 'Hook,' borrowing its title from Rufio's signature battle cry. The video features a group of thuggish neighborhood kids pulling a heist on an ice cream truck, manned by a fat cat type meant to look like a cartoon villain with his painted-on mustache...
4. Britney Spears, ‘Criminal’
The video for one of Britney's lesser hits, 'Criminal,' features the singer as arm candy for a well-to-do jerk. When he starts getting handsy with her, a scruffy criminal (played by her soon-to-be husband Jason Trawick) saves the day and Brit flees with her rescuer...
5. DMX, ‘Party Up’
Y'all gonna make DMX lose his mind, up in here, up in here. In the video for 'Party Up,' still DMX's greatest hit, the rapper is mistaken for a bank robber and subsequently tries to prove he's innocent by helping an injured security guard and several hostages safely exit the building...
6. Dr. Dre, ‘Ring Ding Dong’
It's not your typical heist, per se, but it's still pretty cool. Dr. Dre's video for 'Ring Ding Dong' (from the 'Friday' soundtrack) features Dre and his crew breaking into a hangar and throwing a massive party in the back of a plane. Later on, 'Friday' star Chris Tucker mans the thing and takes off in the jet, party people in tow...
8. Foster the People, ‘Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)’
The video for 'Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)' captures the same energy and appeal present in every one of Foster the People's songs. Gabourey Sidibe ('Precious') co-stars as a driver's ed student and band leader Mark Foster plays her instructor/bank robber...
7. Lil Wayne Feat. T-Pain, ‘Got Money’
In a more traditional heist music video, Lil Wayne and T-Pain form a plan to rob a bank to give money to the poor. The video for 'Got Money' is topical: Following the fallout from Hurricane Katrina, the guys want to steal cash from the bank to give to the poor (Robin Hood style) in an attempt to make up for a government that isn't providing what it should...
10. Beyonce + Jay-Z, ”03 Bonnie and Clyde’
In Beyonce and Jay-Z's ode to the infamous criminal couple, the pair imagine a modern day Bonnie and Clyde in this video for the song ''03 Bonnie and Clyde.' This video features Bey and Jay on the run from the law, with Johnathon Schaech ('That Thing You Do...
9. Eminem Feat. Dr. Dre, ‘Guilty Conscience’
Eminem's videos have always been just as interesting as his songs. In 'Guilty Conscience,' a young man is about to rob a store when the action freezes and the camera begins a dizzying, 360 degree shot as Eminem and Dr. Dre take turns rapping at the guy, representing the good and bad sides of his conscience...