{"id":29941,"date":"2017-09-08T10:04:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T09:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=29941"},"modified":"2017-09-08T10:04:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T09:04:40","slug":"29941shinobi-ninja-what-if-times-music-video-conveys-optimistic-and-profound-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/09\/29941shinobi-ninja-what-if-times-music-video-conveys-optimistic-and-profound-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Shinobi Ninja &#8216;What If Times&#8217; Music Video Conveys Profound Optimistic Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/09\/29941shinobi-ninja-what-if-times-music-video-conveys-optimistic-and-profound-message\/screen-shot-2017-09-08-at-9-03-15-am-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-08-at-9.03.15-AM-1.png?fit=696%2C459&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"696,459\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-09-08 at 9.03.15 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-08-at-9.03.15-AM-1.png?fit=640%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29943\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-08-at-9.03.15-AM-1.png?resize=640%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shinobi Ninja | Image courtesy of puregrainaudio.com\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\" \/>Brooklyn-based band Shinobi Ninja\u2019s music video &#8216;What If Times&#8217; features colourful imagery, upbeat vocals and an inspiring message.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Filmed from beginning to end on a cellphone, the video features children, in an effort to instil confidence in youth right from their prime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In symbolic connection with the message of the song to love yourself and others, the band\u2019s female lead Baby G is shown wearing a t-shirt that reads &#8220;Love Yourself&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 6-member band, who draw inspiration from various music genres \u2013 rock, hip-hop, funk, reggae, EDM and much more \u2013 was formed in 2008 and released their fourth album &#8216;Bless Up&#8217; in March 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the ability to convey thought-provoking messages without compromising artistic talents, Shinobi Ninja is refreshingly reflecting who they are in their work without any gimmicks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Check out the music video for &#8216;What If Times&#8217; below. Keep up with Shinobi Ninja\u2019s tour dates and latest releases on their official <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinobininja.com\/\">website<\/a>\u00a0or follow them on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ShinobiNinja\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mPd2nQnOSb8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn-based band Shinobi Ninja\u2019s music video \u201cWhat If Times\u201d features colourful imagery, upbeat vocals and an inspiring message.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,640],"tags":[111,11279,4275,423,77,370,11277,79,81,11278],"class_list":["post-29941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-videos","tag-album","tag-bless-up","tag-brooklyn","tag-music-video","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-shinobi-ninja","tag-single","tag-video","tag-what-if-times"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-7MV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39622,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/08\/anime-rapper-pharaoh-uchiha-releases-latest-single-revenge-777-bad-vibes-forever\/","url_meta":{"origin":29941,"position":0},"title":"Anime Rapper Pharaoh Uchiha Releases Latest Single &#8216;Revenge 777\/Bad Vibes Forever&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"21\/08\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Pharaoh Uchiha released her latest single, 'Revenge 777\/Bad Vibes Forever' on July 5.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Releases&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Releases","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-releases\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pharaoh.png?fit=1000%2C996&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pharaoh.png?fit=1000%2C996&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pharaoh.png?fit=1000%2C996&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/pharaoh.png?fit=1000%2C996&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":73977,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/02\/new-single-3-ninjas-shows-what-xiidc-has-to-offer-featuring-typhanie-co-spell-the-three-and-artshow\/","url_meta":{"origin":29941,"position":1},"title":"New Single &#8216;3 Ninjas&#8217; 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