Skai Jackson Can't Escape Lil Nas X In ​'Panini'

Skai Jackson Can't Escape Lil Nas X In ​'Panini'

By Brendan Wetmore
Sep 05, 2019

Lil Nas X's long-anticipated video for "Panini" is finally here, and it's a journey through the cyborg city pictured on the cover of his debut EP, 7, led by the incomparable meme-queen and Disney Channel star, Skai Jackson.

The video, directed by Mike Diva, is as 2019 as it gets, while remaining hyper-futuristic: ads for TikTok, Acorns, and cowboy emojis line the futuristic streets that Skai Jackson explores on her way to an Uber she's ordered from a smart watch. Throughout the video, she's desperately trying to escape Lil Nas X, who somehow appears everywhere she goes. From flying car, to airplane, to alleyway, Lil Nas X dances and hits the "Woah" — like a pro, might I add — which somehow frustrates Jackson to no end.

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After skydiving to escape the friendly clutches of the "Old Town Road" singer, Jackson lands back in the city and finds that Lil Nas X has created holographic trees and flowers to cover the skyscrapers, just for her. How kind! Despite having a happy ending, and memes galore, Jackson never recreates her iconic meme pose, despite having several chances while seated in cars and planes to do so. Fingers crossed for next time!

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