Yung Lean and Gener8ion Remake ‘Storm’ Video, Smash Moon Person During VMAs Performance

Swedish rapper Yung Lean and his creative collective, Gener8ion, have shared a new reimagined music video for his song “Storm.” The visual drop follows the artists’ recent performance at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), where the live act ended with the on-stage destruction of a moon person prop.

Yung Lean and Gener8ion performed “Storm” at the MTV VMAs, followed by the release of a remade music video for the song. On stage during the live broadcast, the artists destroyed a moon person prop that would be used as a visual anchor for the new video release.

The release of the remade “Storm” video reminds us of the ongoing collaboration between Yung Lean and Gener8ion. The collective, which handles the rapper’s visual direction, merchandise, and broader aesthetic output, co-directed the new visual.

The remake updates the original track’s visual narrative to match the group’s unique, often surreal artistic style. The newly released video features a mesmerizing visual aesthetic and expands on the thematic elements introduced during the artists’ live television debut.

The video release follows Yung Lean and Gener8ion’s performance at the MTV VMAs. The stage show “Storm” was broadcast live and included a theatrical element that ended with the artists smashing a moon person prop.

The prop’s destruction is a visual motif staged to match the themes of the song and accompanying video. The MTV VMAs award trophy is traditionally a statue of the “Moonman.” This specific “moon person,” destroyed in this performance, served as a dedicated performance art piece for the set.

To understand the staging of the VMA performance, we have to look at the structure of Yung Lean’s creative output. In the early 2010s, Gener8ion was formed as a multidisciplinary collective. For his visual projects, Yung Lean turned to Gener8ion, rather than outside directors, to maintain full control of his music videos, stage design, and fashion lines.

Artists have historically used MTV VMA performances to create viral moments that stick with culture. Yung Lean and Gener8ion leveraged the broadcast’s massive audience to instantly promote the visual themes of the “Storm” project by adding the physical destruction of a prop to the live set.

As of this reporting, representatives for Yung Lean and Gener8ion have not released an official statement regarding the symbolic meaning behind the destruction of the moon person prop during the VMA broadcast.

However, the direct visual correspondence between the live show and the new video suggests the staging was deliberately designed as an introduction to the visual project’s reimagined form. The official side hasn’t said whether the prop was custom-built for the broadcast.

To Yung Lean, the intersection of live TV performances and immediate visual releases depicts his approach to music and visual art as one entity. Gener8ion’s involvement guarantees a slick visual presentation that stays consistent across his music videos, live performances, and trademark.

The VMA performance gave this unified vision a high-profile platform to debut to a mainstream audience, cementing the collective’s influence on modern hip-hop and alternative rap aesthetics.

The remade music video for “Storm” is now live on all major digital streaming and video platforms. It’s unclear whether the moon person prop destruction will be used in upcoming live tour dates, or whether Gener8ion will share more behind-the-scenes footage from the VMA performance. Fans are now poring over the frame-by-frame details of the new video for more visual clues.