Kanye West Shows His Video, Bares His Fangs

The final version of Kanye West’s video for “Paranoid” is out, as evidenced by the protective MC posting the clip to his blog. Rihanna is still done up in a duct-tape garter in the clip, although the crazy dream she’s having is a bit more fleshed-out in this version. Much of the dancing in the video that leaked last week has been swapped out for lyrics shooting down a darkened ravine’s twisty roads and Kanye-as-werewolf allusions; the mix also sounds more robust, and may just very well put the track in the pole position of the ever-ensuing Summer Jam Contest that music obsessives like to hold until about mid-July or so. [Vimeo via kanYe West: Blog]