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RJ 'What's Good, Bro?' by James Killeen

Rob Ulitski - 30th Sept 2025

James Killeen directs an affecting promo for Manchester rapper RJ, for a track addressed to a friend and fellow rapper, Josh Ryan Stubbs, who recently passed away.  

The video for What's Good Bro? is a dramatisation of RJ's preparation to attend a funeral: getting dressed in a suit, then driving to the service. Throughout his emotions are running high and this personal turmoil leads him to stop the car in a country lane on the way to the funeral. 

At this point, a symbol of hope and beauty is introduced into his painful reality - a sign that the spirit of his late friend lives on. James Killeen does an excellent job here, focussing on getting a powerful performance from the artist, maximising the emotional pull of the lyrics, tackling the difficult subject of grief but also ending on a note of closure. 

"In May 2023, we lost a very special man, the most talented artist my area has ever produced," RJ has commented about Josh. "I wanted to pay my respects through lyrics in some way... one day, these words came to my mind, and I wrote them down.

"On the first anniversary of his passing, I had the privilege to perform this track for the first time in front of his closest family and friends at a memorial event. After I'd finished, I asked the people there... if they wanted me to release it properly and hopefully contribute to extending the memory of Josh. They told me to get it out!

"In memory of Josh Ryan Stubbs."

Rob Ulitski - 30th Sept 2025

Tags

  • Rap
  • Hip Hop
  • Performance
  • Narrative
  • Tribute
  • Friendship
  • Naturalistic
  • Grief

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
James Killeen
Producer
Ijaz Rana
Producer
Aryan Bagha
Production Company
Rowan Media House
1st AD
Matt Williamson- Sanéja

Camera

Director of Photography
Mike Brookes
Focus Puller
Ken Carson
2nd AC
Joe Cummins
Steadicam
Colin Lewin

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Chris Bird
Key Grip
Gary Scaife
Sparks
Tom Maher, Alexander Stagg, Max Sandiford

Casting

Lead actor
Rob Hutson

Editorial

Editor
Jamil Shaukat
Editing company
Picture Lock

Grading

Colourist
James Killeen

Agent

Director's Representation
Vision Artists

Commission

Label
Midication Recordings

Rob Ulitski - 30th Sept 2025

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