# Helicopter music video by A$AP Rocky

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Helicopter music video by A$AP Rocky and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Praised as a classic that rewards repeat viewing, with surreal effects that balance well against the human performances; common caveats are motion sickness and an unconvincing, unreal look.

## Why people recommend it

- Praised as a great, classic work (2 comments): "it's really a great piece of work. The energy is frenetic and it's got this beautiful balance of surrealism from the effects and groundedness from the human performances." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46670502)) "I still rewatch this video once or twice a year. I think it's a classic in my opinion." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46682059))
- Strong surreal effects and visuals (2 comments): "it's really a great piece of work. The energy is frenetic and it's got this beautiful balance of surrealism from the effects and groundedness from the human performances." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46670502)) "Pairs perfectly with the visuals." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46691441))

## What people warn about

- Looks unreal, especially the mouth (2 comments): "it doesn't really look real so the applications may be limited" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48790623)) "A$AP Rocky's Gaussian splatted mouth in that video be looking worse than AI generated video" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46672175))
- Causes motion sickness (1 comments): "It's very cool but left me badly motion sick." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46677730))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Helicopter music video by A$AP Rocky", https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-ap-rocky-helicopter-music-video/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).