Ben Reilly - Jackpot (Official Video)

Back in June of this year, Ben dropped a 6 track EP: “Not Your Hero 4 Hire”. While every track provides energetic production with Ben flowing effortlessly over all of them, there was one that stood out the most to me.

Track #5, ‘Jackpot’, is one of them ONES. It’s really an “I’m him/I’m her” anthem. The production draws you in from the very first second but once we get around 45 seconds in, the beat drops, the chorus hits, & it’s magic. “You just hit the jackpot f***in’ with me” is something we all need to be reminded of & Ben is here to ensure that as he sings this line confidently all over the chorus.

There’s something special about seeing a song you love come to life through the artist’s eyes in a music video. Luckily for us, we get to experience that because of the ‘Jackpot’ visuals.

The video starts with Ben standing outside wearing this hero eye mask, exactly like the one he’s wearing on the cover of this project. He takes it off quickly though & soon heads inside a diner-styled restaurant, where the rest of the music video primarily takes place. He meets a woman inside & though there are other people there too, it seems as though nobody or nothing else exists but the 2 of them. It’s almost like it’s… magic? Or maybe superpowers is a more appropriate term. There are other parts in the video that allude to a similar consensus. The video ends with Ben & the woman leaving the restaurant, and a bystander finding his mask on the ground after they’ve walked away. The ending leaves plenty of room for interpretation and for the story to continue to unfold in another music video. 

Maybe Ben is a superhero. Maybe he’s just letting us know that he’s not regular. I mean, he does compare being involved with him to hitting the lottery, after all. We should all think of ourselves so highly. If you take anything away from this, let it be that YOU’RE the prize. ‘Jackpot’ is out right now; go stream that & tap into the music video to get the full experience!