Justin Bieber rocks his controversial dreadlocks and shows off rap skills in ultra-stylized Don’t Go music video featuring Don Toliver and Skrillex

Justin Bieber premiered his highly-anticipated new single Don’t Go, along with its coinciding music video, via YouTube on Thursday evening.

The melancholic pop track features rapper-singer Don Toliver and was produced by celebrity DJ Skrillex.

Don’t Go’s stylized music video featured a dreadlock-wearing Bieber, despite the 27-year-old singer receiving an influx of backlash for sporting the style earlier this year.

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New music: Justin Bieber premiered his highly-anticipated new single Don’t Go, along with its coinciding music video, via YouTube on Thursday evening

 Features: The melancholic pop track features rapper-singer Don Toliver and was produced by celebrity DJ Skrillex

The nearly three-minute visual commences with a black-and-white clip of Justin, as well as Toliver and Skrillex, standing before a large projection screen.

Despite varying backdrops and scenes, the entire music video is captured on a massive soundstage.

It then cuts to another setting, featuring a diorama of a robust moose posing in a field of grass with a gang of hawks hovering above its head, with the trio still posing idly.

In another angle, it is revealed that the moose is having a frightening standoff with a rabid wolf. 

Controversial: Don’t Go’s stylized music video featured a dreadlock-wearing Bieber, despite the 27-year-old singer receiving an influx of backlash for sporting the style earlier this year

Stylized: The nearly three-minute visual commences with a black-and-white clip of Justin, as well as Toliver and Skrillex, standing before a large projection screen

Futuristic: Justin and his collaborators performed within a futuristic, orange-lit octagon

In contrast to the nature-themed diorama, Justin and his collaborators performed within a futuristic, orange-lit octagon in several moment of the video.

The Baby hitmaker lip-synced the lyrics to Don’t Go in two contrasting ensembles, one of which features an oversized white tee and the other showing the hitmaker in a black hooded sweatshirt.

He had his dreadlocks in full view, often shaking them for the camera. He had debuted the look back in March, after having sported the style in 2016.

The Peaches singer’s controversy comes amid the connection between dreadlocks and Black identity and culture, with many social media users calling out the white artist.

Massive: Despite varying backdrops and scenes, the entire music video is captured on a massive soundstage

Trippy: ‘My Mona Lisa, baby / My masterpiece, baby / When I’m in pieces, baby / You give me peace of mind,’ sings Justin in voiceover, as avant-garde imagery of the vocalist drenched in gold paint appears on screen

Diorama: It then cuts to another setting, featuring a diorama of a robust moose posing in a field of grass with a gang of hawks hovering above its head, with the trio still posing idly

Not all people were put off by the previous hairstyle, as notable entertainers including Jaden Smith, and Quavo from Migos, posted supportive comments on social media in support of Bieber. 

He eventually ditched the style by unveiling a shaved head in mid-May.   

‘My Mona Lisa, baby / My masterpiece, baby / When I’m in pieces, baby / You give me peace of mind,’ sings Justin in voiceover, as avant-garde imagery of the vocalist drenched in gold paint appears on screen. 

The fast-paced music video creates frequent instances of contrast, ranging from low-fi footage to 4K slow-motion clips.

Bold: He had his dreadlocks in full view, often shaking them for the camera. He had debuted the look back in March, after having sported the style in 2016

Contrast: The fast-paced music video creates frequent instances of contrast, ranging from low-fi footage to 4K slow-motion clips

Later in the track, Bieber gives his devout fanbase a taste of his rap skills by quickly spewing a string of poetic lyrics at the camera as scenes changed in and out rapidly. 

Don Toliver, rocking designer from head-to-toe, comes in at the bridge to sing of his desire for ‘commitment’ from the song’s metaphorical ‘girl.’

He, Justin, and Skrillex make hand gestures at the camera in front of large black SUV parked against an all-white backdrop.

‘I put in the work to hear you say / Don’t go / Misery, missing your company / Don’t go / See him pulling at your that way / Don’t go,’ sings Justin is his signature falsetto.

Rapping: Later in the track, Bieber gives his devout fanbase a taste of his rap skills by quickly spewing a string of poetic lyrics at the camera as scenes changed in and out rapidly

Chorus: ‘I put in the work to hear you say / Don’t go / Misery, missing your company / Don’t go / See him pulling at your that way / Don’t go,’ sings Justin is his signature falsetto

To close out the infectious track, Bieber asks ‘What if this is where you’re supposed to be?’ while jumping around a photo studio with flashbulbs going off.

On Monday, Bieber teased his 190million Instagram followers by announcing he would be dropping Don’t Go on August 19.

It comes after the YouTube sensation appeared on a remix of the popular song Essence by Wizkid.

‘Thank u for letting me jump on the song of the summer,’ he captioned an Instagram post unveiling the surprise collaboration.

Just chillin! Toliver, Justin, and Skrillex make hand gestures at the camera in front of large black SUV parked against an all-white backdrop

Big finale: To close out the infectious track, Bieber asks ‘What if this is where you’re supposed to be?’ while jumping around a photo studio with flashbulbs going off

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