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The 10 Most Expensive Music Videos of All Time, Ranked From Lowest to Highest Cost

10. Limp Bizkit, “Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)”
Cost: $3 million ($4.6 million with inflation) (via NME)

The music video for the 2000 single from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water cost a ton of money.

Directed by frontman Fred Durst, the clip included cameos from the likes of stars like Ben Stiller and Stephen Dorff (Zoolander had just come out around the same time), and was partially shot at the World Trade Center.

9. MC Hammer, “2 Legit 2 Quit”
Cost: $2.5 million ($4.7 million with inflation) (via Digg)

MC Hammer‘s 1991 smash from the album of the same name was a Top 5 hit – and its accompanying nearly 15-minute clip earned the artist a spot among the most expensive videos ever.

Boasting a ton of celeb appearances – Jim Belushi, James Brown and Tony Danza, among others – and a narrative involving the legendary glove of Michael Jackson – the Rupert Wainwright-directed video broke the bank, and is more like a mini-movie.

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