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Megan Thee Stallion ft. DaBaby "Cry Baby"

"Lay on my stomach, toot it up, do the crybaby," Megan proclaims in her video, dressed as a variety of dolls in a toy store. 
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'NSYNC "It's Gonna Be Me"

The popular 90s boy band breaks out from doll cases in a toy store for the "It's Gonna Be Me" music video.
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Mariah Carey feat. Nicki Minaj "Up Out My Face"

Mimi and Nicki are the ultimate Barbie Dolls in their "Up Out My Face" video. "You're such a Barbie," Minaj even says to Carey at the beginning of the song. 

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Tegan and Sara “Dying to Know”

Tegan and Sara appear as soft, stuffed marionettes in their "Dying to Know" video, driving through town in a toy car. 

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Coldplay "Life in Technicolor II"

Coldplay performs "Life in Technicolor II" as toys for a group of children in their colorful music video

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Beastie Boys feat. Santigold "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win"

The "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" is full blown war scene, filled with action figure soldiers. 
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Melanie Martinez "Dollhouse"

As the title suggests, Melanie Martinez sings the eerie tune as a porcelain doll in a house.

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Sum 41 "The Hell Song"

Sum 41 performed "The Hell Song" in their video as action figures, with pictures of their faces taped to the toys. 

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Snoop Dogg "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace"

A Snoop megafan unwraps a doll of his idol in "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace."

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Nicki Minaj "Barbie Tingz"

The Queen of the Barbz appears as a Barbie in her fittingly titled "Barbie Tingz" video. 

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Aqua "Barbie Girl"

"C'mon, Barbie, let's go party!" Ken shouts in Aqua's ode to the iconic Mattel toy.

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2/6/2021
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