The millennium bug and tech optimism
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Metallic fashion and futuristic style
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Music videos and the MTV era
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Handheld gadgets and virtual pets
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Master of Y2K culture and aesthetics
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Pumped up that shiny black suit at a gas station, walking down Brooklyn like a giant space balloon!
Expensive music videos: TLC's 'No Scrubs' music video cost over $1.5 million to produce in 1999 due to its futuristic CGI.
A short film or video that integrates a song with imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. In 1998, MTV premiered Total Request Live, popularizing futuristic music videos by artists like Britney Spears.
What giant, unusual outfit did Missy Elliott wear in her iconic 1997 video for 'The Rain'?
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Look up at the glass, (Oh-oh!) / We're stopping all the traffic on Broadway! (Yeah!) / Dial the number, cast your vote! (Let's go!)
Which pop star wore a futuristic silver outfit in her 1999 video for 'Genie in a Bottle'?
How many copies did *NSYNC's album 'No Strings Attached' sell in its first week in March 2000?
Which R&B group wore metallic outfits in a futuristic spaceship for their 1999 'No Scrubs' video?
Which music television channel was the ultimate cultural tastemaker during the Y2K era?
Which director was famous for using fish-eye lenses and futuristic silver sets in Y2K music videos?