Empty streets and a solitary Drake sliding around his mansion in this video that, except for the fireworks display, may be a prime example of the music video in the time of Coronavirus quarantine.
Lil Yachty plays "Boprah" in this perfect parody, asking some hard-hitting questions of Drake, appearing as himself in an ill-fated cooking segment, and paying a visit to Da Baby's crib for an interview, plus lots of others touches familiar to even the most casual Oprah viewer.
A two-parter, split between a NYC visit — including a stop at Jay-Z's childhood home, Marcy Projects — and then a more luxurious visit to Drake's Toronto spot.
Imagine Drake and Future in regular jobs. Garbagemen? Electronic store salesmen? Car mechanics? Drive-Thru cashiers? Just some of the gigs we see these rapstars working at while dreaming of working on music, which then comes into play as we get a video within a video and things get increasingly meta with Director X aka Julien Christian Lutz.
A dance battle between Chris Brown and Drake doesn't seem like a fair fight, but director Chris Robinson and crew don't let this storyline play out as you'd expect.
A post-modern excursion where Drake is aware of trying mash-up a Taye Diggs rom-com comedy vibe with a New Orleans escapade, while also dealing with the fact that a viral challenge meme has already impacted in a way that may be more pervasive than the reach of any traditional music video in this Social Media Age.
And while you enjoy the ride, keep an eye out for some guest star appearances and an end credit compliation of some of the more epic Challenge clips.
Drake cedes the spotlight to let the Ladies get their shine, with starring turns from a who's who of prominent women, including actresses Olivia Wilde, Issa Rae, Rashida Jones and Tiffany Haddish.
