“Laugh Now Cry Later” also has put to rest - temporarily at least - speculative rumours that Drake was going to drop a song that featured appearances by either Bruno Mars or Ariana Grande, and that his next album was going to be called “Skeleton King.” Khaled for “Popstar” and “Greece ” Jamaican DJ Popcaan for a couple of cameos on “All I Need” and “Twist & Turn” and recorded and shot a video for “Only You Freestyle” with British rapper Headie One, in which he first introduced the “Certified Lover Boy” logo design of yellow “CLB” initials and pink roses adorning cast t-shirts. The release of “Laugh Now, Cry Later” is the latest song in what has been a very busy and prolific year for the Six-God: in May, he released “The Dark Lane Demo Tapes” that featured the viral hit “Toosie Slide,” - a song which mentioned Nike in its lyrics and may have resulted in the video shoot invite to company headquarters.ĭrake has also paired with D.J.
There’s also a scene where Drake and Durk clown in front of the camera with basketballs, a beloved Toronto Raptors cap adorning Drizzy’s noggin as he continues to be Toronto’s most fervent and enthusiastic ambassador.
It also seems that the 10-second jet-ski Instagram clip that first teased this morning’s single was a legit preview of the official video directed by Dave Meyers - a Grammy Award-winning veteran of over 350 music videos - as both Drake and Lil Durk race around the man-made lake outside Nike Headquarters and also commandeer a couple of golf carts.īut the scene that will probably make Nike swoon the most is where Drake and his companion, Instagram influencer Aggy Abby, are tearing through the warehouse with carts full of swag, Abby smiling widely as Graham produces and counts the Benjamins needed to pay for their massive haul of merch.ĭrake is also not above poking fun at himself, and he and Internet comedian Druski2Funny have an exchange where Graham is caught “crying later” and the jokester admonishes him for his tears. and - about midway through the video - gets painfully sacked by running back Marshawn Lynch, rumoured to be returning to the Seattle Seahawks this season.Īubrey “Drake” Graham is also shown boxing underwater in a pool hitting a few balls with a baseball bat into the field and running on a treadmill – and occasionally spouting out the song’s verbal hook: the word “baby.” Against the musical backdrop of a muted-horn-synth loop, a sluggish beat and his usual cryptic verses, Drizzy gets trounced in a game of hoops against Brooklyn Nets power forward Kevin Durant, plays catch with NFL Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.