The Canadian rapper recreates Miley's 'Wrecking Ball' and 'Ye's 'Bound 2' videos, and spoofs Justin Bieber's Calvin Klein ad among others in the bizarre visuals.
- July 11, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Drake has just dropped the official music video for his "Energy". Directed by Fleur & Manu, the bizarre clip premiered on Friday, July 10 via Apple Music finds the rapper transforming himself into fellow famous stars and recreating their biggest moments.
In between the black-and-white shots of him performing the track alongside his crew, the Canadian MC is seen sporting red lips as he channels Miley Cyrus in her "Wrecking Ball" music video and straddling a motorcycle with a topless lady when spoofing Kanye West's "Bound 2" visuals.
Drizzy also parodies Oprah Winfrey's talk show, Justin Bieber's infamous Calvin Klein ad and President Barack Obama's speech.
Produced by Boi-1da and OB O'Brien, "Energy" is a standout from his latest mixtape "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" which topped the Billboard 200 chart following its surprise arrival earlier this year.
In an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1, Drake revealed that the visuals was inspired by Michael Jackson's "Black or White". "I was like, 'Man, you know, effects have come such a long way. I bet we could do something crazy with this.' ... I want people to rewind it a bunch of times and go and tell someone else to watch it. It's shocking, it's beautiful, it's a lot of things."
During the chat, Drake also discussed his highly-anticipated "Views From the 6" which has yet to have a release date. "We're working, I never like to say close or far. I'll just say we're working," he explained. "Working with [Noah '40' Shebib] is the best possible thing that I can do for any project."
