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Fans may have seen Drake in videos in the past but Drake says “Over” will be his first real video as Drake The Artist. The Canadian emcee also spoke on what the video means to the album and what it means to his career as an artist.
“This is my first video,” he told MTV while shooting the clip. “I’ve shot a lot of videos before, but this is my first attempt to establish myself as Drake the artist. Shooting the other videos I’ve done has been great. I really don’t care what other people think about them, they were great experiences for me. I’ve learned a lot from them. Today, I’m shooting with somebody I really look up to and respect. I’m shooting with Anthony Mandler.”
Mandler and Drake are taking on a lot of compelling visuals, according to the young emcee, who also added that the video tells a story.
“We talked colors, we talked epic, emotion-evoking visuals. The story is actually interesting. The song is so aggressive, and it’s sort of a love story in the video. It has a lot to do with the album [Thank Me Later]. The album is about finding love, feeling ‘Have I sold my soul’ as far as ‘Will I ever be able to gain the trust of a woman? Will I only be able to be around the dark, evil women? Will I ever find that pure love?’ Those elements are in the video. I look strong, I feel great, my knee’s feeling great. I’m jumping around, doing all kinds of stuff.”
Drake also added that he plans to give fans some of what they want, while staying true to himself.
“For people who enjoy what I’ve done in the past, I’ve got a lot of songs to cater to them. But ‘Over’ was a song I did for myself…There was this calm before the storm, and ‘Over’ represented the storm to me. It’s the moment.”
Drake has shot previous videos for tracks like Timbaland’s “Say Something” and “Best I Ever Had.”
via: HipHopDx
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