Drake and J. Cole left no stone untouched in their stunning new “First Person Shooter” video, which you can watch below.
The Gibson Hazard-directed video, which was released on Wednesday (November 15), touches on a variety of subjects highlighted by Drizzy and Cole in the For All The Dogs song.
Brian Baumgartner, who portrayed Kevin Malone on The Office, appears in the video’s early minutes as the two mock the classic program, but this time he’s in the role of business CEO commanding a group of dolls.
The 6 God and Dreamville chairman then compete in a stadium-sized ping-pong bаttle before moving on to chess and recreating the classic Leo Messi and Christiano Ronaldo chess shot from the soccer idols’ Louis Vuitton commercial.
Following a hard boxing bаttle, Drake and Cole’s spidey senses begin to tingle as they perform the iconic Spider-man meme with both rappers in costume — Cole mentioned the meme on “First Person Shooter,” referring to Drake and himself.
Following that, Drizzy takes the baton and walks onto the stage, rhyming from the rooftop of Scotiabank Arena in Toronto before erecting a statue of himself, solidifying his mythical status.
In the video’s comment area, fans from both OVO and Dreamville praised the visual’s ingenuity.
“This is like JAY-Z and Nas doing a video in 2002,” one commenter said. “Drake’s level of security as an artist is incredible.” No other top dog in history would do this, let alone go on tour. Congratulations, Drake and Cole.”
“This is what music videos SHOULD be,” commented another. Every shot is designed with a specific goal in mind. I adore it.”
“Now this is a music video!!” a third supporter wrote in. “The visuals were insаne from beginning to end; it felt like I was watching a movie.” I’m hoping they’ll release a collaborative project soon, especially since they’ll be traveling together.”
Next year, J. Cole and Drake will co-headline the It’s All a Blur — Big As the What? Tour, which will get out on January 18 in Denver, Colorado, and finish on March 10 in Lexington, Kentucky.
The final four shows on the tour will be played without Cole, including one on Long Island just 7.7 miles from Cole’s alma mater, St. John’s University.
Cole’s manager, Ibrahim Hamad, has disclosed why some of the country’s most important markets were left out of this run.
“I feel your pаin, but this isn’t a major city run; this is a run for the secondary market, where we don’t get to go as often and do shows like we used to.” “All love to DC,” IB responded to one fan.
However, the Dreamville co-founder is thrilled to return to some of the places that he and J. Cole used to run through when they were grinding before his rise to rap God.
“I need to get back up to some of those markets we used to grinԀ through on the way up.” “I can’t wait to visit those cities again, it’s been a while,” he continued.