Rihanna has finally revealed the video for ‘Work’ – the lead single from her embattled ‘ANTI’ album.
Directed by X, the visual naturally features guest star Drake, who the 28-year-old siren wines and grinds on throughout the duration of the clip.
Following an aggressive launch, which saw the song played on mainstream radio every-hour-on-the-hour, the track has taken off- both digitally and on the airwaves.
With its video now available for streaming, will it be enough to push the Caribbean-kissed cut to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 where its current peak is #4?
Watch below and let…us…know!
Kudos where due; the video compliments the sound of the song exquisitely.
From the moody mise en scène (which borrows from Janet Jackson’s ‘Got Til It’s Gone’) to the Dancehall dipped choreography, Rih scores a win with this one. Indeed, where her talent lacks, her visuals oftentimes make up for it – this being no exception.
In a rare move, she pulls off the innovative by combining two videos in one. [Editor’s note: Smart Olivia Pope-ing as clearly two separate videos were shot)
The song (especially the hook) leave a lot to be desired, but there’s little to fault here.
With #1 in reaching distance, it’d be great to see her punch onto ‘Kiss It Better’ ASAP with an equally compelling video to boot.
ANTi gold yet? Is it even copper?
Did you get antibiotics yet for the foul smell?
Its aluminum foil
5/10
Rihanna Work currently #1 on the billboard charts. Rihanna wins again. Drake just got his second #1 on the charts thanks to Rihanna! She is now #3 with the most #1 of all times. That Rihanna reign just won’t let up!
I’m sorry but this seems very very Desperate! Smh that’s all
Rihanna voice is really bad.She sounds like a cat that is fighting for her life in whirlpool.
It’s platinum, unlike Artpop. Even The D*** Print is 2X plat with streams. lol
Here come the haters 5,4,3,2,1 hailbuster Jackie molly wop good day have a good day
She has officially dethroned beyonce as the new Queen of twerking.
Lmao the delusion is too real
Dethroned … B**** where!!!
Beyonce is so petty by the end of the day she going to release something to take attention from rih the jealousy is real and people think rih care or jealous of bey it’s funny she stayed silent when adele release her album bey I come to realize is the one who is jealous of rih and Jay relationship so she goes out of her way to sabotage rih trust me navy when rih is getting attention look how bey go out and release something we will see a picture of blue hair umcomb
@Rosy
Politely get some ducked tape from your 9th grade teachers desk and STHU and stay in school! Lol you kids are crazy.. A married women jealous of an “alleged” relationship between her husband and a floozy???? and thanks for admitting that Rih ducked Adeles reign and her “Era” still hasn’t taken off! Just enjoy this crappy a** mess why it’s here because by TOMROW no one will be talking about it!
*Duct Tape*
??? please stop it
And you’re proud of that?
What an awesome accomplishment, the nappy should be so proud ??
Typical Expected video……nothing to rave about
Yeah, it was predictable. She should have dared to be more creative. It looks like your usual Sean Paul video.
thats the whole point of the video…. bringing back dancehall to the forefront… get a clue would you
Long live queenana.
i didnt like the video rihanna can not dance she so f****** stiff when she dances why she waited so long to release this horrible video.
The second video was pretty boring. The first video wasn’t much better. Love to thwerkin
Rihanna thinks being pretty is enough I believe. Rihs a grown woman now & still trying to appeal to children & superficial people with no sustance.
Not rihanna out dancing trashyonce so effortlessly.
If u call that out dancing Beyonce, maybe u need a session with frank gatson and inyanlah
Yes Rihanna Caribbean whine effortlessly. She don’t need choreographed dance steps because her island whine comes naturally. Beyonce does the same old choreographed moves. Nothing has changed since Destiny’s child.
That twerking on drake was everything!!!
The most outdated and basic video I’ve seen in a while
I love it. The song makes my f****** hips move. I still don’t like the b****!!
why do you hate her?
Bc Ciara is Rihanna’s lessor
Formation >>>>>>>>>>>> this trash. That’s all I’m going to say.
But where’s Flopmation on the charts?
Wait till her official single drops ! The slayage will begin “formation ” was just the attention grabber ?
1 Flo Rida – My House
2 Rihanna – Work (feat. Drake)
3 twenty one pilots – Stressed Out
4 Justin Bieber – Love Yourself
5 Lukas Graham – 7 Years
6 ZAYN – PILLOWTALK
I thought this was meant to be here 14th #1, how is coming along? kiiii
That’s just iTunes. In order to get a number one, you gotta have great streaming (work is #1 in streaming), great radio updates, and sale downloads. It’s chart position is going to be released today. It’s either going # 1 by today, or because of the video, it’ll be #1 next week
combined with both versions is number one on itunes hun
Do you read anything else besides this website because billboard.com already indicated its between rihanna – work and justin – love yourself for the number 1 spot this week
BOOOORING song & video. This loud leftover is jist another safe dancehall/pop/ragae song… can she do anything else? Like faster paced songs like Cil Sngle ladies partition losemybreathe?? Oh i forgot SHE CANT DANCE. I do HOPE this song goes #1… so there wont be any excuses for why it couldnt even outsell PINKPRINT US OR WW. Almost a full month and only 200k us & under 400k ww? Sum Queen.
I’m pretty sure she has a rude boy WFL and a where have you been in her discography!
#SAFE! *blast DEJA VU*
Rihanna just go ahead and let drake n** in you and call it a day, and be a power couple..the chemistry is there… Love is right under her nose,
Drake doesn’t want her herpęs.
FUTURE DOESN’T WANT CIARA’S FLAPPY P****. 😀
this is the same girl sitting with legends on Hot100 list due to PAYOLA
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I AM NOT RECOGNIZING THIS FRAUD!
Says the one stanning for someone who always buys her writing credits on songs.
At least she didn’t BUY 1 million copies of her own albums.
But as the for the video, its so dark its so blah, its so not rihanna, rihanna b****, this era is just a fcukn mess, album is great
Ok RIRI I see you
That grinding part in the second video was cute
Overall a cute video for a cute song
Next single please
Love on the brain or Kiss it better
2nd part was more enjoyable
I agree. I like both. But the second part the lighting and her look was better. Either way work is number 1 navy???????
Oh no… I’m sad. Both videos are dry as phuck, even Riri looks bored. Why is she whining so stoosh, I know she can bruck out better than that.
this song will not go #1
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with 2 videos even
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Payola (radio airplay every-
hour-on-the-hour)
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altered streams
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the song is just trash, basic and garbage!
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Frauds shall never win!
you are a hater as f*** you are seething with envy lol
It has officially rose to #1 on the billboard 100 as of today
It’s already number 1. Seethe
I hope this goes #1 tho maybe then ppl will start buying tickets cuz things are not looking good on Live Nation. $432 >>>> $190… “THIZ WHISKEY GOT ME REALLY FLOPPING… ♩ ♪ ♬ ♭ UNSOLD & CANCELETD OUT SHOWS… ♩ ♪ ♬ ♭ I JUST REALLY NEED A #1 HIT… SORRY BOUT THE OTHER NIIIGHT. AND I KNOW I CAN BE MORE CREATIVE & STOP GETTING HIGH OF CHRIS’ COCAIN, BUT I REALLY NEED MY FANS TO PURCHASE THEM DUSTY TICKETS… THATS ONLY THING STOP ME FROM GOING INSANE. YOU CAUGHT ME FLOOOOOOOPING FLOOPPING LIKE NEVA BEFORE BABE, I WISH I COULD GO BACK TO 2008. I JUST REALLY NEED SUM RELAVAAAANCAY I WISH I WAS JUST MORE TALEEEENTED, I WISH I COULD BE MORE LIKE BEYOOOOOOOOOOON-SAY.” ♩ ♪ ♬ ♭ ♩ ♪ ♬ ♭ ♩ ♪ ♬ ♭
LMAOOOOOOO, Honestly, I usually don’t pay your comments any mind because you are tew muchhhh, but this was funny as f***. This and on the red lobster post when you said your family was responsible for the 33% increase. I DIED. ???????. YOU CAUGHT ME FLOOOOOOOPING FLOOPPING LIKE NEVA BEFORE BABE, I WISH I COULD GO BACK TO 2008. Better than the original, IDC. IDC.
WHERE IS BEYONCE, TO SAVE THE DAY, AND CLEAN UP RIHANNAS MESS OF AN ERA!!! RIH RIH GO GET SOME REST BABY AND TRY AGAIN, YOU CANT WIN EVERY BATTLE… THE SHADE WOULD BE IF BEYONCE ACTUALLY RELEASING FORMATION TO ITUNES AND OTHER OUTLETS TO PURCHASE TODAY..
WE WANT BEYONCE
WE WANT BEYONCE
WE WANT BEYONCE
there’s always some basic artist blocking her large forehead on the charts *sigh*
Rihanna just doesn’t seem that bothered tbh… The dancing was so stiff ??, I expected more…. it just seemed halfassed. I think she should re-release anti with kiss it better as the lead single, and forget about all this half baked crap she keeps putting out. There is not fire in her atm she seems different can’t put my finger on it.
I like it, go ahead Rih.
is this w-hore EVER NOT grinding on some random dude from section 8 projects after every 4-5 seconds of flopping time interval?
honey i am crying at the submarines and their delusions.
i cant wait for the two most delusional submarine phaggotts to come here and make fools of themselves as they always do. @LooseBottom and @Mark
I smell a sewege in here ,I’ll hop off this post sooner
She was STIFF AS HELL! I can’t believe she’s an Island girl, and she can’t even dance, nor wine. GIRL BYE! On the positive side though, she’s gorgeous.
and NOT at her asss being blocked by Flo-rida on US iTunes. Flo-fukkin-Rida. the kiiiis write themselves. hahaha
Girl bye you wre nowhere near as active when Artpop came and tanked matter of fact I believe you went into hiding ?
this hóë survives on Payola, Fraud and streams
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PAYOLA A$$ BXTCH! !!!!!!
you’ve left more comments then her own fans you are pressed af lol
where is that Hot100 list the coast guards stay posting??????????
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every-hour-on-the-hour PAYOLA she used to get there though!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fake. Fraud. Lying. Cheating. Payola
The videos was OK. Still love the song. Now I’m ready for “kiss it better” video ! ☺️
I wish she would’ve did more of her island dances in the video but overall it was cute
when the trick can’t go #1 , they be like :”COMBINED WITH ……”
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not is she unselling, she’s now combine(d)-anna, she depends on combination to seem powerful
New TEA: Beyoncé is releasing an ALBUM MOVIE !!!! Omg I cant & the announcement is coming sooner than we think !!!
this scream desperation lmbao
How b**** ? *kanye voice* because Beyoncé is always constantly changing what she does so these haters can’t get comfortable, an album movie is brilliant & it’s the only way to top SELFTITLED which she will
im sure Anti is out the top ten by now
And you’re wrong. Anti is still in the top 10. Anti is number 3
I’m sorry but what was this? Boring and she looks stiff twerking like that.
Not a plastic minaj fan talking about someone being stiff
The first video had the right idea but was visually too choppy and the scenes with Drake and Rihanna were lacklustre as they seemed to lack chemistry. The video could’ve better if the had better dancers and longer shots of the atmosphere but really doesn’t do what it could’ve to elevate the song. The second video was wack and pointless . I still love there song
$1.29 (Rih) >>> $13.99 (Adele) $500 (Bey). #NAVYLOGIC. LMAOOOO Rih has Singles out Videos out Album out promo & Even 2 OPENING ACTS & cant seell out ARENAS. While jbeyust has 1 video/performance & selling on STADIUMS (with no opening act) in minutes. “THAT B-ITCH, THAT DRESS IS AMAZING… I HATE HER” -PARIS HILTON “Maybe i should bowdown”-Frihannas inner thoughts.
People think music is so supposed to be Deep and meaningful and slow. That doesn’t define good music. Crappy music is crappy music and this isn’t that. This song serves it’s purpose it’s a fun pop song that’s gonna get us ready for to spring make everyone dance have fun and feel good. It’s a great catchy pop song and a true dance pop song people let there love for 1 artist dislike other artists it’s sad there’s room for you to like more than 1 artist only small minded people think like that because Idc who you Stan for none is you idiots only listen to 1 artist. And you’re always comparing stats just enjoyed the entertainment we are receiving from these entertainers. Most of them we friends and ya be arguing over stupid things. The navy and the barbs alway argue like Rihanna and Nicki don’t adore each other i don’t understand it. Like i always state i don’t Stan for artist i stand for music in general and love several, several artists including both Rihanna and beyonce smh
I remember Marikos summoning the Nazi to repeatedly stream ANTiSuccess on tgj few weeks ago
WHERE is the Coast Guard???
they will come in here around the 100 comment mark and try to drag the “HIVe!!” for having no life even though they ran into the Formation post before their free library credit ran out for the evening.
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Hopefully this song going #1 helps her tour sales. No excuse for tickets to be selling worse than “lana del FAD’s” Endless Summer Tour!
she dances like a shameless regular township tarven/bottle store girls
Boring af…navy…whats really going on?i still love the song but…ehh..
SLAYYYYYYYYY LOVE IT. This video is HOTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!
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Drake is daddy, so fine. What I would let that man do to me given half the chance.
You are such a loyal Navy
LOYAL WHERE? ??????
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June 27, 2013 at 7:25 pm
Lovebird says:
That non singing, non dancing,
non performing FOREHEAD goat
is going to get it. f*** that b****,
I’ll be deleting all the albums I
LEGALLY PURCHASED. Stupid
b****.
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there you have it!
I’m not a fan of the video but you’re one hell of a bad dude. 🙂
That’s not him
Love it, & I love the the two video concept.
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The first video is like a revamped more mature Pon De Replay, while the second is more sentimental and personal in relation to the actual lyrics.
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Lastly to the Gaga Stan, b**** do research before you try to drag/throw shade only to make your self look like a idiot.
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#Work is #1 on US iTunes with combine sales.
#1 on Streaming
#11 on US Overall Radio
And to top it off it is now officially GOLD in the US.
looks okay. i hadda notice the song is just… …’already’. just a few spins. gotta protect my ears. *shrugs*
Sorry but that was awful…
I can’t believe Zayn is freefalling the way he is.
Watch it go to number 1 on the hot 100 and the seething continues.
to the bandwagon phaggot. I use Live Pop bars, ad they specifically say that they combine all versions to get the total, then use that total.
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but even with that total, Flo-Rida is still slaying Rihherrpes.
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whats your next excuse?
” #Work is #1 on US iTunes with combine
sales”
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ahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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when you check digital sales chart it is still #2
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Combined-anna is a struggling charts-thug with a criminal fraudulent ways to try and reachbthe top
Cute!!!! Nothing special, she could have done something less predictable. P.S why dies FRIH look bored as hell?????
BIG SEAN
TRAVIS SCOTT
DAVID GUETTA
THE WEEKEND
RIHANNA
= 0 SOLD OUT STADIUMS
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BEYONCE = 15 SOLD OUT STADIUMS & COUNTING (almost 1 million buyers already more than those that bought the anti album + Tickets combined). But it might not be too late to open for Bey if she canceled the tour now. Bey could use an opening act and rih could use the money. Win win for everyone except for the fans waiting on their RIHFUND.
how is twerking on Drake a slayage?
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I swear LB gets more basic everytime he comments
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what a dumb Canadian-Botswana trash
FIRE!!!!!!!!! skinout gyal!!!!!!!Both videos are so s*** i can’t stop watching
NEXT!!! And plz do better next time ho.
When will hands to myself?
Dafuq is that? Never heard of it….
This song does makes me thotish. Bum be twerking, hip rolling, tick tok whining and just in the in zone making me say bloodclaat and light up ina de air lol.
Im a fool but yes love the yardie style.
Shame her project been so tainted.
Work is #1 on iTunes
Definitely going to be #2 next week, maybe 1
It was cute. They had good chemistry.
Rihanna is clearly high un this video. The delusion is real with you
I actually thought this video would be more CREATIVE. Like a scene with Rih at work at her office and drake ppeping through the window or sumthing idk. Both videos equally sucks. FORMATION >>>>>>> THIS!
1989 outsold Anti in the states this week!! Hahaha
She looks beautiful! It’s nothing new. But it’s cool & she looks great dancing..
I love ratchet Riri I love both videos and I love that she put her people in the first video she so sweet 14th #1 here we come!!!!!
My Crystal ball is down at the moment due to PRODUCTIONAL DELAYS but just b4 it went out it showed that The FORMATION Album would outsell ANTI Us & WW in just 3 days.
I love the album. I dislike these videos. I don’t like the visual of her and Drake together. They had good chemistry but man… Eye sore.
Rihanna, this album is too cool and creative to put out basic visuals. #DoBetter
@what now, you always say that Ciara is Rihanna’s lessor. Ciara is not a drug addicted w#### like Rihanna. She is not rude and unprofessional like Rihanna. Rihanna is nowhere near Ciara’s level.
I find it weird that she can’t dance, she’s rarely on beat and is stiff Same with Nicki. West Indian girls usually slay.
Did anyone else fall asleep? This b**** is really testing my loyalty.
It’s was cute for what it was.
Showing 100% b****** for some views…. the desperation in this child is real! Kiii ehat happened Navy??? I thought 45head was covering up and only Bey was being a thot these days!?!?!? ????? Death at her partying last night even tho she has “bronchitis”. But wait why she partying if she post poning shows for “Production Reasons” gurrrrll!!!!! I cannot with Cheatanna paying the Navy dust!!!
Yep. She partied hard for her birthday but can’t get on the stage to perform for her fans. Her sad is that? She just keeps crapping on them and they just keep making excuses for her like a bunch of dummies
Right!! This era is a mess and im living for it!
Aww hailbesus..are you mad b****? Note to beyonce, this is how you make a s*** a$$ video!
Smoke is clearly bad for Rihanna.
What a cat drowning voice.Yuk.
Lmaooooo I was thinking mya and beanie man when I saw the teaser.
Rihanna is losing. A tease with a video that has been done a million times. B**** bye! She put out a tease as if it was something original like Thriller or Rhythm Nation. Rihanna need to get in formation. Does she not realize that we live in a post BEYONCE Society?
She needs 2 stop with all that smoking she does. Her voice is really bad, damnnn my earsssss.
Work is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100!!!!!!!! ??????
Her song just went #1…
CONGRATULATIONS RIHANNA!
Your 14th U.S #1 single has finally arrived!
You are now the third solo artist with the most number one singles in Hot 100 history and the second female overall behind Mariah Carey.
Now, you need to hurry up and release “Kiss It Better” or “Needed Me” or “Love On The Brain” along with the videos so you can perhaps score your 15th/16th #1 single.
ANTI slays… and haters will remain mad, angry, distressed and frustrated! 😉 😉 😉
And there you have it. ?
14 #1s. YESSS LWAAAD!!!!!
Two videos? Ok the marketing strategy for this song is well in tact.
Didn’t feel the second video brought anything other than a better wig.
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Although I like the video I truly felt the director of this video really scored well in getting a reminiscent of his work with Sean Paul’s music video “Get Busy”. This video isn’t anything different or new just like when Beyonce did “Baby Boy” it wasn’t anything different from what we’ve already seen from other Jamaican music videos but both paid homage to the culture.
Enjoy the music and SETTLE! ?
Rihanna has more than a birthday to celebrate this week. Her new single “Work” landed at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 this week — making it her 14th song to top the charts.
With #14, she surpasses Michael Jackson as the third act in history with the most Hot 100 No. 1s.
20, The Beatles
18, Mariah Carey
14, Rihanna
13, Michael Jackson
12, Madonna
12, The Supremes
11, Whitney Houston
10, Janet Jackson
10, Stevie Wonder
via Billboard:
“Work” crowns Streaming Songs, roaring 4-1 with a 73 percent increase to 25.8 million streams, according to Nielsen Music, after its recent wide release on streaming services, including official and user-generated content on YouTube; with the song’s official video released today, any gains from the clip’s arrival will be reflected on next week’s Hot 100, to be released next Monday (Feb. 29). Rihanna earns her second Streaming Songs No. 1 (following her featured turn on Eminem’s “The Monster,” which led the Jan. 4, 2014 list), while Drake celebrates his first Streaming Songs leader.
“Work” concurrently holds at No. 2 on Digital Songs (119,000, up 5 percent), after debuting at No. 1 on the ranking three weeks ago, and lifts 13-10 on Radio Songs (76 million, up 21 percent). Rihanna posts her 24th top 10 on Radio Songs, passing Mariah Carey’s 23 for the most top 10s dating to the chart’s December 1990 inception. Drake tallies his 14th Radio Songs top 10. (The track wins dual top Streaming and Airplay Gainer honors on the Hot 100 for a second straight week.)
“Work” additionally tops the subscription services-based On-Demand Songs chart (15.1 million streams, up 16 percent) for a second week and paces Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for a third (nonconsecutive) week.
Also, with Rihanna and Drake assuming the Hot 100’s throne, the Barbados-born Rihanna (who celebrated her 28th birthday Saturday!) and Canadian Drake extend the record of non-U.S.-born acts leading the chart to 33 weeks. “Work” is additionally the ninth No. 1 Hot 100 in a row by non-Americans, breaking the record for the longest such streak; eight first reigned in succession in 1985).
Congrats to Rihanna & Drake!
Underwhelming…. Typical video, I still love the song, And congrats to it going #1
What was the purpose of the 2nd video?
This song went no. 1 before the release of the videos.. ??
The 2nd video >>>>> …
Nice music video & she need to learn how to dance right
Ummmmmm ok? Well…I will say I wasn’t expecting 2 videos so that was a surprise. I prefer the first one over the second even though both of them kind of suck lmao. I still love the song though. Had it on repeat since released
Thie song is much better than the videos, they were quite boring.
Where are the LV horses? I thought there were scenes shot in a shopping mall… This era is a mess. Has the budget run out? Pay an editor to merge the scenes… and get Melina “Stockhouse” to direct next time. 7 min of two videos, why?, I was so excited, I thought there was a narrative. Like Rihanna works as a S*** Cashier at the mall (in a Puma store)… he works as a waiter at a coffee shop, she goes out for lunch, well, a coffee break, and they meet, he asks her out, they see each other after work, they ride out of the mall on LV horses instead of cars… they ride to the club, they grind on each other, the end. Where is creativity? At this point, as a fan, I’m sure even ANTi World Tour will be as underwhelming. I miss days like the TTT era, each video was better than the last. :..( good club scene though.
I love the song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyo43bSBl54
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