Most recently, Drake was spotted filming a music video in Brooklyn's Marcy Houses, well-known as the projects that birthed Jay-Z. In clips filmed by bystanders of the project, Drake is prominently caught in a perceivably awkward position as he's seen literally ooking over his shoulder frequently. The setting has naturally caused users online to proceed with clowning the Canadian star for seeming like a fish out of water, but it seems that Drake got the last laugh as he took to Instagram to briefly address the jokes.
"That other clip under covers pulled up quick with the iphones out on my life," Drake penned in a comment attached to a clip of Drizzy giving dap to a group of folks gathered in Marcy. "I was tryna see what was going on...it was all Marcy love."
Currently, just what Drake is working on is unclear. However, Rap Radar's B.dot Miller did confirm that the track being filmed was the same cut that he previously heard and subsequently praised.
"He sent me a record and it's incredible," he told Genius' Rob Markman in a sit-down. "It sounds like one of those time-stamp joints."
Drake Spotted Filming Music Video In Jay-Z’s Old Brooklyn Neighbourhood
Drake headed to the Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, New York where Jay-Z famously grew up, to film the music video for a new song.
We all know that before Drake was Drake, he was a little Canadian boy named Aubrey Graham who grew up in the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto. Drake reps the 6 proudly and has never claimed to hail from elsewhere, but it looks like the 6God recently headed down to the BK to shoot his latest music video.
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Drake was spotted filming some visuals in the Marcy Projects this week, a public housing complex in Brooklyn, New York, that one of hip-hop’s biggest legends used to call home. Jay-Z famously grew up in that exact neighbourhood, before he got his big break and became the billionaire we know today.
It appears that the music video Drake was seen shooting will be for a song he has yet to release. A snippet of the song can be heard in a brief clip of Drake leaning against a fence in front of the Marcy houses, wearing a blue Yankees bomber jacket and rapping silently into the camera. In the comments, users noted how obvious it is that Drake did not grow up in the hood, due to how uncomfortable he appears to be filming in that area.
Though there’s no certainty that this song in particular will be a part of the project, it has been heavily speculated that Drake and Future are in the midst of concocting a sequel to their infamous What A Time To Be Alive collaborative album. A month ago, the duo dropped the highly anticipated track, “Life Is Good”, and then leaked “Desires” last weekend. Whatever Drizzy is cooking up in these clips, we hope it has something to do with WATTBA2.