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Drake's "Miss Me" is pretty much the musical equivalent of getting a paycheck, slamming a can of energy drink and putting on your Friday night's finest. No song this year evokes a swagged-out night dancing and partying with friends.
But when you're Drake, everything comes at a cost, I guess. So his new video for "Miss Me" doesn't feature any huge entourages or friendly bartenders or sweaty dancers. Nope, it's just Drizzy performing his banger in a room, joined only intermittently by a very friendly lady.
Like his evocative "Find Your Love" video, filmed in Jamaica, production values are incredibly high on "Miss Me." You'll be hard-pressed to find better cinematography in a video this year, and the special effects work is pretty great as well, thanks to director Anthony Mandler.
You might be wondering how Lil Wayne can appear in a video when he is, in fact, calling Rikers Island home these days. Well, Weezy shot his part before he headed to jail, and his role in "Miss Me" is that of an apparition more than anything else, showing up as a back-projected image during the proceedings. You did that, Weezy.
+ Watch Drake and Lil Wayne's "Miss Me" video, here. (WARNING: NSFW)