Hip hop superstar Drake released a new video today for his latest single “God’s Plan,” which is currently #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and numerous R&B, Hip-Hop and Rap charts. At the beginning of the video, a caption states “The budget for this video was $996,631.90. We gave it all away. Don’t tell the label.” The video goes on to show Drake buying groceries for everyone in a supermarket, surprising random people on the street to whom he gives money, buying toys for kids at a mall, surprising a family with a new car, making donations to the Miami Fire Department, a women’s shelter, and more. Within hours, multiple videos were made by others showing people’s reactions to the video.
While one could argue that it’s all for publicity, it was still a nice thing for Drake to do. It’s certainly money well-spent, generating more good will than simply a million-dollar’s worth of ads.
Here’s the official music video:
I don’t like Drake (his music, nothing personal) and this is not the song to change my mind but it’s an awfully nice way to spend an excessive budget – and not bad for publicity, obviously.
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Yes, he’ll get a lot more positive publicity and good will from this, as opposed to $1 million spent on ads.
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