photo by Rihanna (@badgalriri on Instagram)
Last month everyone's favorite "bad gal" from Barbados, Rihanna, released "Work," the lead single to her long-awaited eighth studio album, ANTI. Despite mixed reviews from critics, the mid-tempo Drake assisted dancehall and reggae infused record was met with commercial success, topping charts and invading dance-floors and SnapChat stories around the world.
Jennifer Lopez, the undisputed queen of "booty," gave Rihanna and Drake one of the best gifts any artist could ask for by twerking to "Work" during an installment of "Ew" on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Today, Rihanna and Drake continued to fuel the buzz around "Work" by dropping, not one, but two videos for the song.
The first video, directed by Director X, takes place at a sweaty party at "The Real Jerk" in Toronto and it is everything you hoped it would be. Plastic cups and Red Stripes bottles litter the floor, everyone is whining like their life depends on it, girls are fanning themselves with "Work" flyers, Drizzy is posted up in a OVO sweatsuit (you know he was sweating), and Rihanna is in the middle of it all.
The second video, directed by Tim Erem, is slightly less eventful and only features Rihanna and Drake. Drenched in neon-pink light in what looks like someone's living room (but is most likely a soundstage), Rihanna and Drake simply vibe off of each other for roughly four minutes, delivering a plethora of GIF-worthy moments.
Following the release of the video, I'm pretty sure "The Real Jerk" will have lines out of the door and Google will see an uptick in people searching "How to Whine."
Happy Listening (watching),
Robert
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