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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Mar 8, 2010 19:53:41 GMT -5
His label is hardcore with removing all the links off of YouTube. They mean business. If iTunes really is the only place to listen to it for many, it may explode even more than usual on Tuesday.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Mar 10, 2010 23:22:50 GMT -5
#40 on iTunes
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Post by Franck on Mar 11, 2010 13:23:24 GMT -5
This song is decent.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Mar 11, 2010 16:10:34 GMT -5
#19 on iTunes
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Mar 11, 2010 16:17:05 GMT -5
I thought this was going to blow up much faster on iTunes.
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Post by angeltimes on Mar 11, 2010 16:30:26 GMT -5
THis song isnt a crossover hit. it should do well on urban though.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Mar 11, 2010 17:07:26 GMT -5
Debuted @ #42 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #21 Billboard Hot Rap Tracks
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Mar 12, 2010 16:56:58 GMT -5
Drake hopped a plane from his hometown of Toronto to sunny Los Angeles, where he is shooting the video for “Over” today.
Rap-Up.com has learned that Anthony Mandler is directing the clip for the first single from Drizzy’s debut album Thank Me Later. The filmmaker has helmed videos for Rihanna (“Russian Roulette”), Beyoncé (“Irreplaceable”), Jay-Z (“Run This Town”), and Mary J. Blige, for which he teamed up with the Canadian artist on “The One.”
The Boi-1da produced “Over” is currently No. 15 on the iTunes Top Songs chart, while the album is tentatively scheduled for a May release.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Mar 18, 2010 10:50:06 GMT -5
Last week on a closed Los Angeles set, Drake filmed the video for “Over,” the first single from his much-anticipated debut album Thank Me Later. The Canadian rapper-singer placed his trust in Anthony Mandler (Jay-Z, Rihanna) to direct a pivotal moment in his fledgling career.
Rap-Up.com dialed up the man calling the shots to pick his brain about the visuals to the song everyone’s talking about, crafting an iconic image for hip-hop’s breakout star, the most intimidating artist he’s worked with, and how the “Run This Town” director has had enough of the Illuminati references.
How did you and Drake connect? I’m a big fan of Drake and I was really excited when he called me about doing it, and really put a lot into making it special and capturing what I think is an image he hasn’t had yet. Here’s a guy whose lyrical presence does not equal his visual presence yet, by any means. That’s something that he and I spoke a lot about. He felt strongly that nobody had really captured him, and some of the videos that had been done were less iconic than he would like to be represented as.
What’s your thought process when approaching a video? In all honesty, I don’t really care what other people have done with somebody. If I did, I would put myself in a lane with other people. To my failure or my success, I always want to do something different, so you look at “Run This Town” or “Russian Roulette,” and it’s always about trying to separate and move the needle over. I’m not saying that he made bad videos, I’m just saying that I wanted to do something different with him. I really like to get on the phone, get in person, really kind of talk it through with the artist, and really try to understand where the song came from, what’s their overall story, who are they, what’s the character, and how does that relate.
What struck you about Drake? This guy’s story is so fascinating. Here you have a half-black, half-Jewish kid. You got a kid that’s on a really accessible TV show, but in two years he’s the hottest thing in the streets. You got a guy that is living all the fantasies out at every level, but he is also a really humble kid and wants to have a family and live a normal life. He’s a kid who’s conflicted, and one thing he said to me in the first conversation that was so poignant, he referenced that line from “Successful”: “I want the money, cars, and the clothes…” and then he says, “I suppose.” It’s like that self doubt. It’s so refreshing that he’s confident, but he’s not arrogant. I think that dimensionality is so important in a genre that is very one note with words like “bravado” and “swagger” and “arrogance” and “promiscuity.” Here’s a guy that’s finally putting a duality to the words and saying, “Yeah, I have all that and I do all that, but I’m also somebody that’s asking, is that what I should be doing with my life?”
Is there added pressure working with an artist with such great expectations? More than Jay-Z or Rihanna or Beyoncé or Kanye? No. I feel pressure working with artists because I have their careers in my hand. I feel pressure working with artists because they’re entrusting me with something as important as their image, which in a way is almost as important as the music.
Who’s the most intimidating artist to direct? There’s nobody more intimidating than Jay-Z. There’s nobody who puts you to it more than Jay, as far as accountability and doing what you say, and creating the video that you say you’re gonna create. He’s the master of getting performance out of people on the other side of the camera. He really demands the best and I love that. The last thing I wanna feel is that an artist cares less than I do.
What can you tell us about the concept for Drake’s “Over” video? I can tell you that it’s not gonna be what you expect. Drake and I were very conscious about trying to push the limits and trying to push things forward. He came to me because he wanted to throw away the conventions of a medium, and take chances and be daring and take certain themes that are relevant to him and try to visualize them in not the obvious way.
Did he have a lot of input? We spoke at length about his whole story, about the concept of the record, he played me some other tracks, sent me some images, and I went back and did my own images, and started to craft a treatment and voilà. We kinda just met head on. We work really closely and he has Oliver, who’s his creative director. Oliver is a really smart casemaker and he comes in and lends a third opinion. It was a great collaboration between the three of us. There was very little label influence.
Is it true he wears all white in the video? Not true. Don’t start going at me with symbolism and Illuminati and all types of stupid sh*t. Can you imagine what they’d say if I started putting people in all white? I’m already the “satanic, devil-worshiping Illuminati, Jewish kid from L.A.” People are so bored.
When can we expect to see the final product? Probably within two weeks.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Mar 18, 2010 20:22:34 GMT -5
#12 on iTunes
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Mar 18, 2010 22:11:01 GMT -5
#35 Billboard Hot 100 #27 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #13 Billboard Hot Rap Tracks
#12 U.S. iTunes 100
Over: 21.668 (+ 1.262)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2010 21:53:55 GMT -5
I love this.
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Mar 25, 2010 10:28:30 GMT -5
Jumps from #35 to #17 on the Hot 100.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Apr 8, 2010 17:22:54 GMT -5
Apr 8 2010 6:51 AM EDT
Drake Says 'Over' Video 'Takes The Song To Another Place' 'It offers up a whole different look for the song,' MC says of the clip.
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway
According to Drake, his video for "Over" should be out very soon and the clip shows a choice he had to make in real life.
"It captures ... it takes the song to another place," he told MTV News in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, during the opening night of his Away From Home Tour. "It offers up a whole different look for the song. The song — to a lot of people — is ignorant, it's club. This video is what I was really thinking about. The song is like a bad dream — but it's not a bad dream, it's not a terrible dream. It's a little evil. The video really reflects that. It's a struggle between the purities of my past life and what this new life has to offer. Even in the video, you see me looking back and forth between the two and deciding. At the end of the video I don't necessarily make a decision, but when you get the album, you'll see what choice I make."
"Over" is early in the Thank Me Later track list, and is part of a story that's told through the album.
"Initially it was a warm-up record," he added of "Over." "I love the song. I love the message in the song. It's funny, because 'Over' is the fourth song on the album and it's the turning point in the album. It's like, you get three songs of me sort of trying to paint the picture of what the last year has been like for me — trying to fill you in, almost let you into my world as much as I can. 'Over' is that moment where you're almost worried on the album. 'Is this kid about to ... ? What's happening? Is he changing?' I wanted that to come out first. I wanted people to be a little nervous. This whole journey could have changed me drastically. Fortunately I'm able to step out of my shoes and reflect on it and give you some great music. 'Over' is a great alter-ego moment. It's the dark side of things and I really wanted that to come out first."
Thank Me Later is in stores June 15.
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Post by Grenade on Apr 12, 2010 12:58:14 GMT -5
The video is really good.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Apr 12, 2010 13:52:10 GMT -5
Video:
Apr 12 2010 11:02 AM EDT
Drake's 'Over' Video Shows Struggle Between 'My Past Life And This New Life'
New video shows Drake torn between a wholesome beauty and a seductive dancer.
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes
No more waiting; the video for Drake's "Over" premiered on Vevo Monday morning (April 12).
The clip starts off with Drake, dressed in white, sitting in a room on a bed, reflecting on his life these days. Images of explosions and time-lapsed cityscapes are projected on him and the wall of the room. From there, he launches into a heavy performance.
"This is my first video," Drake said on the set of "Over" in early March, though he's made clips for "Successful," "Best I Ever Had" and some of his guest stints. "I've shot a lot of videos before, but this is my first attempt to establish myself as Drake the artist. Shooting the other videos I've done has been great. I really don't care what other people think about them, they were great experiences for me. I've learned a lot from them. Today, I'm shooting with somebody I really look up to and respect. I'm shooting with Anthony Mandler.
"We talked colors, we talked epic, emotion-evoking visuals," he added. "The story is actually interesting. The song is so aggressive, and it's sort of a love story in the video. It has a lot to do with the album [Thank Me Later]. The album is about finding love, feeling, 'Have I sold my soul?' as far as, 'Will I ever be able to gain the trust of a woman? Will I only be able to be around the dark, evil women? Will I ever find that pure love?' Those elements are in the video. I look strong, I feel great, my knee's feeling great. I'm jumping around, doing all kinds of stuff."
Toward the end of the video, it looks like Drake has to choose between two beautiful women. One, played by Roc Nation singer Rita Ora, appears to be a more wholesome girl, while the other lady looks more dangerous as she dances provocatively in the background.
"It takes the song to another place," Drake said of the video last week on the opening night of his Away From Home Tour. "It offers up a whole different look for the song. The song — to a lot of people — is ignorant, it's club. This video is what I was really thinking about. The song is like a bad dream — but it's not a bad dream, it's not a terrible dream. It's a little evil. The video really reflects that. It's a struggle between the purities of my past life and what this new life has to offer. Even in the video, you see me looking back and forth between the two and deciding. At the end of the video I don't necessarily make a decision, but when you get the album, you'll see what choice I make."
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Post by Q on Apr 12, 2010 17:27:47 GMT -5
really hot video.
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Post by Grenade on May 12, 2010 11:03:22 GMT -5
#1 at Urban.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on May 15, 2010 19:04:04 GMT -5
The summer is still a month away, but R&B hottie Teairra Mari kicks it off early with the sizzling viral video for “Over,” in which she sings over Drake’s hit.
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Jun 7, 2010 17:59:16 GMT -5
i LOVE this one. So hot.
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