MUSIC VIDEO: DRAKE - “BEST I EVER HAD”
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Check out the new video from Drake entitled “Best I Ever Had”. The clip was directed by Kanye West and surprisingly, I’m not impressed. Very lackluster. Come on Drake & Kanye, y’all know this isn’t up to par!
In related news, Drake’s debut album, “Thank Me Later” will be in stores later this year. In a recent interview with MTV, Drake confirmed rumors that he signed to Lil Wayne’s Yung Money record label. Click here to view the video of him talking about it.








337 Comments
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76.
JAZZO
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
This is the worst video ever!
77.
tigermichal
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
this man will never be able to live up to you all’s expectations… everyone loved him when he first came out… now it’s all this backlash. The video was just a fun silly video… take it for what it’s worth jeez
78.
MiSSSEXY
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
MAn I love Drake he is sooooooooooooo Sexy to me that’s my hubbie, I love the song but that’s not how i picture it when i listen to it… This coulda been a better video…. all them H@es showing they boobs and stuff not a classy video. Straight disapointment…
79.
KIDDO
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Why is everybody hyping this clown up! Next Please!
80.
Ladyssolady
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
What the eeeefffff was this? Was no one allowed to wear a bra?! What the hell????? The only great thing about this video was seeing Trey and Fab.
81.
TBabySunshine
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Uhhhhh, WTF??? Really? I mean, did I just waste 5+ minutes of my life that I am never gonna get back over this foolishness? Whatever man…
82.
johnosahon
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
WTF are you guys talking about? I LOVED the video, it was funny and different. i loved the line “but drake all you ever taught us was how to stretch” LOL
83.
Jazzy
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
R they serious!!!! Straight bum juice bulls%^&….Drake is wack period
84.
Jazzy
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Were they serious with this GARBAGE. They better have a back up..this was STRAIGHT BUM JUICE BULLS***!!!! Drake is wack period.
85.
Stephanie
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
I kinda fault Drake, but I blame Kanye mostly for this debacle. He knows better because he’s an established artist. I think Drake got so caught up in that fact that one of his favorite artists actually wanted to work with him that he relinquished his voice for the satisfaction of others. He’ll get it right; this was a test run and obviously it didn’t have a great outcome. I personally thought the coaching parts were funny and that’s classic Kanye. “Workout Plan”, anyone? This is what ‘Ye does so you can’t get too mad at it; all you can do is hope he does better.
And a little side note: Drake signed his contract two days ago. He’s releasing through Young Money/Cash Money with distribution coming from Universal Republic. Just thought I’d throw that out there. Interscope had nothing to do with this video because he’s not signed to them. Tell Lyor to monitor Drake’s happenings a little better and all will be well.
Drake’s gonna go far. He’s better than this, we all know that, and the gay comments are so ‘05. Why bring anything like that into the review of a video? I’m sure there are far worse gays in rap that you’d never expect but they do what they do and you buy it. Get off that cause haters never prosper.
86.
Jace
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
This video stinks.
87.
annie :o)
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
the directing is really good (well done Kanye) and the concept of the video is alright but the “breasts” thing was really dumb and even verging on inappropriate. it was just too much… but Drake looks good.
88.
LULU
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
This video is a mess. I can’t believe it. I’m officially convinced (following BET awards Sunday) that Drake is nothing but a bunch of hype!
89.
feelfree
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
kanye west is not a good director at all
90.
Chokl8queen
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
what sense did that video make NONE !!!!!
im hoping that video was only for kanye and drakes personal collection and they are making a better one ….
that video had nothing to do with the SONG !!!! WTFF MANN … SMFHH
91.
Stanskillyourselves
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
LMAO@ Kanye for thinking he could direct just cause he got Final Cut Pro on his Mac…I could have did this sh*t. LAME
92.
S. Dot
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
I love this song! But I really wanted him to be a lot more respectful towards women. He went typical on me. And his music is anything but. I blame Ye for this though! New artists don’t really have a say in such things.
93.
hood_shit
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
funny.
“take the D!”… WOW!
“you know what we can do with two minutes”… WOW!
T&A baby!…. where they find so many chicks with big ta ta’s?
94.
CARLA
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
that was beyond wack he just put t-dot to shame!
95.
sabrina
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
I can’t believe Kanye West did this video for Drake, that’s so messed up what he did to him.
I can’t believe Drake ok’d it? I think people are hating on him, like Kanye cause they know he’s hot and he’s afraid and as well as other rappers know the spotlight is gonna be taken away from them.
People did alot hype for him…. let’s hope he still has that hype!!
96.
FiddleB
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
This video is the ‘worst best’ video ever. Its like i dnt hate it, but i love the lil speeches Drake gives. Kanye is killin me with these videos. Drake gets a pass 4this bad videp but the next one better be good. (added by Mobile using Mippin)
97.
Major Movie Star
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Wow! Disrespectful. This video makes me want to go date or marry any man other than a black man, at least they may show us more respect. Drake came on the scene just in time to further violate the sanctity of black womanhood by further exploiting us to make him feel more like a big man? No thanks, little boy blue. I just don’t understand why black men treat black women worse than any other race of men treat their women? We have a hard enough time as it stands. We don’t need our men treating us like cheap meat. SMDH! Fail!
98.
Coop
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
I think Drake got talent and all that but too me his swagger juss seems so damn forced. I mean come on dude if you ain’t thuggin it don’t fake that shit. Be you. I like prefer the clean version of Best I Ever Had cuz i just sounds more like him. The dirty version juss seems like it has a bunch of unnecessary cursing in it. Come on dude just be regular stop fakin it.
99.
ImJ
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Dumb video. Ive kinda already lost interest in Drake.
100.
JstBReal
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
I love the song, but wtf is with this video lol? And did I miss something about Trey and Drake being gay?
101.
whatwashethinking
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Drake hiring Kanye to do one of his videos…
is like Letoya Luckett hiring Beyonce to make a video for her…Beyonce would have Letoya looking ten different kinds of stupid
102.
DEY DEY
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
This is TRASH..and wats up with showing the girls breasts..the whole video????
103.
Jung
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
This is what I am talking about, Drake and Kanye are so creative lyrically but this video displays none of that. I the concept doesn’t even fit the song. Hot chicks with very little clothing on is not the blue brint for a great video, let the creative juices flow. The fans deserve so much more, the artist want use to pay our hard earned money for a have ass job…not going happen.
I have been knowing about Drake for a few years now and it is great he is getting the national shine (it is over due) but I hope he doesn’t lose his hunger.
104.
Talya
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
UMM… maybe they mixed this up with the “Every Girl” video??
105.
Major Movie Star
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Kanye isn’t sabotaging Drake. Drake doesn’t have the budget for a video like Kanyes.
106.
G-Baby
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
i understand the video, the video is about how all these model type girls they may look the best but really they are not the best. i guess it can go also with his dating life that you don’t have to be a model to be his girl…that you can be an ordinary girl and still have a chance with him. i think this video is okay including the meaning of the video but i HIGHLY doubt kanye set him.
107.
that's hot
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
@ G-Baby
You’re reaching
108.
bell
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
simply the worst video ever. what’s even worst is that i think it was supposed to be ‘funny’. i actually couldn’t make it through the whole thing cause i was on the edge like ‘if another breast flashes across the screen, THATS it!”
very low budget & poor quality video.
109.
Cris
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
I think the concept of the video is that no matter how pretty a broad is and how physically pleasing she is, she aint worth a dime if she aint good for too much but phucking and looking pretty. Maybe im reading too much into it but thats what I see. The girls on the other team werent as pretty but they was crushing them busty broads on the other teams…coming to the point of saying “looks arent everything”.
110.
Talya
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Well actually the best part in the video was when the bear did a slam dunk-flip LOLz
111.
lesa
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
i love that song! But sorry the video sucks. I wish he would made the video in reference to the lyrics that would have been cute. men are not the only ones watching videos so ladies would not like to see boobs and ass cracks, besides it has absouletly nothing to do with the song. Thumbs down. he make the song bad with that video! UGH.
112.
Gift from a Virgo
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Kanye fried Drake on this Concept, sorry Drizzy I love you boo but the video is wack this is not the way you introduce a new artist.. I should be marketing Drake, Come on Kanye are you nervous Drake might take your shine, This video is womp womp and why are there no dark skin girls in the video… I mean the whole team drake this in highschool Degrassi is over Kanye its not Aubrey Graham or Wheel Chair Jimmy it’s Drake, im really disappointed
113.
that's hot
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Why is everyone trying to reach–109 said the meaning is that “looks arent everything”
With the camera get perverse close-ups of exposed flamboyant breasts gyrating in slow motion against the lens…i think most people will walk away thinking, this video was all about “sex sells”…all other latent, subtextual readings get lost amidst the plethora of visual garbage this video had to offer.
114.
kryssie
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
This is garbage. This is a weak video and it has no kind of concept. Also am I the only one who see it as very degradable?
115.
Terrie Mouton
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
This video was such a disappointed!!!!!!!!!
116.
J
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
This video served it’s purpose- got all ya’ll chicks talking about it (lol). I’m pretty sure that guys aren’t complaining about it (I hope not).. Great job, Kanye!
117.
AshleyNikole
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
I lost interest after the 1st min..
WTF all the hype for this?
I’m tired of dude anyway. He should
have came with some new shit for his 1st single
this song is sooooo overrated & played out!
118.
jazzyjjstar
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
It’s official! Kanye set Drake up as all of y’all have been saying, but don’t an artist usually okay the video before it is put into rotation. This is a Baywatch slow motion shitty mess. Concept is horrible. I so love some Kanye, but this is a failure. I think Kanye should go back to school because he has a fascination with it; being that it’s evident in his work! You got hosed Drakey, you got hosed! Oh Kanye!
119.
Tiff.Will. [CL's "BeyStan"]
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
But what the hell is the point of the video? That’s my thing. It had no absolute meaning to it.
This was straight garbage.
120.
Dizzy Guy
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
eww at those breast. Drake needs to sit his ass down and just be a model because I am just getting a feeling that his album will be like Keri Hilson-In A Sick,Sad World.
121.
african_queen
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
I DONT APPROVE
Drake with all the hype surrounding him he need to bring more than this
and kanye i expected so much more from him
122.
LadyLove
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
OK the video was iight but not lack luster..now the BET awards was lack luster lol anyways
i think the concept of the video is that Drake’s basketball team is “the best” body wise the girls are beautiful ad gorgeous however the other team is “the best” at basketball..i think that’s the concept…right?? not really a horrible video just not what people expected or like the videos we’re seeing on t.v. now i kinda like it
123.
prince
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
why do black women always have to make race part of every thing i swear the on all these blog all i here is black women complaining I’m tried of it shut the fuck up already and drake can do better than this way better I’m still on his team though
124.
mz. twinkletoez
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
the vid could have been so much better
125.
rockstarjade
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
YOOO i thought music & videos were supposed to be about adding the visual that brings the song to life more. This shit….smh…..
Im a pretty smart young lady & but geeze, i cant find the meaning in this shit to save my life!!!
People cant relate to this reachin ass video! What happen to doin stuff for the people??
Something similar to kanye’s first video (through the wire) would have been waaayyyy more effective….
Im sayin DRIZZY….whats GOOD????
126.
New2this
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
what makes me upset about this video..beyond the mandatory T&A of hip hop videos..is that the cute girls are all light skinned..which is fine..but the “beastly” team are all dark skin with natural (notice I didnt say nappy) hair ..and that one really tall white chick..what is the message here…brings me back to the movie School Daze..our poor young girls watching and singing along to this.
127.
Juicy SuperStar
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Was this a breast implant advertisement???
I’m all for sexy in videos but that wasn’t it… Big Fake bouncy boobies through the entire thing… What does that have to do with “You the Best”…
128.
NYCQUEEN
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
WOMP WOMP!!!!….u shoulda saw my face watchn this crap…i was sooo confused!…but they sure did predict this. all this hype over him and he is failing to deliver. I was watching the BET awards screaming “DRAKE, GET OFF THE DAMN STOOL!!!” c’mon bruh, i loved u on degrassi but u startin to make me lose my faith in u jimmy!!
129.
Juicy SuperStar
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Was this a breast implant advertisement???
This was the WORSE!!!
I’m all for sexy in videos but that wasn’t it… Big Fake bouncy boobies through the entire thing… What does that have to do with “You the Best”…
130.
kiesha
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
whew dis sucked big time. i luv dis song too much 4 him make dis video like dis. wtf point like 4 real. whew just bad
131.
kdoll
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
I was about to stop the video toward the middle, but I wanted to wait and see if something better will come out of this video, which it didn’t. Not a good look. Hopefully they will do a second video for it because this one here is RIDICULOUS!!! I wish you all the best, though, Drake. I know you will have a successful career. Kanye should have known better.
132.
Mecca
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
**Awkward Silence** WTF!! This was worse then Jeremih’s video. The video has nothing to do with the song. Why the hell are there girls playing basketball. All I can remember are big breasts jumping up and down.
133.
Anartist
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Lol wow, a lot of people didn’t like this video. Though I thought it was weak I wasn’t at all dissapointed. Because this level is exactly what I expected. Kanye is full of trash right now anyway in my opinion, and Drake is way overrated to me, lyrically he’s interchangeable with about 20 other rappers in the industry right now.
But yeah, it didn’t make any sense, it was just a load of bouncing breasts, and clearly its attempt at humour kinda failed. But I never expected a masterpiece or anything even slightly deep or meaningful so…
134.
IWANNAMARRYANBAORNFLPLAYER
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
HE STILL FINE THOUGH
135.
Tapiwe
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
STUPID UNREALISTIC EMBARRASSING PREDICTABLE
136.
Coffeebrown
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
I HATED this video; thought it was stereotypical, misogynistic crap. This was NOT a good showing for Drake or Kanye!!!
I also wonder what was going through the minds of those video chicks as they were making the video. We women cry foul on this kinid of display (and correctly so) but I just wonder WHAT those “women” were thinking????? Is it truly only about the $$$$$$$$$; for real???????? What about your self-respect? SMDH
137.
POBOI
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
GARBAGE
138.
SOOOO UPSET
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Guys this just cannot be the actual video…I think (or at least I am hoping) that this is a joke and they will release the real video soon…there now everyone relax false alarm…….
139.
melisus
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
One of the most whackest videos I have seen, I don’t know which was was worst this or Birthday Sex both whack as hell.This one has nothing to do with anything all you see is big tits and ass all over the place,dumb,dumb,dumb!
140.
melisus
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Oh and another thing was the criteria for being in the video is to have a C cup or bigger cause their boobs were all over the video which distracts from the concept of the song.Kanye could have done better than this mess and I am not impressed by Drake he gotta come better!
141.
cuvagurl08
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
ok. its a little different but not garbage. clearly its a metaphor but im sure the average person isnt bright enough to figure that out nor knows what a metaphor is.
142.
okay
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
First the Bet Awards…now this
The whole black community just needs to PAUSE and take a contemplative ten…no matter of fact, make it a meditative twenty.
143.
ForeverMichael
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
They EXPLOIT black women because Drake, Kanye, Lil Wayne, John Legend don’t even date Black Women. Lil Wanye get’s them preggers and then dates Latin Women, Drake Likes Men, Kanye likes Nasty Hoeish type white girls, and John Legend likes “exotic ” women….or men we are not sure.
THIS VIDEO SHOWS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WHAT THESE UNGRATEFUL LOSERS LIKE TO DO: DISREPSECT BLACK WOMEN AND DOWNGRADE THEM TO A BUNCH OF UN-EDUCATED HOES.
VERY SAD.
MICHAEL JACKSON IS TURNING OVER IN HIS GRAVE AT THIS TRASH
144.
LadyLove
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
CUVAGIRL08….i think we’re the only ones that aren’t just looking at the video for what it is and its blatant sexuality there’s obvious two kind of best’s girl that are ideally the best looking..not saying that dark skin girls aren’t but we can all agree the girls were beautiful..and that the professional basketball players are best at basketball…why am i alone on liking this video i think i can appreciate the non-conformity to the typical perception of what “the video should have been”
145.
okay
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
@ 141…
I just graduated with a degree in film and know all about metaphors and how to read a video…
Point is that whatever deeper meaning they MAY have been going for is precluded by the preferred reading, which is that tits, azz, and “sex” will get you featured in a music video.
(regardless of whether or not they “lose” the stupid basketball game)
Clearly, you’re a moron for thinking that the underlying, subtextual metaphors are going to trump the tits and azz flashed all throughout this garbage video. Ultimately, they only reinforce “sex sells” with this video.
146.
Tay
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
Drake you win some and lose some you lost this one
147.
Stephanie
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
I just love how everyone’s basing his potential off the strength of a BET Awards performance. I mean, does anyone go hard at the BET Awards? That show is miscellaneous and extra, if I’ve ever seen a miscellaneous and extra award show. He had a freakin’ torn ACL! The divo thing to do would have been to cancel altogether, but he didn’t. It wasn’t his fault that the censors couldn’t stay awake long enough to hit the button when they were supposed to. Bllame BET for wanting to hear the song in the first place; “Every Girl” is not TV-friendly at all and I don’t think you could make it radio friendly either so how it’s getting play amazes me.
Give the guy a break; yall are so critical over silly shit and yet you let lames run the rap game. Get a freakin’ clue, people.
148.
okay
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
That’s like using a film with stereotypes in it, with the purpose of showing Americans how silly stereotypes are
…Most racist white people would just use that film to reinforce stereotypes and CHOOSE not to see how silly they are
149.
STEPHANIE
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
I’m a fan of the song, I just never really realized that skinny girls like that, could have such big boobs until this video.
No lie.
But really… everyone is completely right, this is NOT up to par with Drake, or even KANYE’S standards.
Could and should have been better!
150.
MICHEAL JACKSON FAN 4 LYFE RIP LUV U MJ
Thursday, July 2, 2009 /
THIS VIDEO WAS WACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
ME BEING FROM TORONTO
I’M DISAPPOINTED AND ASHAMED
KANYE DID THIS ON PURPOSE
DRAKE IS NOT GAY BUT HE IS A IDIOT TO MAKE SOM1 MAKE A VID LIK THIS FOR HIS DEBUTE
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