5 Easter Eggs in Drake and J. Cole's 'First Person Shooter' Video

Drake and J. Cole have unleashed the official music video for “First Person Shooter” and it is filled with fascinating issues to concentrate to.

Drake Drops “First Person Shooter” Video Featuring J. Cole

On Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 15), Cole and Drizzy’s beloved single off the 6 God’s album For All the Dogs lastly received the visible therapy. “First Person Shooter” was an early spotlight off Drake’s newest challenge. The monitor debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on Oct. 18, and Drizzy and the Dreamville chief have since introduced they will be embarking on the It’s All A Blur Tour – As Big As The What? beginning in January.

The new Gibson Hazard-directed visible capitalizes on this momentum completely, and is stuffed with tons of loopy moments. Eagle-eyed viewers could discover a slew of Easter eggs all through the entertaining visible, which finds Drake and Cole competing to find out who’s the true G.O.A.T. Here are a couple of highlights noticed in the “First Person Shooter” music video.

“Kevin” Shows Up at The Office in “First Person Shooter” Video

Actor Brian Baumgartner seems in the primary scene of Drake and J. Cole’s “First Person Shooter” video in a becoming location: the workplace. Baumgartner is understood for enjoying the enduring position of Kevin Malone in the famed NBC sitcom The Office. In the music video, Baumgartner performs himself, however labeled an “interim manager” on a desk title plate. The CEO offers him a name as he is taking part in video video games.

Despite assuring the boss “everything’s good here” and “everybody’s working hard,” the workplace is filled with pretend workers as a result of all the actual employees is in a convention room watching Drizzy and Cole compete in a ping-pong match. The scene is a becoming intro for Cole’s lyrics: “To them n***as that say they wan’ off us, you better be talkin’ ’bout workin’ in cubicles.”

Drake Makes Reference to Michael Jackson Throughout the Visual

When “First Person Shooter” reached the highest of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October, Drake tied Michael Jackson’s long-running document for many No. 1 hits by a male solo artist in historical past. One month later, Drizzy is utilizing the music’s music video as a chance to flex the truth that he is neck and neck with the King of Pop.

J. Cole subtly wears excessive white socks and black loafers whereas battling Drake in a ping-pong match across the 1:21-mark. Not solely is the second a nod to The Office ping-pong match between characters Jim and Creed, however it may additionally very doubtless be a nod to a famed match between Michael Jackson and Prince. In this case although, it seems to be like Cole is MJ. The subsequent reference to MJ is much more blatant. In the video’s remaining scene on the 4:13-mark, Drake recreates Jackson’s 1982 “Billie Jean” music video by rapping on a rooftop with squares that mild up with every step.

In addition to that, Drizzy sports activities a studded white glove, which is believed to be the identical glove donned by Michael himself. The glove seems as soon as Drake mimic’s MJ’s traditional spin dance transfer. Champagne Papi then closes out the video with an analogous dance transfer that Michael is understood for as he raps “What the f**k, bro? I’m one away from Michael, n***a, beat it, n***a, beat it.” At the 4:36-mark, a larger-than-life statue of Drake seems in the town. The scene pays homage to Michael Jackson’s HIStory teaser from 1995, in which a skyscraper-sized statue of the singer is unveiled.

Drake and J. Cole Recreate Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Chess Photo

Drake and J. Cole recreate the viral picture of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo partaking in a recreation of chess, which was shot for Louis Vuitton again in 2022, on the 1:40-mark of the video. The authentic picture, shot by legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz, was known as “Victory is a State of Mind.” It was meant to convey the aggressive stress between two soccer legends—who would later that yr play one another in the course of the 2022 World Cup.

Drake and J. Cole sought to convey an analogous matchup, contemplating they’re two legends on the high of their recreation as properly. As seen in the music video’s teleprompter in the next scene, the chess recreation ends in a tie. Leaving Cole and Drake pressured to duke it out in different methods.

Drake and J. Cole Reimagine the Famous Spider-Man Pointing Meme

At the two:16-mark of the video, J. Cole emerges onto the display, rhyming lyrics from the center of verse two: “Rhymin’ with me is the biggest mistake.” While doing so, Cole is sporting a Spider-Man costume beneath his clothes. Another metaphor is displayed, instantly connecting to Cole’s subsequent line: “The Spider-Man meme is me lookin’ at Drake.”

The two lyrical titans reimagine the well-known Spider-Man pointing meme in which two Spider Men level at one another. The scene originates from a 1967 episode of the Spider-Man cartoon, titled “Double Identity,” the place a villainous Spider-Man impersonates the precise superhero. Spider-Man No. 1 and No. 2, Drizzy and Cole, whose scene shifts over to a basketball court docket, then interrupts an current basketball recreation. In full-on Spidey mode, Drake proceeds to shoot natural webbing from his wrists to steal the ball from the gamers and launches up a Hail Mary from the exact opposite finish of the court docket.

Drake Wears a John Purves Hockey Jersey

During Drake and J. Cole’s Spider-Man meme reenactment, Drizzy is seen sporting a No. 44 John Purves hockey jersey on the 2:20-mark of the video. Purves hails from Drake’s hometown of Toronto, Canada and was a journeyman in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League all through his 19-year profession. He solely performed seven video games in the National Hockey League, suiting up for the Washington Capitals in the course of the 1990-1991 season. One of the groups he performed for was the San Francisco Spiders. Purves’ Spiders jersey is the one Drake is sporting in the visible.