Drake praised for empowering women with star-studded new video

Publish Date
Monday, 9 April 2018, 3:25PM
Photo / Youtube

Photo / Youtube

Drake fans have shared their delight after the rapper dropped a surprise track and accompanying video, which features a large number of female celebrities.

Stars including actresses Zoe Saldana, Letitia Wright and Olivia Wilde are among those in the video for Nice For What, and Drake has been praised for highlighting female "empowerment" according to DailyMail.

Tiffany Haddish, Michelle Rodriguez, Issa Rae, Rashida Jones, Tracee Ellis Ross and Emma Roberts also appear.

The clip was directed by Karena Evans, who also directed the musician's video for God's Plan, and the track includes a sample of Lauryn Hill's 1998 song Ex-Factor.

Drake has been hailed for showcasing women in the video, with one fan writing on Twitter: "The dopest thing about #Niceforwhat video is drake took a back seat in his own video and let a bunch of strong, beautiful women take lead role…

"We only saw him maybe 4 times."

"Drake wasn't even the focus in his own video instead he highlighted amazing women like Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara, Rashida Jones, Michelle Rodriguez, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana and many more and the song is (fire) too," one said, adding that it was "amazing".

Daily Mail

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