Drake’s ‘I’m Upset’ Video Is the Ultimate Nod to His Degrassi Days
Drake is the gift that keeps on giving.
Drake has never been one to shy away from his start in the entertainment industry as Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation.
The rapper and actor has even made mention of it in multiple songs, including in “Worst Behavior,” with the lyrics, “5 a.m., going shoot Degrassi up on Morningside. For all the stunting, I’ll forever be immortalized.”
In the best TBT to date, Drake staged the Degrassi reunion we’ve always wanted but didn’t think we’d get.
For Drake fans who have followed him since his “Downtown Sasquatch” days, the six and a half minute video for his single, “I’m Upset,” was the perfect sentimental surprise.
DRAKE HAD AN OG DEGRASSI REUNION IN HIS “IM UPSET” MUSIC VIDEO IM CRYING IN NOSTALGIA pic.twitter.com/n651uL6aAR
— nay 🤙🏼 (@tomicksn) June 14, 2018
DRAKE DEAD BROUGHT BACK THE WHOLE GANG. EVEN THE SHOOTER. BROO ICONIC. DEGRASSI. WOW. #ImUpset pic.twitter.com/20S6Ls78SM
— Destiny blackwell (@destblackwell) June 14, 2018
The end credits of the Im Upset video legit brought thug tears lmao I miss Degrassi & that theme song! Especially the end… “I knowww, I know AHHHHHHHHH” 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/l0M3dy51fe
— John Diggle 🤘🏾 (@_RobJay) June 14, 2018
Check out the video below to watch Drake and his former classmates/castmates, except for J.T. (RIP), takeover and trash the halls of Degrassi Community School.
See if you can spot these 19 Degrassi alumni: Shane Kippel (Spinner), Adamo Ruggiero (Marco), Jake Epstein (Craig), Stefan Brogren (Snake), Christina Schmidt (Terri), Andrea Lewis (Hazel), Stacey Farber (Ellie), Melissa McIntyre (Ashley), Ephram Ellis (Rick), Jake Goldsbie (Toby), Marc Donato (Derek), Dalmar Abuzeid (Danny), A.J. Saudin (Connor), Miriam McDonald (Emma), Cassie Steele (Manny), Nina Dobrev (Mia), Sarah Barrable-Tishauer (Liberty), Paula Brancati (Jane), Linlyn Lue (Ms. Kwan) and special guests, Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith (aka Jay and Silent Bob).
Drake’s latest studio album, Scorpion, drops June 29.