Youth Nigerian Filmmakers Put Their Spin On Drake & Lil Durk’s ‘Laugh Now, Cry Later’ Video

You don’t need a huge budget to recreate a Drake video if you have a little time and a lot of imagination!

The Ikorodu Bois are young filmmakers in Nigeria who have gained a social media following for recreating music videos with every day items, and their version of Drizzy and Lil Durk‘s “Laugh Now, Cry Later” is on point! Substituting the Vision Mercedes-Maybach Cabriolet for wagons with strings of lights and a football for a potato, 15-year-old Muiz and 10-year-old Malik made the video work with what they had. The “dreads” used to be Durk was a mop, which makes this even greater.

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Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry but I guess you know now? baby!? (Swipe>>>) (Pls tag @champagnepapi @nike @lildurk ??) #Lowbudget ➖ #justforlaughs #yourfavouritemimickers?? #futurefilmmakers ➖ ➖➖➖ ➖? @this_lsb — @maleek_of_ikorodubois @fawaz_of_ikorodubois @muiz_of_ikorodubois
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Camera company RED was so moved by the Ikorodu Bois’ creations they’ve donated a ton of equipment, so their journey is just getting underway.

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Whattt!! RED!!??you guys are the best! Thank youuuuu?@Reddigitalcinema Thank you Razer!!?????? @Razer its totally outstanding? #ikorodutothe?
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“Laugh Now, Cry Later” has been blowing up since its release on August 14, but it proved no match to dethrone Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” from the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. The Cardo, G-Ry, Yung Exclusive and Chahayed-produced record instead debuted at No. 2.