Kid Cudi Invites Drake to Party In His “Pursuit of Happiness” Video

Leah Collins, Dose.ca
December 9, 2009

Kid Cudi recruited Drake to stand around and look pretty (wasted) in his new video for "Pursuit of Happiness."

Previous | 1 2 | Next

Photo by: Screengrab

Kid Cudi's released the video for "Pursuit of Happiness" -- his collab with Ratatat and MGMT. The clip, directed by Brody Baker (Animal Collective's "My Girls") is basically one extended, slow-mo champagne jam -- featuring the Man on the Moon MC rapping his narcoleptic verses while a room full of pretty young couture-wearing things guzzle bubbly and occasionally spray the hot chicks with Dom like they're NASCAR winners.

Cudi's collaborators, unfortunately, didn't RSVP to the event (maybe MGMT's tie-dyed style didn't meet dress code). However, he's recruited Drake to stand around and look pretty for the video -- which would seem to be the Toronto rapper's most valuable skillset these days.

Cudi recently told MTV about the shoot. "We were just kicking it. When you see the video, it just makes me feel good, because I'm seeing all my friends and people that matter in my life," he said. We're sure the free-flowing bubbly also contributed to the GTs. "We were all celebrating. It's like a New Year's Eve-type thing. Everybody's just getting wasted." Theory confirmed.

And according to Rolling Stone, Cudi could be planning to film an afterparty, as well. The mag reports that the rapper is considering making a second video for the song -- and this time MGMT and Ratatat will be invited.