‘Round these parts, we loooove us some “Claire Huxtable,” just as much as we looooooooove us some Phylicia Rashad. Apparently, Drake loves him some Ms. Rashad too, just as much as he loves the legendary Sade. Debbie Allen and fans are now excited about the way Phylicia and Drake have just collaborated and we must admit, it’s a pretty cool thing to witness.
What Phylicia Rashad & Drake Are Up To
In a highly anticipated video for Drake’s latest single, “In My Feelings.” Well…it’s highly anticipated for young folks, but some of our fellow Old Schoolers are probably reading this and saying, ‘Who the hell is this song in popular demand?’ That’s an understandable question, given the fact that Drake’s new single targets the generation that was born years after “Claire’s” daughter, “Denise,” made her son, “Theo,” that jacked up yellow button down ‘Gordon Gutrell’ shirt.
Anywho, the song, “In My Feelings,” has been in hot demand for a couple reasons: (1) Because it’s supposedly about a real life anonymous love of Drake’s, whom his fans have started a viral search to find on their own. (2) Because a viral, yet possibly dangerous #InMyFeelingsChallenge was started by popular Instagrammer, Shiggy. The challenge is for people to jump outta their cars, in the middle of the street, highway, etc. to dance and rap the lyrics to “In My Feelings.”
The “Cosby Show”-star-turned-“Empire”-actress accepted Drake’s invitation to star as “Keke’s” mother in the video and “Power” actress, Lala Anthony, will be playing “Keke.”
Part of the video is shot at a home in New Orleans, LA.. In the comical video clip below, Phylicia is seen snappin’ at Drake, when he rolled up to the house unannounced, to beg for “Keke.” She tells him, “Carry your a$$ on home now,” among other things. Check out the clip here:
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As y’all can see, Lala is beyond grateful to have been able to star alongside the legendary Ms. Rashad, which she expressed in her caption:
“@lala Can we all just take a moment and take in the magic that is Ms. Phylicia Rashad @phyliciaayersallen_rashadfp “and don’t forget to go when u leave ” “this is NOT a Taye Diggs movie sir” THIS WAS A DREAM. SHE IS A LEGEND????I kept telling her this video is gonna be BIG..LOVE U Ms Phylicia ?? & @champagnepapi ”u blind as a bat” laughs for days!! link in my bio ? @karenaevans #inmyfeelings #inmyfeelingschallenge #nola”
Full video:
In addition to Lala’s and Phylicia’s features, Drake also included Shiggy in the video and New Orleans transgender bounce legend, Big Freedia. The latter move was a good one for Drake, because he caught a ton of flack for excluding Big Freedia from his prior “Nice For What” video, even though he sampled Freedia’s vocals in that song.
Debbie Allen Gives Props To Her Big Sis’
As soon as the news went public about Phylicia appearing in the highly anticipated video, her lil’ sister/infamous director, actress, and choreography, Debbie Allen, took to social media to praise her:
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“@therealdebbieallen That’s my big sister #PhyliciaRashad in Drake’s “In My Feelings” video!!! Let em have it Lish!?????? #inmyfeelings @champagnepapi @lala”
Props to Phylicia Rashad for still breathing life into her many memorable roles. Also, big ups to Drake for respecting the Old School legends and introducing many of his younger fans to the greatness of Ms. Rashad.
