Musical Powerhouses Pay Homage: Drake and J. Cole Channel Messi and Ronaldo in Epic Chess-Inspired Music Video

For the First Person Shooter music video, Drake and J. Cole recreate Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s legendary chess shot.

Drake and J. Cole competed in chess, table tennis, and basketball in the new music video for First Person Shooter, which was released on Wednesday.

Head to head: Drake and J. Cole competed against each other through chess, table tennis, and basketball in the new music video for First Person Shooter, which dropped Wednesday

Drake and J. Cole competed against each other through chess, table tennis, and basketball in the new music video for First Person Shooter, which dropped on Wednesday

'Victory is a State of Mind': The biracial hip-hop stars recreated a famous picture of soccer stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo playing chess, which was photographed by Annie Leibovitz one year ago as part of their Louis Vuitton paid partnership

The biracial hip-hop singers reproduced a famous portrait of soccer stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo playing chess, which was taken by Annie Leibovitz a year ago as part of their sponsored relationship with Louis Vuitton.

On October 6, the Canadian 37-year-old and the German-born 38-year-old launched their US Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash duet off Drake’s eighth studio album For All the Dogs.

Hitmakers: It marked the first No. 1 hit for J. (born Jermaine) and the 13th No. 1 hit for Drake (born Aubrey Graham), which tied him with the late Michael Jackson for the most solo number-one songs by a solo male artist

 

Proud papi: On the wall behind the OVO Sound co-founder's chess match, was the album cover drawn by his five-year-old son Adonis Mahbed Graham

It was J.’s (born Jermaine) first No. 1 success, and Drake’s (born Aubrey Graham) 13th No. 1 hit, tying him with the late Michael Jackson for the most solo number-one songs by a solo male artist.

In the video, the five-time Grammy winner wore a silver-sequin glove, socks, and black loafers as a tribute to the King of Pop.