The music video for the song “Tough” shows the duo living a peaceful life in the countryside, taking pictures and exchanging affection.
Lana Del Rey and Quavo surprised fans with the release of the track “Tough,” a country-trap collaboration that dropped this Wednesday (7/3). In the chorus, Del Rey sings, “Tough like the mark on an old pair of leather boots / Like a blue collar, a red-earth attitude.”
The video, directed by Wyatt Spain Winfrey, shows the musicians enjoying a life of leisure in a country house, alternating between gunshots, hugs, acoustic guitars and rides in a beat-up Chevy pickup. The lyrics reflect on the trials of life after reaching a better place.
Homage to the take-off
At one point in the clip, Quavo references his cousin Takeoff, crossing his arms in a T-shape as he sings, “Standing in the storm, still shining like a diamond in the rough/And it’s hard if you ever lost someone you love.” Love.” Takeoff, a member of the rap trio Migos alongside Quavo and Offset, was tragically murdered in November 2022, the victim of stray bullets during a brawl at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas.
Lana Del Rey’s Past Collaborations
Lana Del Rey has a history of collaborating with rappers. In 2012, A$AP Rocky played an alternate version of John F. Kennedy in the iconic “National Anthem” music video for “Born to Die.” She also appeared on the tracks “Groupie Love” and “Summer Bummer” from 2017’s “Lust for Life,” which also featured Playboi Carti. In 2014, French Montana sampled Del Rey’s “Video Games” in the song “All For You,” which also featured verses from Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa.
Source: Terra
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