Hotline Bling

United States

Director X, USA, 2015

Music video
An image of a man in a red puffer jacket dancing in a small rectangular room in shades of blue, surrounded by a glowing border of deeper blue
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“Hotline Bling” is a song recorded by Canadian rapper Drake, which serves as the lead single from his fourth studio album Views (2016). The famed music video, inspired by James Turrell’s artworks, was directed by Director X.

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United States
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2015

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xos-120164

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