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Library/Music/God’s Plan music video
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God’s Plan music video

Music · 2018 · Breakout

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Drake’s filmed giveaways drew more than 1.72 billion YouTube views.

Original · Drake / Karena Evans
Drake - God's Plan
DrakeVEVO on YouTube
Drake Calls Rosenberg & Checks Him! [VIDEO]
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2018 BET Awards - Show
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MTV VMAs
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How it works
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Numbers

Seed + ten derivatives: seed-only rounded lower bound, live counter
1.72B
As of Oct 13, 2026 · YouTube · SocialCounts
Seed to peak
1 day
Feb 16 ’18 to Feb 17 ’18
Platforms
7
Started on YouTube
Origin
Stunt
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Real-world spectaclePrimary
  • Controversy
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Remixable template

How it spread

Trace the origin

Drake released filmed giveaways in Miami. Viewers discussed them on Reddit; Kimmel parodied them on TV, and Twitter users reused a hug as a GIF joke. The seed upload later exceeded 1.72 billion views; Billboard reported a streaming rise for the parent song.

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Timeline (16)

  1. February 2018

    Drake precursor · Feb 5 ’18

    Drake filmed at Miami Senior High and the University of Miami as student footage circulated online.[1][24][19]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. Drake precursor · Feb 15 ’18

    Drake posted a photo of the video’s clapboard and called it his most important career project.[2]

  3. Drake / DrakeVEVO seed · Feb 16 ’18

    Drake released Karena Evans’s video showing him giving away its budget in Miami.[3][2][4][18][22]

    Drake - God's Plan
Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 25 sources · Score 78
Origin
Stunt
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Seed + ten derivatives: seed-only rounded lower bound, live counter
1.72B
As of Oct 13, 2026 · YouTube · SocialCounts
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. February 2018

    Drake precursor · Feb 5 ’18

    Drake filmed at Miami Senior High and the University of Miami as student footage circulated online.[1][24][19]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. Drake precursor · Feb 15 ’18

    Drake posted a photo of the video’s clapboard and called it his most important career project.[2]

  3. Drake / DrakeVEVO seed · Feb 16 ’18

    Drake released Karena Evans’s video showing him giving away its budget in Miami.[3][2][4][18][22]

    Drake - God's Plan

  1. press · Feb 16 ’18

  2. platform jump · Feb 16 ’18

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