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Drake releases 'Views' tie-in short film 'Please Forgive Me' on Apple Music

By Wade Sheridan
Recording artist Drake reacts to the scoreboard in the second quarter of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at Barclays Center in New York City on May 2, 2014. Drake has released a new short film inspired by his latest album entitled "Please Forgive Me." FIle Photo by Rich Kane/UPI
Recording artist Drake reacts to the scoreboard in the second quarter of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at Barclays Center in New York City on May 2, 2014. Drake has released a new short film inspired by his latest album entitled "Please Forgive Me." FIle Photo by Rich Kane/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Drake has released a new short film entitled Please Forgive Me that works as a companion piece to his latest album, Views.

The 21-minute video directed by Rihanna's longtime music video collaborator Anthony Mandler became available Monday exclusively on Apple Music.

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"#PleaseForgiveMe — A Film Inspired by The Album Views. Available now only on @AppleMusic," Drake wrote on Twitter alongside a trailer for the film that features plenty of sex, money and guns.

According to The New York Daily News, Please Forgive Me was filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa, and finds Drake taking part in a get-rich scheme alongside a girlfriend played by model Fanny Neguesha. At one point during the flick, she is offered $1 million in exchange for sex with a mysterious man.

Views, released in April, has been a top-seller for Drake having already sold more than 1.3 million copies off of hit singles such as "One Dance" which make an appearance in Please Forgive Me.

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Drake recently made headlines when he announced plans to open up an upscale nightclub in Houston titled The Ballet.

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