Lil Wayne's 'Don't Cry' Video Features Camels, Thrones, And An XXXTentacion Tribute

Wednesday (January 23) would have been XXXTentacion's 21st birthday, had he not been fatally shot last summer. The controversial rapper left some unreleased music in back of, including the Lil Wayne teamwork "Don't Cry," from September's long-awaited Tha Carter V. Right now, Wayne has given the somber track a post-apocalyptic video featuring a spiky throne, a chill camel, and some sage.


The video, directed by Jay and Georgio Rodriguez, opens on Wayne in a snowy desert, rocking Louis Vuitton pajamas and posting up beside camel and also a couple stomach dancers. The scene then moves to a dark castle straight out of Game of Thrones, where Weezy rocks another eclectic outfit while peacefully sitting atop his throne. Fittingly, the video also incorporates raw footage of X performing onstage alongside his posthumous vocals, and comes to a chilling close once the crowd breaks into a "Long Live X" chant.


"Don't Cry" was put with each other soon after XXXTentacion's death last summer, reportedly without Wayne having met or maybe heard of the polarizing rapper. That was just one of a handful of collaborations from the chart-topping Tha Carter V, which also boasted features from Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Snoop Dogg, Ashanti, and more. "Don't Cry" is currently only the second cut from that album to get the visual treatment, so here's hoping Weezy has even more cinematic vids in the vault.