ZP Ratik - NEXT (Official Music Video)

Good evening y’all, it’s late and I have to be ready for the work week in a couple hours. Good thing this tree finally wearing me down. Alas, last post for the weekend goes to ZP Ratik for his latest visual to his song “NEXT.” If there’s anything that I can count on ZP for, is to be able to motivate me and keep my head held high. There’s no loss in showing up and attempting whatever it is you do. By acting, you are outdoing half of the people who have the same goal as you. A sentiment that subconsciously has been culminating in my mind every time this record gets played.

The video is true to this way of thinking as ZP takes his resources and makes the most out of it. The lighting, drone shots, and museum quality lens take this DIY video to a whole new aesthetic. The type of production that should serve as motivation for any independent artist trying to find a way. If that means invest in all the necessary video equipment for your craft, then maybe that’s what it takes to get visuals anytime you need them. Aside from the setting, the song itself is an audio affirmation. Don’t believe him, just watch, as he continues to climb towards the best version of himself.

There’s no better door to enter than the one you propped open yourself. You could keep waiting until someone opens that coincidental door that you swear is the only way in. If you got any common sense, you will keep trying every handle until you find the door you are meant to open when the timing is right for you. When I have a long week and start feel the ebbs and flows of societal norms weighing on me heavy; I turn on some ZP Ratik to remind me to wake my shit up. Get to it or get the fuck on. “I’m not gonna hold my breath, get it on my own, BIG step.” Tell yourself that if you really trying to be NEXT. Watch this video for high energy and a dose of “get it out the mud” for your Monday morning or any time you need a reminder of who the fuck you are.

— the weather watcher 🌦🛰