Drake has officially unveiled FOMO: Fear of Missing Out, a sprawling visual project the Toronto rapper described as a “not so short film” and an experiment in “self-funded surrealism.”

The film premiered September 15, giving fans their clearest look yet at a project Drake had been teasing for weeks without fully explaining what it would become. Rather than functioning as a conventional short film with a single narrative, FOMO moves through music videos, cinematic sequences, behind-the-scenes-style moments and glimpses into Drake’s life, creating a loose visual portrait of one summer.

Before its release, Drake explained the idea in unusually personal terms. “This is self funded surrealism,” he wrote, describing the project as a story about making the most of one summer and crediting the people within his circle for bringing it together.

He also left viewers with a message that appears to sit at the center of the film’s philosophy: “Nobody is coming to save you.”

Drake expanded on that thought by encouraging fans to figure out who they love and trust and move forward with those people. He framed FOMO as motivation to stop waiting — whether that means making a phone call, taking a trip, releasing a song, starting a business, seeing family or making a difficult decision about a relationship.

Musically, FOMO gives Drake another platform to expand the enormous amount of material he has released in 2026. The film incorporates existing music alongside previously unheard material and collaborations, including appearances connected to Don Toliver and Sexyy Red. One of its biggest musical surprises is Drake’s reworking of Ella Langley’s hit “Choosin’ Texas,” which had previously surfaced in preview form.

The visual side is just as packed. Drake appears racing across the water in a bright green speedboat, working out, displaying portions of his massive jewelry collection and moving through a series of deliberately disconnected scenes. His mother, Sandi Graham, appears in the project, while Sexyy Red, Winnie Harlow, Don Toliver and several other recognizable faces also make appearances.

Beyond the celebrity cameos and expensive imagery, Drake appears to be making a larger argument about music videos themselves.

“They keep saying our genre is dying,” Drake wrote ahead of the premiere, while pushing back against the idea that music videos no longer matter or audiences are no longer paying attention. He said he still cares about the format as much as he did while making the video for his 2009 breakout hit “Best I Ever Had.”

That makes FOMO less of a traditional film than a statement about how Drake currently wants to present his music. Instead of separating songs, videos, lifestyle footage and promotional material into individual releases, he has packaged them together into one extended visual experience.

And the message Drake gave viewers before pressing play may ultimately explain the title better than anything inside the film itself: nobody is coming to save you, so make the most of the time you have.