DJ Khaled, Cardi B and DESI TRILL are bringing the party to Smurf Village, with the gang dropping a high-energy music video for “Higher Love” — their soundtrack contribution to the upcoming Smurfs movie starring Rihanna — Monday (April 14).
In the video, the Miami hitmaker sets the scene by vibing to the upbeat track while standing next to a Smurf friend perched on a mushroom. While the “WAP” rapper does not appear in the visual, her opening verse is paired with flamboyant shots of dancers dressed in furry white costumes performing group choreography while towering over the Smurf Village residents, who hang out on stones, grassy areas and more mushroom tops in the colorful landscape.
The song features Indian singers Natania and Subhi on vocals, and in the video, they dance together while performing the track’s hook, which interpolates a line from Belinda Carlisle’s 1987 hit “Heaven Is a Place on Earth.” When a snippet of the song first arrived in a February trailer for Smurfs, many fans thought it was Rih’s voice singing the sample before realizing that it was actually the DESI TRILL artists.
The Fenty mogul is, however, involved in the movie as both a producer and as Smurfette, whom she voices in a cast that also features James Corden, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Dan Levy, Amy Sedaris, Natasha Lyonne, Sandra Oh, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Billie Lourd, Xolo Maridueña, Kurt Russell and John Goodman. “When Papa Smurf is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him,” reads a description of the film. “With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe.”
Smurfs hits theaters July 18. Watch the music video for “Higher Love” from the soundtrack above.
