Camila Cabello and Lil Nas X In her new music video, “He Knows,” released on Wednesday, May 22, Camila is seen fighting over a man. “I promise you I’ll never fight over a boy again,” the 25-year-old vows to Camila.
The scene was shot in a nightclub, with both pop stars falling in love with the same love interest – a man wearing a yellow and black jacket. The 27-year-old “Havana” singer enters first, and she kicks off the night by drinking and dancing with a mystery man. The “Old Town Road” singer then comes on the scene, and finds the former Fifth Harmony member with a man, who also appears as a mannequin.
Jealousy simmered between the pair, escalating into hair-pulling. “Oh my God, he’s…” Camila began, before Lil Nas cut her off. “Bald?” asked the rapper, out of breath from the fight. “He’s plastic,” Camila admitted. “But he’s bald too!” the rapper exaggerated.
Despite the two fighting in the music video, the “Don’t Go Yet” artist said in an interview that he liked the idea. Rolling Stone“I loved the idea of us fighting over this fluid guy, not knowing which side he’s leaning to. We both had so much fun with the idea and we thought the video would be so fun, so we wanted to make it happen,” the Cuban-American singer told the outlet.
“We had a stunt coordinator in rehearsals. It’s always difficult to fight with your friends because you’re like, ‘Oh, I have to reach into my bag and maybe I’ll do a little damage…’ and he’s really tall so I had trouble getting on his shoulders a couple of times but it was fun,” Camila told the magazine.
The “Señorita” singer continued by saying she was excited to work with Nas. “He made me laugh so hard. It’s no wonder he’s successful because he’s pushed the culture forward in so many ways,” she said. Camila then went on to share more about her upcoming album. C. Kiss – “This is the best project I’ve ever made. I’ve never been more proud of my work. It’s just the world. My favorite albums are when I can really live in the lyrics and live in the aesthetic of the album.”