It is not as a heavy rapper or a trey songz r&b singer.
#DRAKE TAKE CARE ALBUM CLEAN FULL#
A little over a year later Drake has released his second full length album, Take Care. His greatly anticipated debut album Thank Me later was meet with commercial success but some what mixed feelings critically. He was initially known for the popular teen show, Degrassi but it wasn't in till his mixtape success and subsequent signing with Young Money, Cash Money that he found his calling. The success that catapulted him into stardom. He was initially Drake has had his auspicious begins with the omnipresent mixtape, So far Gone. … Full Review »ĭrake has had his auspicious begins with the omnipresent mixtape, So far Gone. "Take Care", "Marvin's Room", "Crew Love", "Lord Knows" are instant classics. I'm willing to bet he's going to receive a grammy for this one. It's very obvious that he was left with creative control this time. Just like he gives Rihanna a surprising vocal role in Take Care not the powerful Rihanna you'd expect, but an almost timid Rihanna. Instead of chosing for industry-leading guest stars, he has chosen guest artists whose voice/rap skills fit the song perfectly (except for Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, but they need to be on it for obvious reasons). The Jamie xx produced Take Care has a beautiful build-up, and reminds me of "Weak become heroes" by The Streets (aka Mike Skinner). The influence of James Blake is very clear in this album, leading to some revolutionary songs with revolutionary beats (to give an example, Crew Love). Even though that was a good album, it wasn't a great one. On his first album, the influence of 'Cash Money' producers was clear in some songs (Miss Me, Fancy). On his first album, the influence of 'Cash Money' producers was clear This album will be a classic, Drake created his own style of rap/hiphop. Don’t play it at your next house party or DJ night save it for later when you need something to get you through the rest of the night.This album will be a classic, Drake created his own style of rap/hiphop. And while Take Care's charms may be a little more hidden, with a couple exceptions, than Thank Me Later’s were, repeated plays reveal a record that is just as strong and more powerful emotionally. Thank Me Later hinted at it, but Take Care makes it plain. It’s an important achievement, and his success might mean that the world was ready for the first emo rapper. His true strength, as Take Care proves over and over, is his willingness to delve deeply into his emotions and the ability to transmit them in such a simple and real fashion that it’s easy to connect with him even if your life isn’t filled with glamorous exes, hangs with Stevie Wonder (who adds some harmonica to “Doing It Wrong”), and gold owls.
Though he drops the occasional line that dazzles (“All my exes live in Texas like I’m George Strait”), Drake is a middle-of-the-pack rapper at best. The collabo with the predictably brilliant André 3000 and Lil Wayne also point out Drake’s shortcomings as a rapper. The super-moody collaboration with the Weeknd on “Crew Love” is another highlight, though it does point out the problematic fact that the Weeknd beats Drake out in the vocal department. The album's most unique track, “Take Care,” features Jamie Smith of the xx working with Shebib on an (almost) uptempo, (almost) danceable song that has a typically great vocal from Rihanna. Cashe take things one step further toward R&B by creating a late-night after-hours club feel on the bittersweet “Look What You’ve Done” (which features a phone message left for Drake by his grandmother). Boi-1DA gives “Headlines” a jaunty synth line that Drake matches with his strongest rap, T-Minus brings some booty bass to the thoughtfully sexy Nicky Minaj feature “Make Me Proud,” Just Blaze builds “Lord Knows” around some majestic samples that let Drake brag like a boss, and Chase N. When other producers take over, there is a definite shift in mood. Drake’s longtime producer/partner Noah "40" Shebib did most of the production work, and he surrounds Drake’s voice with murky beats, layers of dusky synths, and moody guitars that fit Drake’s voice perfectly the two work together to create a thick mood of melancholy.
For the most part, increased success hasn’t done much to improve Drake’s mood, as he details his failures at love, his worries about living a hollow life, and his general malaise. The plan fell through, but his 2011 album Take Care has the feel of a late-night R&B album, full of slow tempos, muted textures, impassioned crooning, and an introspective tone that is only rarely punctured by aggressive tracks, boasts, and/or come-ons. After the huge commercial and artistic success of his last album, Thank Me Later, Drake threatened/promised that his next album would be a straight-up R&B record that forsook rapping for vocals.
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