Saturday, November 19, 2011

Album Review: Drake- "Take Care"

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Since he gave us Thank Me Later last summer, Drake's fame and hype have only grown exponentially. Thanks to a bunch of collaborations with famous singers and "I'm On One", Drizzy has become a fixture of top 40 radio stations and one of the biggest artists in the game. Does his second album live up to the top billing or is it another commercial flop?


1. Over My Dead Body

Drake drops some choice bars on this piano-led intro in the same vein as "Fireworks",  the Thank Me Later opener.

2. Shot For Me

Like any number of Drake's R&B songs but with finger snaps. I think even the grown and sexy would have to admit that this is pretty gay.

3. Headlines


I called this hot garbage when it came out but its beginning to grow on me. Come to think of it, I didn't really like "Over" the first time I heard it either.

4. Crew Love (feat. The Wknd)

This is just an uncomfortable clash of terrible music. Every artsy kid that's into this sort of thing should be smacked.

5. Take Care (feat. Rihanna)

I have to question this one being both the title track and the Rihanna feature. I think I could compose this beat if I sat at a piano for ten minutes. I have a feeling that this will kill it in the club regardless but the duo that gave us "What's My Name" leave some to be desired here.

6. Marvin's Room

I'm sure you've heard this before but it's Drake crooning about girls over a beat that's being played backwards or something.

7. Buried Alive Interlude

This was just odd. Drake must have stepped it up to adult drugs for this album.

8. Under Ground Kings

This is tough but I'm still waiting for Bun B's verse. Maybe he'll hop on the remix.

9. We'll Be Fine (feat. Birdman)

Speaking of Bun B, this sounds just like that one song they did on So Far Gone. Nevertheless this is one of the better songs thus far. In case you were wondering, Birdman doesn't even rap he just talks at the end. Bonus!

10. Make Me Proud (feat. Nicki Minaj)


A great club banger that's even better if you cut it off right before Nicki Minaj gets on it.

11. Lord Knows (feat. Rick Ross)

Drake enlists the help of the new, unlikely duo of Rick Ross and Just Blaze. This is a bit over-the-top and theatrical even by Just Blaze standards but i'll take it any day. The beat drops for Rozay's verse which I suppose had its moments.

12. Cameras/Good Ones Go Interlude

I don't know why they made this an interlude. As far as I'm concerned this is much better than the rest of Drake's slow jams on this album. To that point, the second part of this is another god awful R&B song.

13. Doing It Wrong

Maybe these R&B songs wouldn't be so terrible if they didn't all sound exactly the same? Seriously, I thought this was just a continuation of the last one.

14. The Real Her (feat. Lil Wayne & Andre 3000)

Pretty much the same deal here except Three Stacks lends the third verse and shows Drizzy and Wayne how it's done.

15. Look What You've Done

Its been about 30 minutes since the last rap song and I'm starting to fade in and out. From what I can tell this was a love song over some elevator music.

16. H.Y.F.R. (Hell Yeah Fuckin' Right) (feat. Lil Wayne)

I'm not a fan of synth beats like this but at least it's a departure from the pillowy soft R&B music.

17. Practice

Drizzy's take on Juvenile's classic "Back That Azz Up", one of my grade school favorites. Who would've known back in '99 that Lil Wayne would be the biggest rap star in the world and Juvenile would be...well fuck if I know what he's up to. 

18. The Ride

Drake raps (well sort of) over a soulful beat and vocal sample that's reminscent of "Poppin' Tags" or something off of The Blueprint. However Jay-Z, who was on Drake's first record, does not make an appearence much to my dismay.

19. The Motto (feat. Lil Wayne)

This one took a few listens to get used to what with the crazy bassline and 808 drums but Drake and Weezy pull it off nicely. Possibly the most memorable song on the album.

20. Hate Sleeping Alone


Appropriately, here is the least memorable song on the album.

Overall: As expected, Drake's sophomore album was a mixed bag. For every good song there were two or three slow, mundane R&B songs where Drake whines about college chicks or bourgie chicks or what the fuck ever. Also, the assumed best song on the album ("Dreams Money Can Buy") wasn't even on the album. Weak.

Best Songs: "Over My Dead Body", "The Motto", "Lord Knows"

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