Drake - Take Care - 11-24-11 [Drake's Sophomore album]
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Ken Masters
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Enjoyable pop song to me, but I think it may be because the beat is so damn goodBlackace said:
Pinko Marx
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Rimfya said:
Plenty of streaming sites on them there internets. Look into it from your favorite search engine today!
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/...e-wasnt-necessarily-happy-with-thank-me-later
Drizzy says his sophomore album "Take Care" shows his growth as an artist.
With his sophomore album Take Care arriving in stores on November 15th, Drake reflected on his debut Thank Me Later with some apprehension. Speaking with L.A. Times, Drizzy said that he wasnt necessarily happy with the project but didnt feel like he had reached his potential.
To be 100% honest I wasnt necessarily happy with Thank Me Later. People loved it [but] I just knew what I was capable of with a little more time, he said. Im very confident in Take Care. I definitely made the exact album that I wanted. Will it appear that way to the world? Im not sure, because its definitely different. Its not 15 Im On Ones. Its not She Will. Im very happy with [Take Care]. More so than Ive ever been with a project.
He spoke on how Take Care conveys his growth, both as an artist and person. The Young Money rapper says it has consistency and that he wanted to record the album as one continuous track.
This album has consistency. You will not hear a piece of music that does not belong, he said. The words were really important to me. When you get a young artist and they are on the rise, often the music becomes not what they have going on in their lives or surrounding things, but it starts to lose substance. You can always be like, Man Im the but I think you have to thread some life in there so theres something that will last.
Drizzy says his sophomore album "Take Care" shows his growth as an artist.
With his sophomore album Take Care arriving in stores on November 15th, Drake reflected on his debut Thank Me Later with some apprehension. Speaking with L.A. Times, Drizzy said that he wasnt necessarily happy with the project but didnt feel like he had reached his potential.
To be 100% honest I wasnt necessarily happy with Thank Me Later. People loved it [but] I just knew what I was capable of with a little more time, he said. Im very confident in Take Care. I definitely made the exact album that I wanted. Will it appear that way to the world? Im not sure, because its definitely different. Its not 15 Im On Ones. Its not She Will. Im very happy with [Take Care]. More so than Ive ever been with a project.
He spoke on how Take Care conveys his growth, both as an artist and person. The Young Money rapper says it has consistency and that he wanted to record the album as one continuous track.
This album has consistency. You will not hear a piece of music that does not belong, he said. The words were really important to me. When you get a young artist and they are on the rise, often the music becomes not what they have going on in their lives or surrounding things, but it starts to lose substance. You can always be like, Man Im the but I think you have to thread some life in there so theres something that will last.
Discotheque
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Backstreet Boys - The Call > Drake - Marvin's Room
I think I'll stop for now. Got up to Marvin's room. Idk, not really feeling it. Didn't like the first 2 tracks or Take Care. I liked Crew Love, and Headlines is alright. Marvin's Room was probably the best track, if not just because of the awesome Kendrick feature.
Actually listening to Underground Kings, probably the best track so far. Good song.
Actually listening to Underground Kings, probably the best track so far. Good song.
Ken Masters
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Maybe because there is still tension between juvenile and birdman?Blackace said:
Ken Masters
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Greyface said:
I think that was the point
Dat beat on "Lord Knows", Just Blaze outdid himself.
First time the beat I dropped I said, "You've gotta be fucking kidding me. Juvenile - REALLY?" I half expected Wayne to come on at the end and start rapping "Now drop it like it's hot, dr-drop like its hot".Ashhong said:omg just now realizing that Practice is "Back that Azz Up"
I hate dual-song tracks. Why do artists do this? It's fucking annoying and serves no functional advantage over having two tracks and splitting them with a transition, which is not the most difficult thing in the world. If there are two tracks, separate them. This is what is called logic.
I don't want to have to FF through Cameras to get to Good Ones Go, and I most definitely dislike listening through Lovestoned to get to I Think She Knows.
I don't want to have to FF through Cameras to get to Good Ones Go, and I most definitely dislike listening through Lovestoned to get to I Think She Knows.
Alright I'm done. Trying not to hate, but I don't like this album much. To me the first half was much better. I don't think Drake is a good rapper, he really lacks mic presence. Production is solid all around, but this feels like a mix between a mediocre rapper and a Weeknd wannabe. Underground Kings and Lord Knows are the best tracks pretty easily. Don't know why he feels the need to have 2 songs over 7 mins.
3 stacks feature was not very good either. The only track that Drake raps really well in is that bit in Hell Ya Fuckin Right. Weezy is worse than Drake, I'll say that.
3 stacks feature was not very good either. The only track that Drake raps really well in is that bit in Hell Ya Fuckin Right. Weezy is worse than Drake, I'll say that.
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Only thing I don't like about the album is the downer vibe. The album arts sums it up really well. Favorite cuts so far are Crew Love and the Blaze cut with Rozay.
YOLO will probably be more listenable for me, but Take Care will probably be a better album on a technical level. If that makes sense.
Ken Masters
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kamspy said:
Weather is getting cold and shitty, I think the music works perfectly this time of the year
DominoKid said:
another fantastic track
Take Care just got better
I'm a little embarrassed to admit that Marvin's Room is one of my favorite tracks. I know it's old, but it sounds incredible on a nice pair of headphones.
The album as a whole is terrific. In the span of a day I've gone from "this is pretty good" to "this is incredible". Not even Wayne can bring this down. The only songs I don't care to listen to most of the time are Headlines and the track with Rihanna.
Definitely buying the deluxe when it drops. Did it get pushed up? Amazon has it releasing 11-15 now.
The album as a whole is terrific. In the span of a day I've gone from "this is pretty good" to "this is incredible". Not even Wayne can bring this down. The only songs I don't care to listen to most of the time are Headlines and the track with Rihanna.
Definitely buying the deluxe when it drops. Did it get pushed up? Amazon has it releasing 11-15 now.
Yeah, it's hilarious.ReconYoda said:
Ken Masters
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Takuan said:
it got pushed back from end of October to November 15th
PhoenixDark
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The album definitely has some high marks, but suffers from a lack of any meaningful lyrical content; I'm sorry, but I can't feel sorry for someone who fucks strippers raw and wants to take a groupie to family dinner. Yet for all the crying, there is absolutely no emotion in his melody-less, steady crooning. It just sounds numb. The Weeknds' short appearance on Crew Love displays more authenticity and emotion than any aimless "singing" and boast rap from Drake. There's barely any difference between his tone on the laughable "haha u mad?" crooning on Shoot For Me and that on the apparently more heartfelt Marvin's Room.
Production wise the album is impressive as expected. I love the Gil Scott Heron transition on the title song. For the most part you can tell nearly everything on the album is right in Drake's lane, except Lord Knows. As a rapper Drake has little to no mic presence. That beat sounds completely out of place as he attempts to tackle; sounds like something far more in Rick Ross' lane.
In terms of the actual rap tracks, let's be clear: Drake has always been an average rapper. Like Lil Wayne, he's someone who can spit well enough, throw out enough quotables etc to put himself in a class well above his utterly horrible mainstream colleagues. He doesn't drop a series of corny punchlines like some (J Cole) but his rhyming is so repetitive and unfocused it's hard to be impressed by anything outside of his flow. I can barely tell the difference between Underground Kings, We'll Be Fine, etc; I like them, but nearly everything is forgettable.
Standouts to me include the title track and Cameras (although I'm not a fan of either Kendrick verse surprisingly). For the most part there really aren't any "bad" songs here, just a series of dreary aimless tracks mixed with some good, some average.
6.5/10
Production wise the album is impressive as expected. I love the Gil Scott Heron transition on the title song. For the most part you can tell nearly everything on the album is right in Drake's lane, except Lord Knows. As a rapper Drake has little to no mic presence. That beat sounds completely out of place as he attempts to tackle; sounds like something far more in Rick Ross' lane.
In terms of the actual rap tracks, let's be clear: Drake has always been an average rapper. Like Lil Wayne, he's someone who can spit well enough, throw out enough quotables etc to put himself in a class well above his utterly horrible mainstream colleagues. He doesn't drop a series of corny punchlines like some (J Cole) but his rhyming is so repetitive and unfocused it's hard to be impressed by anything outside of his flow. I can barely tell the difference between Underground Kings, We'll Be Fine, etc; I like them, but nearly everything is forgettable.
Standouts to me include the title track and Cameras (although I'm not a fan of either Kendrick verse surprisingly). For the most part there really aren't any "bad" songs here, just a series of dreary aimless tracks mixed with some good, some average.
6.5/10
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