Drake – Take Care (Album Review)

I don’t think anyone will argue that ‘So Far Gone’ was a very good Mixtape, however, ‘Thank Me Later’ wasn’t a very good album to me. ‘Thank Me Later’ was Drake’s debut album, and much like Wiz’s debut album after a fire Mixtape, there was some industry influence attached to it. Well this album is definitely Drakes redemption album, as he scrapped the cliche music, and decided to go back to his roots.

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5. CAMERAS-GOOD ONES GO

On this song, Drake does his little robot sounding voice, which means you knew he was going to kill s–t lyrically! He’s monotone, he’s unfazed, and he’s rapping with a complete dismissive attitude. This song is one of the last true heartbreak Drake records to me.

The chorus gives me the chills, as it has this singer on it that reminds me of those old school teenage R&B singers that sung cause their parents beat them if they didn’t.

4. SHOT FOR ME

‘Shot For Me’ is a smooth track by Drake in which he gets a chance to serenade his lady with this very catchy sound. Content-wise, Drake is as cocky as ever, as he reminds his woman that he made her who she was by using that whole ‘I am popular now and I told you I was going to be’ nonsense.

Isn’t it funny how on the R&B parts of this song Drake is cocky as hell, but on the rap part he is a little more mushy sounding? That is definitely f–kin backwards.

There was a time where Drake was literally the only one who could make a song like this: A track that is equally effective both rap and R&B wise.

3. TAKE CARE

Take away the fact that both Drake and Rihanna are megastars in the game, and that this song comes across as a cheesy attempt to get people interested in their silicone fake relationship, and you will realize that this is actually a perfect song! Yes it’ll make the birds in the trap croak, but when you decide to make a track that is easy on the ears, you’ll come up with this.

This song is a somewhat of a duet between both female artists, as they bring out the deep feelings in each other through every line. you can hear the passion from each artist, and us as listeners can only hope this tension doesn’t manifest itself into a pillow fight.

I love the changes in emotion on this song! It’s like everything about the song just feels theatrical.

2. CREW LOVE

You got a bit of an inkling that The Weeknd and Drake would be taking over the industry upon hearing this song, so I knew firsthand that this collaboration would probably be something we would have to cherish; This is hell of a record to leave us with.

I’ve always viewed this song as The Weeknds song featuring Drake – why is this you ask? Well first off, he sets the tone, as he grabs the attention of the listeners almost immediately with this ballad like introduction. The first time I heard his part, I was immediately astonished at how he could sound so gentle, yet have some rapper like lyrics… It’s definitely something I haven’t heard since Montell Jordan was poppin’.

Drake allowed for The Weeknd to do his thing on this song, and simply hopped on it to add the rap element to it. He’s very consistent with his approach, as he comes across as that one dude that brought his potential girlfriend to the fellas table at the club.

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Quincy

Quincy is the creator of Ratings Game Music. He loves writing about music, taking long walks on beaches, and spaghetti that fights him back.