Paulette Smith
February 25, 2016
" Take Care "
Drake as know Aubrey is hip-hop king . Drake Started off as a childhood star as he staring in the hit TV show "Degrassi". As Drake ventures off he became a rapper/ singer and is signed to Lil Wayne's YMCMB recording label. Drake started off with Mixtapes and made his way to making platinum albums. With his Amazing voice and talent he is unstoppable. From his TV career, being signing to YMCMB, and Platinum albums. Drake is the best of the best. Some people like him and some do not, but Drake is carefree. On Drake's "Take Care" album he expresses he inner soul, which he collaborate with artistes such as, Nicki Minaj , Stevie Wonder, Andree` 3ooo , and Lil Wayne and many many more.
To begin with, on Drake's "Take Care" album which came out in 2012, he expresses his inner soul. From songs off the album like " Over My Dead Body" and " HYFR" and " Headlines". Drake takes Hip-Hop and R&B to whole another level. All these songs off the album he collaborate with top artistes in the game. Making his album "Take Care" Platinum and number one on Billboard charts. This time around, Drake has a better grasp on his own notoriety and the mind-fucks that come with it. While he expressed wonderfully wounded trepidations about his sudden rise on Thank Me Later, he's learning to embrace it more here. They say more money more problems, my nigga, don't believe it," he raps on closer "The Ride". "I sure, there's some bills and taxes I'm still evading/ But I blew six million on myself, and I , feel amazing." And on "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)", he all but gives away his hand, turning his sadness into strategy: "What have I learned since getting richer?/ I learned working with the negatives could make for better pictures." And while he claims "I think I like who I'm becoming" on "Crew Love"-- about as ringing an endorsement you'll get from a guy so bent on exposing his own disappointments-- he's still more interested in contradiction than triumph. Even when staring at a pair of unnatural breasts, he highlights the incision rather than the size: "Brand new girl and she still growing/ Brand new titties, stitches still showing/ Yeah, and she just praying that it heals good/ I'm 'bout to fuck and I'm just praying that it feels good." Drake is a genius, with all the hard work he put in this album this has to be his best work yet.
The cover of Take Care shows its star sitting at a table, dejected and surrounded by gold, like a hip-hop Midas. Considering some of the money-doesn't-buy-you-happiness sentiments inside, the picture is apropos enough. But it's much too obvious to truly represent what Drake and his crew have done here. A better image would be the grainy, amateur photo he released with "Marvins Room" when he originally leaked it in June, which shows the rapper walking away from a group of private jets, his face obscured by a puff of smoke making its way up to an overcast sky. It lets his reality do the heavy lifting while Drake stands by, taking it all in.
Drake has contribute to hip-hop in R&B in some many ways. He change the game in some many
ways. He has continue to hold the crown. It will be hard to find another Drake and his music. His music is so relatable and connect with his fans on a whole another level. His music is encouraging and tells a story. Drake music hits top charts back to back and now is coming out with a new album with bigger and better hits.
work cited list
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/take-care-20111111
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16039-take-care/
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