Take Care (Deluxe Version)
Drake\'s still fretting about lost love, the perils of fame, and connecting with his fellow man; just look at him on the cover, staring into a golden chalice like a lonely king. These naked emotions, however, are what make *Take Care* a classic, placing Drake in a league with legendary emoters like Marvin Gaye and Al Green. \"Marvin\'s Room\" is one of the most sullen singles to hit the Top 100, and the winsome guitar howls of the title track, coproduced by Jamie xx, are among of the most recognizable sounds of the decade.
With his penchant for poetic over-sharing, Drake is an apt avatar for the era of reality television and 24-hour self-documentation. Backed by lush and moody beats, Take Care finds him putting his talents to use on his strongest set of songs so far.
In the year since his debut, Thank Me Later, Drake has done his best to shake his clean-cut image. He began broadcasting his syrup habit, aligned himself with the debauched R&B singer The Weeknd, and released “Marvin’s Room,” a single that pushed his too-much-information confessions to scathing extremes. All that…
Read the review of Drake's Grammy Award winning album 'Take Care' featuring the songs 'Marvins room', 'The Motto' and 'Take Care'.
He probably wouldn’t admit it, but Drake’s stardom was pretty predictable. A good-looking Torontonian with an ear for beats…
"Oh well, you lose some, you win some," reflects Drake on the opening track of his second album, consoling himself, "just as long as the outcome is income."
There's something fun you can do when discussing Take Care with people that grew up in a different era of hip-hop, or just hate pop music.
Sensitive? Introspective? <strong>Alex Macpherson</strong> reckons Drake is having a laugh