If he was praised for his honesty on Thank Me Later, here he runs the risk of being shot down as manufacturing the misery that informs his downbeat musings – talk of his divorced parents aside. He’s an acting background, so Drake occupies woe-is-me moments with great presence but the average listener won’t relate in the same way they might’ve done an album ago. Drake is the worst kind of young, handsome millionaire – one who complains about being attractive and minted.
Take Care revisits many traits of its predecessor, but now there’s reason to be suspicious. Calling predominantly on the production skills of Noah ‘40’ Shebib, its muted backdrops – like listening to a record on your neighbour’s stereo, through the dividing wall – were perfect for emoting over: about exchanging old friends for unwanted new ones about our protagonist’s losses in love about a naïve newcomer trying to navigate his way through the bewilderingly bright lights that accompany any mainstream emergence. The reason: Thank Me Later, Drake’s debut LP proper of 2010, that sold almost half-a-million copies in the US in its first week and went on to feature in numerous best-of lists come the year’s end.
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Take Care has been 2011’s most anticipated rap release since it was announced a full 12 months ago – putting Wayne’s post-prison comeback proper, Tha Carter IV, rather in its shadow. Yet, by surrounding himself with the right producers and guests (and presumably the right management), he’s elevated himself to remarkable heights. He should perhaps be a peripheral figure with a still-developing ability. He’s not got the finest flow you’ll ever hear his heartbroken lyricism on slow jams sits at jarring odds with bursts of clichéd braggadocio on bouncier cuts and his story can’t hold a candle to that of mentor/collaborator/label boss Lil Wayne. 40 said such allegations were "offensive," and that ultimately "no one gives a shit about streaming numbers.Just as CBeebies’ Rastamouse sets out to "make a bad ting good", Canadian rapper-cum-crooner Drake frequently makes an average thing brilliant. The comments came up in the interview after 40 defended the length of Drake's albums, which has sparked accusations the track count is inflated to garner more impressive streaming numbers. "Shot for Me," "Crew Love" "Cameras / Good Ones Go Interlude," "Practice," and "The Ride" all feature a writing credit from The Weeknd. Take Care runs 18 songs long, or 20 when including the bonus tracks, and has five contributions from The Weeknd. It wasn’t a lot.’ It’s a common misconception. Significant records, sure, but it was a few.
"There are 18 other songs on there where that guy was nowhere to be found, right? So it’s like, ‘Yeah, cool and you contribute to a few records on Take Care. He contributed on four of them," 40 said. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the OVO hitmaker addressed The Weeknd's role in Take Care, pointing out how his contributions tend to be over exaggerated by some fans. The Weeknd contributed to a number of tracks on Drake's fan favorite album Take Care, but Noah "40" Shebib says it's a misconception how much the "Blinding Lights" singer worked on the record.