Simpin Ain't Easy: The Official Thread For Drake's Sophomore Album, TAKE CARE

cant stop staring at that gif

"underground kings" is kind of like if "the show goes on" wasn't the worst beat ever

cant stop staring at that gif

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Monday, November 7, 2011 2:02 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

THIS

kinda interesting that the wrong tracklist at the top was also right in some places

i don't know enough about anime to understand ross' "whippin yay like anime" line

Crew Love beat is really good, production is awesome throughout. I didn't want to like this, but I does.

I do wish Drake's voice was recessed in the mix a little bit, its so abrasive, would probably fit the mood better too.

http://nebbys.tumblr.com/

twitter is telling me this is the tumblr of the subject of 'best i ever had' #gossip

drake otm

I do wish Drake's voice was recessed in the mix a little bit, its so abrasive, would probably fit the mood better too.

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Monday, November 7, 2011 2:15 AM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark

i think drake's voice is kind of unfixable... i mean i've made peace with it but if all these beats were on the rick ross album it would be the greatest thing ever

man this actually leaked kind of early. cant they usually hold this stuff down until like the weekend before it drops?

honestly it might actually help sales if word gets out that it's really good

"i think drake's voice is kind of unfixable... i mean i've made peace with it but if all these beats were on the rick ross album it would be the greatest thing ever"

Not that he needs to "fix his voice" really, and yeah at some point to enjoy drake you have make peace with it. I just think mixing it a little differently could help, but I would say the same if this was any other singer/rapper as well.

yeah i meant "the problem of drake's voice", not the voice itself

I actually find the new incarnation of Waynes recorded voice much more annoying.

yeah def

wayne's contributions to this album are so useless

"dreams money can buy" and "free spirit" should've definitely made the album though

yeah you could knock two of the weaker tracks from this and add those 2 + "club paradise" and have a much better album but oh well

you all downloaded this the minute it leaked like actual fans smh

Take Care =
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaXslpx3MWY

lex otm

yeah i was gonna say, al can you listen to this just to shit on it? what the hell at all this drake fans

mostly 40 means almost a full hour of morose submarine music

― some dude, Saturday, September 24, 2011 9:36 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark

^^called it

except that it's over an hour

this is basically like Drake rapping over the DJ Sprinkles album

how are y'all hearing this record? it doesn't come out until nov. 15th?

ysi?

production on everything i've heard is great, i might actually buy a drake album

this is basically like Drake rapping over the DJ Sprinkles album

this makes me curious but I guess I'd better just sticking with the DJ Sprinkles record?

I'm feeling the weird hard crashy stabs vs. "empty" / beatless choruses of "Crew Love"

I feel like this thread should be retitled "Throw on Your Best Cardigan and Celebrate Fall 2011 with Drake"

― The Reverend, Sunday, 23 October 2011 23:30 (2 weeks ago) Bookmark

lol

how are y'all hearing this record? it doesn't come out until nov. 15th?

― the tune is space, Monday, November 7, 2011 11:10 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

what year was this post constructed in? v odd

that is rev's best zing in a long minute

the second half of this album is amazing -- the "look what you've done" beat almost reminds me of "it's whatever" (which knowing drake might be intentional) & "cameras" is kinda crazy good, that chorus has some new jack swing stuff going on or something

i can't even

smh @ you

album has some nice beats no doubt

sorry bruh, i mean the very least you could say about drake is that he has good taste! he did a remix/cover of "friendly skies" on his mixtape! amd that good taste really manifests itself on this album.

i mean that would be just about the faintest praise, but it's also true

tons of reprehensible artists have good taste. alex (mtl) keeps talking about how that disgusting los campesinos dude likes cool r&b. i'm sure he does! he should still never open his mouth or go near a recording studio.

also, drake likes the weeknd, so not THAT good taste

also funny how when "run the world (girls)" dropped everyone shrieked OMG BEYONCÉ'S RIPPED OFF MAJOR LAZER but no one is doing the same thing for "take care" on this album which doesn't even have the good grace to do it to a particularly great beat

is it ripping off when Jamie XX was involved?

well it's the exact same situation - was it ripping off when diplo was involved in "run the world"?

tons of reprehensible artists have good taste. alex (mtl) keeps talking about how that disgusting los campesinos dude likes cool r&b. i'm sure he does! he should still never open his mouth or go near a recording studio.

right but my point is that his good taste has manifested itself positively in his music -- it's not merely just the idea of listening to good music. btw you could say the same thing about gareth campesinos if you were super into indie and wanted to talk about how xiu xiu or whatever has influenced their music.

also funny how when "run the world (girls)" dropped everyone shrieked OMG BEYONCÉ'S RIPPED OFF MAJOR LAZER but no one is doing the same thing for "take care" on this album which doesn't even have the good grace to do it to a particularly great beat

well for one, as number none points out, jamie xx was involved. secondly "pon de floor" is a pretty massive, well known track that had made a name for itself prior to beyonce using it, so i think it was a much worse idea & more difficult thing for her to pull off. also "run the world" just doesn't work as a song and makes no sense in the context of 4, where as the opposite is true for "take care"

i'll give you a point on the weeknd comment tho

I don't know who the people crying rip off in the case of Beyonce were anyway. It's not like we know the process, whether Diplo/Jamie offered up the beats themselves or were asked if they could use them. Regardless, i'm pretty sure you could find some enraged "We're New Here" fans right now if you tried

e.g.

GOULCHER Joe Goulcher
DEAR RIHANNA AND DRAKE, YOU HAVE MURDERED THIS JAMIE XX SONG YOU AWFUL AWFUL PEOPLE. PLEASE STOP YOUR CAREERS. #caps youtube.com/watch?v=93DF1x…
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i'm resting in the uncomfortable position where i still find Drake to be a really douchey person who happens to have a sense for aesthetics & has made probably the best record he will make

you gotta give it up for the line about how michael jordan is still wearing his hoop earring, though

i'm pretty comfortable with that

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