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

I'm still wondering what makes this man get hip hop fans so up in arms about. I like the album in little chunks but trying to go through it is such an absolute chore. 40 provides interesting background music(even though you can confuse them with the other albums) and Drake has improved somewhat. My qualms about the album is that Drake asked (or forced) outside producers to submit their music to 40 which I find odd. I know he was going for a moody experience with it rather than a "I'm going to show you how great I am at rapping a la LL Cool J's Mama Said Knock You Out," but some reason it screamed he is afraid to go out of his comfort zone mostly which is kind of dumb for a relative newcomer.

As far as his shortcomings, to me it comes to a point where you either accept them (nasal delivery, choppy rap flow) and see them as contributing to the music in a unique way or you just fucking hate them and him and never listen to him again. I must admit I go back and forth with that.

Ok after writing that, now I see why people argue about him. haha

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jadande 49 minutes ago

this seems to bother drake more than anybody else considering the absolutely ridiculous fake southern accent he raps in every few songs

In his defense, he did spend summers with his father in Memphis, TN, but I never recall him doing a southern accent in his songs. Any examples?

um i always thought the problem people had with his nasal delivery is that it is unbearable and sometimes just painful to listen to (always been my problem with it)

not some signifier of inauthenticity, just annoying as fuck

Yeah it can get annoying especially when he does songs with a fast tempo. I'm hoping something weird happens to his voice so it can round off the edges. When he goes makes an "ummm" or "ehhh" sound it's like stabbing your eardrums.

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Awww. Baby Drake!

lol that lil baby looks so much like drake

I knowingly heard a Drake song for the first time today. It was the one XL have chosen to show a spirit of global pan-genre collaboration by recycling a Jamie XX beat that was itself from a recycled Gil Scott Heron album.

The song was awful, the combination of his voice and the autotune was like having some horrible slimy thing wriggling its tentacles in my face.

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whuuuut?

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jaimie who? what are they talking abt?

saw him play live:nowfeelcheated

OMG can someone just...I can't even....fuck indie kids.

jaimie who? what are they talking abt?

It's Jamie XX. He is part of the indie group The xx. They are a lo-fi type of band who claim to have inspiration from modern Hip Hop/R&B without having any of it being in their overall sound. Jamie has become a internet famous DJ since they are taking a break. He did a remix album of Gil Scott Heron's last album.

He co-produced "Take Care" (featuring Rihanna) that sampled one of his Gil-Scott Heron's remixed tracks.

lol that lil baby looks so much like drake

― ice cr?m, Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:23 PM (38 minutes ago) Bookmark

It isn't Drake? Sure looks like him...

p sure drake is not a baby

he sure cries like a baby. amirite?

ah ok, I liked that XX album but didn't really know who any of the ppl in it were.

it seems kinda normal that they would do a track for drake, actually

and Rihanna samples them on her new album

I heard two tracks from this yesterday. I didn't hate them. I just control of all of my bodily functions as I went into shock.

I'm going to listen to the rest today.

i hope someone does a carter iii-style photoshop of baby drake surrounded by golden table settings

i heard the title track on the radio today and it sounded pretty decent, the rihanna parts anyway

it's really just Drake's voice at this point. i mean i first time I heard him I thought he was called Drake cuz he was intentionally trying to sound like a duck

no it's the way he raps too

tho given the makeup of tastemakers in 2011 maybe it's impt they have a rapper w/ whom they can directly identify

well granted, I am going off of the two songs I heard at the mall, but he didn't sound as bad.

but then again, the guest spot he did on The Game's album this summer was HORRIBLE.

"I love your ass like Milhouse loves Lisa/I love your ass like Ninja Turtles love pizza", that's sub-grocery bag....

but who knows how old that was

i hope someone does a carter iii-style photoshop of baby drake surrounded by golden table settings

― quit /stalking/ me 2.0 (some dude), Thursday, November 17, 2011 7:31 PM (45 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

twist my arm

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irl lols

it's like Honey, I Blew Up the Kid...

k, 4 songs in, and I'm...digging this. it's production driven, and Drake isn't exactly lighting up the boards lyrically but he's functional and the songs are catchy. yea it's production driven but earwormy as hell.

everything I know is wrong now.

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i can't front. this album is dope :/

no it's not

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this seems to bother drake more than anybody else considering the absolutely ridiculous fake southern accent he raps in every few songs

In his defense, he did spend summers with his father in Memphis, TN, but I never recall him doing a southern accent in his songs. Any examples?

― Tired of these edcuated basic bitches. (lilsoulbrother), Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:22 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark

oh please man, you know he didn't 'pick up' any legitimate accent in memphis

shit is ALL OVER his songs, usually just a line or two at a time. there's one album track i hear on the radio sometimes where the whole song is in a horrible fake southern accent though.

Damn shit ain't that serious. I was just given a reason why it will be there but I just don't hear it.

Catching feelings over Drake. SMH

i like to imagine that drake has an old demo tucked away somewhere where he's drawling "BITCH I'M FROM THE SOUF (southern canada) / WHERE WE RIDE SLOW (zamboni on 'em)"

look what Drake has done to this board. what happen to this family

i like to imagine that drake has an old demo tucked away somewhere where he's drawling "BITCH I'M FROM THE SOUF (southern canada) / WHERE WE RIDE SLOW (zamboni on 'em)
― quit /stalking/ me 2.0 (some dude), Thursday, November 17, 2011 10:23 PM Bookmark

"zamboni on em" has legs

otm, why do ppl like him idk xp

lmao al

when Drake says the n-word, I like to think he feels really conflicted about it

dude

i don't think drake has ever said anything he doesn't feel deeply conflicted about

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