Drizzy Drake - "Take Care"

            Every time I browse a media site Drake is getting bad press. Either someone is dissing him for his dress code, the way he spits game to the ladies or his latest album "Take Care" released on November 15, 2011. Well every since I purchased the album, which was the day of release, I've been listening to it non stop. Honestly I have yet to switch albums on my ipod. In my opinion, any bad press he's received in regard to the album is due to a personal dislike of Drake the person because each track gives off something amazing. 

           Quite a few of the articles I've read about the album tend to discuss the fact that it appears to be more R&B then hip hop & to each their own opinion but I'd have to disagree. I believe the album is in fact hip hop, just not typical. It's different. In a good way though. Each track has a vibe to it that allows you to listen without getting annoyed and aggravated by all the yelling & loud banging. Its mellow but rugged at the same time & I, for one, can certainly appreciate that. 

          Originally Drake's album was leaked so the critiques begin long before the actual release date. The buzz was that the album sales would suffer due to the leak but according to Nielsen SoundScan the "Take Care" sold 631,000 copies in its first week! 

         The album features some of the top artist in the industry including members of his YMCMB family  Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj as well as MMG's Rick Ross. There is also a track featuring my favorite girl Rihanna entitled "Take Care". That song is a bit different & less hip hop but I love it. I have yet to chose my favorite track because I play the album from top to bottom without skipping a track. I may repeat "Make Me Proud", "Underground Kings", "Over My Dead Body" "Crew Love" "Look What You've Done" "Cameras, Good Ones Go" "We'll Be fine" & "Doing It Wrong" though. As you can see I just named half the album! 

        So, in closing, despite the Versace shirts & the leaked (corny) text messages, I still support Drake and the album gets two thumbs up from me. If you have yet to purchase it I am here to tell you that you should! It's a great buy & worth every penny. 

Take Care.