You will also have heard Drake’s distinctive flow on big singles from the likes of Jay-Z, Eminem, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Mary J Blige to name but a few. Solo chart success soon followed with the hit singles “Over” and the Kanye West produced “Find Your Love”. Drake has already enjoyed Top 10 chart success in the UK as a key member of the Young Money collective whose single “Bedrock” was a huge hit in the UK. and Lil Wayne.”ĭrake exploded onto the scene with the enormous success of his classic single “Best I Ever Had” which peaked at no.2 in the US charts, and since then there was no doubting that the 26 year old, born Aubrey Drake Graham, would become the hottest property in hip hop and that his debut album would be the most feverishly anticipated long player in years.
Rolling Stone had this to say: “Drake is in total command of a style that would have been hard to imagine dominating hip-hop a few years ago: He's subtle and rueful rather than loud and lively emotionally transparent rather than thuggy… one of the wittiest, packing his songs with clever images and punch lines that land with a snap… even next to guests like Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, T.I. 1 and sold nearly 450,000 copies in its first week in June 2010, earned Drake multiple Grammy nominations and introduced an artist every bit as unique, and interesting as he was commercially successful. Thank Me Later, the blockbuster debut that entered the Billboard chart at no. “Headlines” was the second new song from Drake and followed the somber song “Marvin’s Room”, which was released in June spawned multiple remixes from artists including JoJo and Chris Brown. “Headlines” the lead track from the new album hit the #2 spot on iTunes Main Music Chart, selling 139,274 copies in its first few days and was released via Drake’s website October’s Very Own on the evening before his amazing sold out OVO Festival, which drew a crowd of over 16,000 fans and featured performances by Stevie Wonder and The Weekend.
Speaking of the collaboration Drakes says : "He helped me out with a lot of the music, just came and sat with me, listened to my music, told me where I could add a couple things to make it more sonically appealing, and not only that but we actually are writing together, which is an incredible experience,"
The new album will feature contributions from the legendary Stevie Wonder. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 6) (order: 6) Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 13) (order: 13) Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s (number: 16) (order: 16) Juno Awards: Rap Recording of the Year (number: 2012 – Winner) (order: 17) Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2013 winner) (order: 18) NME’s Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s (number: 26) (order: 26) Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 38) (order: 38) The A.V.Grammy nominated superstar Drake, whose 2010 debut “Thank Me Later” established the Canadian as one of the breakthrough artists of the year, marks his return with the highly anticipated release, on October 24th (his birthday), of his brand new Young Money/Cash Money album “Take Care”.
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