Nov 16, 2021

Certified classic and probably Drake's best and most complete work even if he got better and more versatile as a rapper in later years. Him and the weeknd really brought that moody, ambient Toronto sound to the forefront with this and the weeknd's mixtape trilogy.

This came out at the perfect time for me as I was in the aftermath of my first real breakup from a LTR and because I was young and dumb I of course immediately got involved with another girl who was also post-LTR breakup. We casually/non-exclusively dated for a month or two and then I found out I was in a love triangle with another dude in my friend group (not like a super good friend but someone in my circle that was close enough to me to make it hurt/stressful). I broke it off and decided for them cuz I knew I was the only one who was gonna make a real decision and then they ended up dating which s----d at the time but a few weeks later I went to the dude's new years party and I remember getting there and seeing them together and them being overly friendly to me to try to make up for it cuz they felt guilty and then having this epiphany like "oh I actually don't care and don't wanna date this chick at all." Then for the rest of the school year I would make them talk to me at parties even though they clearly felt mad awkward about it and I was fine with it lol. They only lasted like six months tho lol, crazy how things like that that feel like such a big deal when you're young end up being literally nothing in the scope of your life. I rarely see them anymore but I'm cool with both of them.

anyway thank u Drizzy 4 guiding my stupid 20 yr old brain thru those trying times with your eternally corny yet eternally wise relationship advice lyrics

When a good thing goes bad, it's not the end of the world
It's just the end of a world that you had with one girl

 

Nov 16, 2021

Over My Dead Body
Shot for Me
Headlines
Crew Love (featuring The Weeknd)
Take Care (featuring Rihanna)
Marvins Room
Buried Alive Interlude (Performed by Kendrick Lamar)
Under Ground Kings
We'll Be Fine (featuring Birdman)
Make Me Proud (featuring Nicki Minaj)
Lord Knows (featuring Rick Ross)
Cameras / Good Ones Go Interlude
Doing It Wrong
The Real Her (featuring Lil Wayne and André 3000)
Look What You've Done
HYFR (h--- Ya f---ing Right) (featuring Lil Wayne)
Practice
The Ride​

Despite leaking online nine days before its scheduled release, Take Care debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 631,000 copies in its first week. It has been certified six times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Four of the album's singles peaked in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100: "Headlines", "Make Me Proud", "The Motto" and "Take Care". The album received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its expansive production and emotional themes. It was named one of 2011's best albums, and later one of the best albums of the 2010s, by several publications. It won Drake his first Grammy Award, winning Best Rap Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards. In 2020, the album was ranked 95th on Rolling Stone's updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

 

Nov 16, 2021

This goes to show how much of an influence music has at pivotal moments in your life.. Similar to smelling a certain nostalgic aroma, hearing a song can teleport you back to the moments where it was a then-critical part in your history. Reflecting on those moments is always an interesting exercise; in hindsight, you'll usually end up shrugging your shoulders at the idea that it drove your actions at the time and conclude that you've grown from it. Musical timewarp.

 

Nov 16, 2021

Drake as it's best.
~if you let meee, here's what I'll do.... I'll take care of youu~
~It's my birthday, I can get high if I want to, can't deny that want you, but I'll lie if I have to~